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This handmade skin- and hair-care range focuses on maintaining moisture balance — at an extremely affordable price point (the best-selling Curl, Please! Curling Custard starts at £5). Shop the collaboration with kids’ hair-care coach @naturallycrowned — a trio of kid- (and adult-) friendly hair products that can all be used to set twists or braid-outs […]

Boucleme is a plant-based hair-care brand specifically developed for people with curls, based in South West England. Founder and CEO Michelle Scott-Lynch says she was frustrated at existing products on the market containing sulphate and silicone (which strips out moisture and weighs down the follicles). Boucleme uses fair-trade ingredients where possible and focuses on using

Harley Street-trained aesthetician Bianca Estelle founded the skin-care range Bea Skincare in 2015. The range is influenced by Estelle’s background in cosmeceutical science, as well as her clinical work at her two Marylebone clinics: bea Skin Clinic and Vitamin Injections London. The range has several collections — from mature skin, to skin-tone correction, to acne care —

Antidote Street is an lifestyle site and e-commerce platform, focused on textured hair: Users can shop a variety of brands (including several featured in this list, like Boucleme and Dizziak) as well as read reviews of salons and expert advice on how to care for afro and curly hair. A.M.

The Afro Hair and Skin Co. is an award-winning natural-beauty brand founded by beauty expert, writer, and holistic-health advocate Ibi Meier-Oruitemeka. Meier-Oruitemeka only uses locally sourced and grown ingredients to create nourishing, organic products through her company, which also actively supports British artisans and makers. With a focus on meeting the needs of afro-textured hair