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All salons & stylists listed are vetted by the founder of The Curl Institute founder – a 28-year behind-the-chair curly hair stylist, salon owner, educator, and American Board Certified Haircolorist Exam Judge. Co-host of the award winning Curly Hair Q&A Show podcast. If they are on The Curl Institute list, you can trust them with your curls.
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If they don’t have specialized, verifiable Curly Hair-Specific training, they are NOT listed on this site.
We use a complex system to evaluate candidates that includes work evaluations / reviews by other curly hair industry experts, customer reviews & feedback, in-person examinations of their work by other curly hair expert stylists, and Artificial Intelligence to compile our comprehensive list.
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