Orange Beauty Supply

Took the D express & 15 minutes later, from 59^th Street, I was in Harlem searching for African Black Soap that will hopefully cure my skin woes. After looking at goods from a street vendor, I wandered in here. It’s a little overwhelming, stocked to the ceiling store. But seems to get a steady flow of customers (being so close to the train) & on «Harlem’s Outdoor Mall Street.»
They have probably every product & more for African-​American hair care. (& extensions, beads, etc.) And I was super glad– Many brands of the soap that I was looking for. (ie. Nubian bars for $ 3) Florida Water, Rose witch Hazel, Latin body care products, and mainstream American stuff. I’m not familiar with the make-​up brands they sell (a few display cases).
The store seems to be Korean-​owned, also with Dominican & African workers. There was a worker spreading on customers’ hands little samples of coconut oil from a tub. Service was extremely nice & one worker convinced me to buy the little awkward homemade– looking soap instead of the Nubian one (examining the fragrance list on the box, etc.) I like the small size of the $ 1.50 bar, the other one was GIANT, but only $ 3. There were tubs of raw shea butter (I’ve bought them from street vendors before & it’s the real deal.) Good luck to them. Only wish there weren’t so many kids that came with their moms in the store & that the aisles weren’t so narrow.