There’s a curly wave sweeping the nation…
-Dallas Morning News
When YLCF founder Gretchen (Glaser) Acheson discovered her own curly roots in July 2004, she started telling everyone she knew—which included the website she was webmaster for: ylcf.org.
Gretchen’s idea was to create a wholesome site on which to find information about the care of curls–with modest pictures of smiling, curl-framed faces. And on July 27, 2004, YLCF’s “Got Curl?” section was born.
When another friend started a private group for sharing curly tips and ideas, the girls were glad to share their stories and photos with the rest of the YLCF audience. Though that group is no longer active, it provided the encouragement necessary to keep Gretchen and the rest of her friends curly for life—and YLCF carried the curly community feel over to “Got Curl?” Soon, girls all around the world were crediting finding their curls to YLCF!
“I just wanted to express my appreciation for everything on this site—it is such an encouragement to me… It was through this site that I discovered the curly potential my hair had and now I enjoy having curly hair.”
“I found out about your website through my sister who told me all about ‘Got Curl?’ and the curly girls method! After trying the method, my hair looks amazing! All my life I’ve been called ‘Poodle head’ because my hair was so wild and crazy! Now my hair is soft, super curl (but tame), and looks great! Thanks for posting all the info on the curly girl method, and for all the great tips!”
“I am a long-haired curly—Botticelli type 3-A, to be precise—and first became aware of the fact through the ‘Got curl?’ page. What a difference learning how to care for my locks in their natural state made! (Always thought I was Wavy, but took care of it straight—didn’t know any better.)”
“I just love the Curly Girl book! It has changed my wild Irish frizz into wild Irish ringlets. Thank you so much for your website—it’s a real encouragement.”
“Thank you for your website! I was never brave enough to wear my natural hair until I applied your techniques! It worked beautifully for me! Now I can go from curly to straight whenever I want (mostly curly).”
“I just want to thank the ladies that put together the Curly Girl page. Even though I have had the book for YEARS I was not able to get the bounce I was looking for. After my hair cut last night I tried some of the curl clips techniques. AMAZING! Just a few bobby pins (I didn’t have any claw clips) later and a drive to work with my windows down I have the nice full body and bounce I was looking for. THANK YOU! There is nothing worse than having ‘hat’ hair when you don’t actually wear a hat. Now that will be a thing of the past. You are such a blessing! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!”
“A few years back I was researching curly hair care, and I came upon YLCF and started following the tips found here. And now my sisters use the curly girl tips and just tonight my dad once again said that he doesn’t use shampoo anymore. My curly hair looks that way because of YLCF.”
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