I personally love adding a bit of volume and length every now and then to my natural hair. Extensions give me a break from over-styling my hair and it gives me extra styling options. However, many sites are oversaturated with straight hair, water waves, and loose curls while their selections of kinky curly hair come far and few between.
Looking for some curly extensions that match your kinks seamlessly? Try out these 5 black-owned kinky curly hair companies below!
KinkyCurlyYaki was created by Founder and CEO, Vivian Kaye, and was born out of the need for high-quality textured hair extensions that blend perfectly with all hair types. Her collection of 100 percent virgin human hair comes in 6 textures and in a wide variety of coverage options that allows you to do just that.
Lana B., the owner of Kurly Klips, sought out to elevate the hair buying experience for us all. Her award-winning clip-ins celebrate natural beauty with no fake pictures and no bad smells. Just soft, beautiful hair that blends into yours.
Founded by a Bakersfield, CA native, the KRS Hair Group created KnappyHair for black women who are looking to get that longer, fuller look with hair that’s made to blend with ours. They manufacture premium hair extensions for black women and are invested in the empowerment of women by providing trusted, authentic, high-quality textured hair.
Made with 100% Virgin African textured natural hair extensions, Runway Curls was created by Mushiya Tshikuka of Atlanta’s The Damn Salon. Her mission is to empower her customers, other stylists and beauty distributors through opportunities to collaborate and share their resources to grow and generate additional streams of income. Runway Curls aims to defy society's stigma that black people cannot work together.
ONYC Hair’s Founder/CEO, Thelma Okoro, is a passionate Nigerian born Beautypreneur. With a mission to help women become more confident and fabulous in their own skin. She launched her business in 2007 and has quickly grown to be one of the country’s leading luxury hair extension retailers marked by the brand’s lustrous 100% Pure Cuticle, Virgin and Remy Hair products from around the world.
Searching for the right extensions for you? We hope this helps!
Tia Muhammad, BS, is an award-winning freelance content & media creative, copywriter, blogger, digital designer, and marketing consultant. She owns the boutique content and digital media company, jackieGLDN|studio.