To empower Black and Brown communities through art, beauty, healthy living, and mental wellness—nurturing self-acceptance, cultural pride, and authentic individuality.
Mission
Vision
Since 2018, Free Your Scalp has developed community programs rooted in healthy living, mental wellness, beauty, and art—approaching healing and empowerment for people of color through a beauty lens.
About Free Your Scalp
OUR STORY
Free Your Scalp was born from a deep need in the community—a need for a safe, healing space where wellness, beauty, and identity intersect.
What began in 2018 as a promotional salon service offering hair extension removal, treatments, and natural styling quickly evolved into something more meaningful. After reviewing client questionnaires, it became clear that many people struggled with self-image, hair trauma, and a lack of education around caring for their natural hair.
These stories revealed a greater need: a space to process identity, rebuild self-esteem, and access holistic wellness tools. As a woman of color who has also faced trauma tied to self-worth and beauty standards, I saw myself in these stories—and knew we needed something bigger.
Free Your Scalp is now a community-centered nonprofit offering practical tools, healing-centered programming, and support for people of color navigating hair, wellness, and self-discovery. It’s more than beauty—it’s about freedom, healing, and reclaiming self-love.
FYI
Did you know?
The sensory nerves connected to hair strands respond to stress and anxiety, which can trigger hair follicle damage and lead to hair loss.
photos by Desmone Gambrell and Chadran Smith
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