You’ve decided to go natural and fire your professional
stylist. Now you think that you have won the battle with your hair. Well take a
look at the true cost of being your own stylist.
So you go to the beauty supply store and you are standing in
front of shelves filled with products for naturally curly hair. Products range
from $2.99 – $15.99. At first you decide to go with the cheapest product to cut
cost. Say you purchase a shampoo and conditioner plus a curl pudding for a total
cost of $15. Then you go home and use these products and it doesn’t give you
the effect that you desire. Now you are back at square one, beauty supply
store. This time you opt for a little more expensive product and you purchase
shampoo, conditioner and curl pudding that runs you about $25. You try these
products and still not the result you intended. Now you look online at YouTube
and Natural Hair Blogsites and you go back to store to purchase the products
recommended. Maybe this time you try natural products such as: EVOO ($8), Mayonnaise
($6), Greek Yogurt ($4), Honey ($5), ACV ($3) then you go back to beauty supply
store and purchase more products shampoo ($13), conditioner ($15) and a curl
pudding ($10). Not to mention you got in the car spent gas money, stood in the
beauty supply store for about 30-40 minutes trying to decide on which product
to purchase. You spent time researching online. It took you about 4-5 hours to
do your hair each time. Now let’s tally the amount and time you have spent.
Products Cost
Cheap Shampoo $5
Cheap Conditioner $6
Cheap Curl Pudding $4
Mid Priced Shampoo $9
Mid Priced Conditioner $10
Mid Priced Curl Pudding $6
Extra Virgin Olive Oil $8
Mayonnaise $6
Greek Yogurt $4
Honey $5
Apple Cider Vinegar $3
Name Brand Shampoo $13
Name Brand Conditioner $15
Name Brand Curl Pudding $10
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Total spent on useless products $104
Time (6 hours x 3 times {18hrs} + gas and travel to store
and back home + research time spent on internet {$20/hr}) $360
Total for doing your hair 3 times is $464
Your numbers are more than likely higher as you may have
purchased additional products like, detangling sprays, oil sheen, holding
sprays, co-wash products, gels, oils, pomades and etc. The numbers I used are
just basic and may actually be higher or lower depending your area of residence
and product line purchased. I’m
being generous with valuing your time at $20/hr.
Going to a professional may run you about $60-90 and may
take 1.5-3 hours. Stylist recommends product system they used and you purchased
$60
Calculating on the high side
Professional Stylist 3 visits @ $90 = $270
Professional Product System (1x) $60
3 hours each visit = 9 hours
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Total = $330
In comparison you have SAVED $134 and SAVED 9 hours of your
time. Truly is it worth you worring about your hair and continue to struggle
with doing it your self? Just based off this comparison it behooves you to seek
a professional. Not only do you save money, but you also save time and stress.
I don’t know about you but my time is valuable and I prefer doing fun things
than things that stress me and takes up too much of my personal time. Ladies it’s
really easy to S.imply K.eep Y.our H.air H.ealthy
