Hair Stylists Among First to Feel Tariff Impact

Hair stylists among first to feel tariff impact

Black hairstylists and their clients are bracing for price hikes and supply shortages after the Trump administration announced new tariffs on imported Chinese goods—including the synthetic and human hair products that power the multibillion-dollar Black hair industry. The back-and-forth tariff dance is still ongoing, but many merchants have already tacked on increases for what they consider the inevitable. Earlier this year, the U.S. Trade Repre…