Where can I buy products?

The following is a listing (in no particular order) of where BGLHers buy their products. Underneath some listings are products BGLHers have found there. They do not represent that store’s complete list of natural hair inventory.

Stores

1. African import stores

    Shea butter

2. Beauty supply stores

    Protein treatments, hair pins, clips, ponytail holders, rollers

3. BSS

    Kinky-Curly products

4. CVS

    Honey

5. Edge of the Woods (New Haven, Connecticut)
6. Farmer’s markets

    Coconut oil

7. GNC

    Aloe vera gel, coconut oil, glycerin, essential oils, carrier oils, apple cider vinegar

8. Indian grocers

    Vatika oil, amla, brahmi

9. Jewel

    Giovanni, coconut oil

10. Local co-ops
11. Local health food stores

    Coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil

12. Local supermarket

    Extra virgin olive oil

13. Local whole food stores
14. Macy’s

    Carol’s Daughter

15. Marshalls

    Bulk size Giovanni and Nature’s Gate

16. Organic section of the grocery store
17. Relatives in African and the Caribbean

    Shea butter, coconut oil, cocoa butter

18. Sally Beauty Supply

    Creme of Nature, silk bonnets

19. Sephora

    Carol’s Daughter, Ojon, Phytospecific’s Shampoo

20. Seventh Day Adventist book/health stores

    Butters, oil, glycerin

21. Street vendors at cultural festivals and carnivals
22. Target

    Giovanni, Dr. Bronner’s castile soaps, Yes to Carrots, Burts Bee’s Brazil Nut and Rasberry shampoo for $1.89

23. TJ Maxx

    Giovanni and Nature’s Gate in bulk sizes

24. Trader Joe’s
25. Trinidad Coconut Growers Association (CGA)

    Coconut oil

26. The Vitamin Shoppe

    Aubrey Organics, bentonite clay, unrefined coconut oil, jojoba oil, avocado oil, castille soap

27. Walgreens

    Honey

28. WalMart

    Organix

29. Whole Foods (wider selection than Trader Joe’s)

    Kinky-Curly, Giovanni, Nature’s Gate, Jane Carter, Aubrey Organics, coconut oil, essential oils, natural hair coloring

Websites

Afro Kinks
http://www.afrokinks.com/

Afroveda
http://www.afroveda.com/

Agbanga Karite
http://www.agbangakarite.com/

    Fair trade shea butter

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/

Anita Grant
http://www.anitagrant.com

Bee Mine Products
http://www.beemineproducts.com/

Butters-N-Bars
http://www.butters-n-bars.com

    Shea, henna

Coastal Scents
http://www.coastalscents.com

Curls
http://www.curls.biz/

Darcy’s Botanicals
http://darcysbotanicals.com/

Drugstore.com
http://www.drugstore.com/

Ebay
http://www.ebay.com/
Henna

Essential Wholesale
http://www.essentialwholesale.com

Evitamins
http://www.evitamins.com/home2.asp

Folica.com
http://www.folica.com/

    Flat irons

From Nature with Love
http://www.fromnaturewithlove.com/

Fruit of the Earth
http://www.fote.com/prod_skin_gel.html

Genuine African Formula
http://www.genuineafricanformula.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=21

    Natural and organic styling gel

Honey Fig
http://www.honeyfig.com/

The Indian Foodstore
http://www.theindianfoodstore.com/dabur-vatika-coconut-herbal-hair-oil-300ml.html

    Vatika oil

Jessicurl
http://jessicurl.com/

Karen’s Body Beautiful
http://www.karensbodybeautiful.com/

LCL Beauty
http://lclbeauty.com/products.php?cat=5

    Facial steamers

Lucky Vitamin
http://www.luckyvitamin.com/

Madina Industrial Corp
http://www.madinaonline.com/index.asp?url=IND

Mountain Rose Herbs
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/

    Organic shea butter, organic cocoa butter, organic oils

Nature’s Bouquet by Jessica Bay
http://www.naturesbouquet.com/

    Aloe vera juice, essential oils in bulk

Oils by Nature
http://www.oilsbynature.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT

Oyin Handmade
http://www.oyinhandmade.com/

Payne’s Beauty Supply
http://paynesbeautysupply-salon.stores.yahoo.net/

Polly & Company
http://pollyandco.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/1009

Qhemet Biologics
http://www.qhemetbiologics.com/

Sally Beauty Supply
http://www.sallybeauty.com/hair/Hair,default,sc.html

Saniyyah Naturally
http://www.saniyyah-naturally.com/store/

Snapaholics
http://www.snapaholics.com/

    Hair beads

Subtle Essence
http://www.subtle-essence.com/

    Shea butter, coconut oil, hair butter

Uncle Funky’s Daughter
http://unclefunkysdaughter.com/

Vitacost.com
http://www.vitacost.com/

    Vitamins

Vitaglo
http://www.vitaglo.com/
*Some complaints about customer service and shipping

International

BRAZIL
Emporio Aroma
http://www.emporioaroma.com.br

loja.phytoterapica.com.br

    Oils, butters

Quinari
http://www.quinari.com.br

UNITED KINGDOM
Curlies Curly Emporium
https://store.britishcurlies.co.uk/

    Kinky-curly, Miss Jessies, Darcy’s Botanicals

G Baldwin & Co
http://www.baldwins.co.uk/

Spices of India
http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/

    Indian powders and oils

Sheabutter Cottage
Sheabuttercottage.co.uk

    Jamaican black castor oil, shea butter

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