Anyone else HATE the Ethnic Haircare Aisle

[BostonMaria]

Where I live, the "Ethnic Aisle" at Walgreens is in a completely separate aisle from the regular hair product aisle. I'm like damn I'm not even good enough to be in the same aisle LOL They get the side eye. Wouldn't be surprised if that special ethnic aisle has a big ole camera staring at ya when you're standing there. Whatever I buy my products at Whole Foods or online anyway.

 

[libertysince05]

OK, a lot of what has been said had me cracking up! I don't claim the aisle with the so-called ethnic products. Most of what I use, shampoos, conditioners, leave-ins can be purchased down any aisle. But wherever products are sold, I have to take a look-see.
I see a lot of interesting things down the ethnic aisle. I'm not against mineral oil, so that doesn't bother me. But, Pink lotion, boxed Relaxers, somebody is buying that. My problem is that when you give something a label, that leads to people thinking, well, this is black hair care and I'm black, therefore these products are my only choices. Kind of like at the bookstore, where the African American section is filled with raunchy covers, titles, and ebonics and all the black people flock to that section. . .they don't even look at all the other books in the literature section. Hence, the woman who is holding the pink oil lotion. She doesn't know that she can use other leave-in's and moisturizers not marketed to her ethnicity. I do see improvements in places like Target.

Agreed 100%, this is also something that bothers me.
Like i said before it 'others' you from the rest of the wider community.
There are no caucasian labelled hair care sections, so why have ethnic.
Also please stop comparing it to food sections, there are more cuisine varieties than there are hair types.

 

[MysteryMermaid]

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[shunemite]

lol because now in Target it's called the "Ethnic Hair Care" aisle and in either Walgreens/ CVS (one of those) it was called the "Special Needs" aisle. I was like, "WHAT?!! My hair rides the short bus?!!!" I complained about it to a friend of mine who moved out of town and she said, "hmpphhh... you get several shelves at least... in my Walmart we only have one shelf in the corner of the hair care aisle"

 

[Tiye]

Actually haven't been down either aisle in a while. I could care less how they shelve hair care products at e.g., wallyworld - at least you know where to find them if you want them either way. It's the grocery shelving system that's a hairy pita (off topic for the hair board I know but just sayin').

 

[LovelyNaps26]

lol because now in Target it's called the "Ethnic Hair Care" aisle and in either Walgreens/ CVS (one of those) it was called the "Special Needs" aisle. I was like, "WHAT?!! My hair rides the short bus?!!!" I complained about it to a friend of mine who moved out of town and she said, "hmpphhh... you get several shelves at least... in my Walmart we only have one shelf in the corner of the hair care aisle"

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[Rina88]

I was feeling the same way and just happened to run across the Shea moisture line in Walgreens. I typically roll my eyes but when I started reading these ingredients I ended up buy practically the whole line.

That's funny because I found the Shea Moisture line in the "non-ethnic" haircare aisle in Duane Reade while I was looking for Sabino and Chi products. It was right there alongside them.

 

[belleza]

I didn't realize that I disliked that isle until now. Thank you now I feel free to openly convey my disgust at that crap they're peddling in that aisle!

 

[Rina88]

I went into Dollar General the other day and was standing in the non-ethnic hair section! An employee who was black directed me to "my" section! At first I looked at her, then I said "well while you're at it, why don't you show me where the colored bathrooms are too!!" I left soon after, but I think this reaction was a result of me watching Malcolm X movie before I left home lol

 

[kaykaybobay]

I avoid it totally. I really hate the name too.