If you’re a Malaysian with curly hair then you’ve probably grown up with people around you making fun of your hair, calling it Maggi or brush and other negative remarks. People also often ask you to comb your hair or braid it or just bun it because curly hair makes you look wild, messy, dirty, unorganized and unprofessional.
All this negativity towards curly hair has probably led you or many of your friends to develop an insecurity about their hair that has forced you to straighten it and fit in or even chop it off. Well, those days are over!
Now, we want to demolish those stereotypes and labels! We say CURLY HAIR ROCKS! We want you to embrace your natural curls and learn how to fall in love with them again. These local IG profiles were founded to do exactly that!
Here are some of the local curly-hair communities to follow for tip, tricks, and even products made specifically for curly hair:
This local IG store sells curl creams that are designed specifically for curly hair. The founders, Naveesyaah Kumar spent years testing out various curly hair products, then proceeded to try making her own. She tested the product on her own hair for months and made improvements until she found the perfect cream to moisturize and highlight her curls.
All BrownyLocks Products are vegan, cruelty free, sulphate free and they make your curls look extra bouncy and more defined.
CURLrinting is an online platform for the curly-haired community. It is not just a platform to sell products, but it is a space where all curly-haired individuals can come together and share any tips and tricks, products or even hair salons that work well for curly hair.
The founder, Karishma Menon, also has her own line of products made for curly hair called Fix My Curls. Some of her products are for moisturizing, some are for protein, either way, they all work like magic with your curly hair.
Savithry Shanmugam the founder of Quirky Curls Malaysia is breaking down the curly hair labels and stereotypes every curly-haired girl has to experience by inspiring us to embrace out curls.
After realizing that there aren’t many curly girl products out there, she started researching all the CGM approved brands to bring more curly girl products to Malaysia. Quirky Curls Malaysia is a platform where curly girls in Malaysia can find products for their hair from all around the world.
This IG store is yet another place for curly-haird individuals to share their thoughts, tips and tricks and also to get products all the way from US that are suitable for curly hair. People with curly hair around the world take extensive measures to maintain and enhance their curly hair whereas in Malaysia most of us curly-haired girls spoil our hair by straitening it.
The Curly Bouncy Platform curates special products from the US that were design to maintain and enhance your curly hair and brings it to Malaysia so that the curly-haired girls here also have the option to take care of and embrace their curls.
