It's all about accepting ourselves and loving our curls!
Meet Jess McGuinty - Jessicurl's Founder
Somewhere around the time that puberty struck, my hair grew more and more coarse and eventually started to curl. I was mortified and at a total loss for how to deal with it. My dad, the one who gave me the curls, was sympathetic but his motto when it came to “our” hair was “bigger is better”. As a self-conscious 14 year old who didn’t want to stand out, that wasn’t very helpful either.
As I grew up, my hatred of my hair didn't dissipate. In 2002 I figured there had to be a better way, and typed "curly hair" into Google to see what the internet had to offer.
The first thing that came up was the naturallycurly website. I was thrilled to find that there was an entire community of curly haired people who shared the same struggles as I did. Who knew? I quickly made many "cyber friends" with whom I traded hair tips and horror stories.
One day I came across a very basic recipe for a hair gel and I remember thinking, "Wow, how cool would it be if I could just make my OWN hair gel?"
What is Jessicurl?
Jessicurl is a line of products for people for curly hair. But Jessicurl is also a person – Me, Jess McGuinty, the founder of the company. It’s also a philosophy. One where you are not only allowed but ENCOURAGED to love your curly hair in its natural state, stop straightening it, and realize that You Have the Right To Remain Curly! Of course the high quality products make it that much easier!
The Philosophy of Jessicurl's Ingredients
I developed the Jessicurl line after realizing that most hair products on the market contain ingredients that are bad for my hair. It seemed like everything had drying alcohols in hair gels or harsh detergents in shampoos. Like the people running it didn't know that there were certain ingredients to avoid in curly hair products. Nothing treated my naturally curly hair with the respect it deserved.