You set up a Girl Free The Fro Go Fund Me Page. Can you explain the aims and goals for the initiative?

“I often get a lot of questions from people of all ages and one thing that kept coming up was that hair products are always really expensive. It’s especially hard for young girls who can’t afford it. I looked in Boots and the cheapest shampoo for Caucasian shampoo is £1 but for afro hair, it’s about £5. When you don’t have that much money, that is a lot to spend on one product.

“I started looking at organisations that support girls with hygiene products and realised that these packs don’t necessarily cater for Black families and don’t have any afro hair products in them. One girl I spoke to was using bar soap in her hair because she didn’t have shampoo and it became really matted. So, I started looking into creating hair packs.

“In the packs, there’s a shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner and oil – the fundamental products. I started getting donations from family and friends and then brands. Sometimes, we need more shampoos and oils but donations via the Go Fund Me Page helps to fill the gaps in products that we’re missing.

“I want these hair packs to go to young Black girls who can benefit. I started to reach out to youth organisations in my local area, too, and also do workshops on top of it to teach them how to use the packs and how to achieve healthy hair. It’s about education as well as just the products. It’s been great as it builds conversations around what is working and what isn’t for individual people.”

Jamila can be found via Instagram at @GirlFreeTheFro. To donate to her Go Fund Me Page, click here.

Girl Free the Fro is the natural hair Instagram account we’ve been waiting for