Seasonality of requests
Requests received each month in 2026, compared with 2025.
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 5 | 0 |
| Apr | 10 | 0 |
| May | 5 | 0 |
| Jun | 6 | 0 |
| Jul | 66 | 0 |
| Aug | 95 | 0 |
| Sep | 101 | 0 |
| Oct | 151 | 0 |
| Nov | 35 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Zenaba barometer
Afro hair barometer 2026
Afro hair trends in United Kingdom, based on 474 real requests received by Zenaba, the reference for afro hairdressing at home since 2006.
For whom
- Woman67 %
- Girl17 %
- Man12 %
- Boy3 %
- Family1 %
Hair type
- Kinky / coily55 %
- Straight25 %
- Wavy curls15 %
- Wavy3 %
- Curly2 %
Preferred place
- At the hairdresser's72 %
- At my place20 %
- Either9 %
Hair density
- Medium83 %
- Fine9 %
- Thick8 %
Hair length
- Medium86 %
- Short10 %
- Long3 %
Age
- 0-114 %
- 12-1716 %
- 18-2420 %
- 25-3422 %
- 35-4417 %
- 45-5415 %
- 55+6 %
Extensions
- Without extensions56 %
- With extensions44 %
Urgency
- In the coming weeks85 %
- In the coming days10 %
- In the coming hours3 %
- No rush1 %
Service duration (hours)
- 2 to 3 h100 %
Hair types, month by month
Most requested afro hairstyles
| Hairstyle | Requests | Average price | Average duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tresses-Braids | 199 | – | – |
| Dreadlocks | 41 | – | – |
| Extensions-Tissages | 36 | 90 € | 3,0 h |
| Cornrows-Nattes Collees | 34 | – | – |
| Twists | 23 | – | – |
| Barber | 22 | – | – |
| Transition Capillaire | 16 | – | – |
| Knotless braids | 13 | – | – |
| Lissage-Coloration | 11 | – | – |
| Soins capillaires | 10 | – | – |
| Coupe Afro-Naturelle | 9 | – | – |
| Soins cheveux | 5 | – | – |
| Silk press | 5 | – | – |
| Finger coils | 4 | – | – |
| Vanilles | 4 | – | – |
| Coloration | 4 | – | – |
| Crochet braids | 4 | – | – |
| Soins Dreadlocks | 3 | – | – |
| Boho braids-Bohemian | 2 | – | – |
| Piqué Lâché | 2 | – | – |
| Braids ponytail | 2 | – | – |
| Soin avant coiffure protectrice | 2 | – | – |
| Goddess braids | 2 | – | – |
| Fulani braids | 1 | – | – |
| Head Spa | 1 | – | – |
| Tissage | 1 | – | – |
| Wash and go | 1 | – | – |
| Retwist | 1 | – | – |
| Boho vanilles-Bohemian | 1 | – | – |
| Coupe garçonne | 1 | – | – |
| Marley twist | 1 | – | – |
| Lissage | 1 | – | – |
Average prices and durations calculated on appointments booked on Zenaba in 2026.
Geographic breakdown
Top cities
Number of requests and response rate
- Winchester 3 %29
- London 47 %17
- Belfast 0 %17
- Bradford 0 %13
- Derby 0 %13
- Workington 0 %11
- Walsall 0 %10
- Stoke-On-Trent 0 %9
- Aberdeen 0 %9
- Leeds 0 %8
- Cleator-Moor 0 %8
- Edinburgh 0 %7
- Basildon 29 %7
- Liverpool 0 %7
- Coalville 0 %7
- Glasgow 0 %7
- Billingshurst 0 %7
- Manchester 0 %7
- Gloucester 0 %7
- Coventry 0 %7
- Guildford 0 %7
- Middlesbrough 0 %6
- Boston 0 %6
- Croydon 0 %6
- Solihull 17 %6
- Brighton 0 %6
- Reading 20 %5
- Warrington 0 %5
- Newton-Le-Willows 0 %5
- Blandford-Forum 0 %5
- Barnet 0 %5
- Newry 0 %5
- Crewe 0 %5
- Runcorn 0 %5
- Castleford 0 %5
- Carlisle 0 %5
- Sevenoaks 0 %4
- Bedford 0 %4
- Cambridge 0 %4
- Luton 0 %4
- Barrow-Upon-Humber 0 %4
- Ascot 0 %4
- Norwich 0 %4
- Chelmsford 0 %4
- Salford 0 %3
- Greenwich 0 %3
- Leicester 0 %3
- Wantage 0 %3
- Aylesbury 0 %3
- Maidstone 33 %3
- Holbeach 0 %3
- Measham 0 %3
- Northampton 0 %3
- Colchester 0 %3
- Wakefield 0 %3
- Newmarket 0 %3
- Brandon 0 %3
- Shipley 0 %3
- Southampton 0 %3
- Wigan 0 %3
- Swindon 0 %3
- Crawley 0 %2
- Carnforth 0 %2
- Lewisham 0 %2
- Gosport 0 %2
- Dunstable 0 %2
- Stanley 0 %2
- Tower-Hamlets 0 %2
- Doncaster 0 %2
- Burton-Upon-Trent 0 %2
- Epsom 100 %2
- Caerdydd-Cardiff 0 %2
- Sittingbourne 50 %2
- Accrington 0 %2
- Ryde 0 %2
- Chipping-Norton 0 %2
- Bath 0 %2
- Hertford 0 %2
- Woking 0 %2
- Peterborough 0 %2
- Watton 0 %1
- Ballymoney 0 %1
- Littlehampton 0 %1
- Selby 0 %1
- Portishead 0 %1
- Lutterworth 0 %1
- Radlett 0 %1
- Bristol 0 %1
- Haverhill 0 %1
- Turriff 0 %1
- Derry 0 %1
- Kirkintilloch 0 %1
- Wolverhampton 0 %1
- Lewes 0 %1
- Stafford 0 %1
- Worcester 0 %1
- Streatham 100 %1
- Whitehaven 0 %1
- Telford 0 %1
- Waterlooville 0 %1