Curly and Kind
my story, our journey

Hi ! My name is Sakshi, and I was born with the curly hair gene. A gift, some may say.

 

Not me. For 33 years, I did not look at my hair as a boon, but more as a bane.

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My mum, on her part told me I had gorgeous, enviable hair. And then I would look in the mirror and all that would stare at me was dry, lacklustre hair. A frizzy mess. I was bullied in school for me hair. I was called names like noodle head or an untamed lion (a label I would proudly wear now as an adult, but as a child, it sounded mean to me).

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So, I did everything possible to make my hair behave. I got sucked into a world of chemically straightening my hair every 6 months. And what a drug it was! It would give me a high the first few weeks and then the lows – hair falling, the little root curls creeping back. And so would go on this vicious cycle of fighting nature.

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Until one fine day, in 2018, my hair straightener broke down just as I was about to leave for work, and I felt what I can only imagine a mild panic attack feels like. 

That day I did not go to work because I felt so stressed. What followed was a sense of shame that I had left my hair hold me back to the point I couldn’t function with a simple daily routine of getting dressed and going to work.
In an act of desperation, I reached out to a curly hair community on facebook and discovered a wealth of information on caring for curly hair. Seeing firsthand how products and routine make a genuine difference, I started documenting and sharing my journey on a little corner of the internet. My interest turned into a passion and eventually I started making my own curly hair products, based on a gap in the market for all natural , effective, simple and kind to hair ingredients.

 

And so was born Curly & Kind.

I believe in chemical free hair care that is gentle, and I make my own 100% natural formulations like curl styling gel and treatment oils that repair years of damage. I also offer 1 on 1 curl styling coaching, hair assessment, product and routine recommendations.

My mission is simple - I do not want another person to be insecure of their frizz, knowing the beauty that lies within their hair. Curly hair is beautiful, and I am here to help you learn how to manage it.
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