Barbados wigs, weaves cost Bds$2m last year

(Barbados Nation) The importation of wigs and weaves into Barbados is a Bds$2 million business.

And it could grow by even more this year.

Statistics obtained from the Barbados Statistical Department (BSD) showed that some of the biggest imports were human hair, wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes.

In total, the imports of these commodities were valued at Bds$2 420 502 last year.

The majority of these items, according to the BSD, were imported from China, Hong Kong and the United States.