Your curls were never the problem. the industry was.

Meet the Founder

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The beauty industry has been a place of cultural segregation. Curly hair women within all cultures have had unfortunate similar experiences- the white woman flat-ironing daily, the Black woman relaxed at the young age of 7, the Latina told her hair was unruly, the mixed-race teen who never saw her true texture. Why? Because for decades, the industry told us straight hair was the standard — and our curls were the problem. That's the industry I refused to keep building. My intention for Helix House Salon is inclusive curl care for every woman- a salon where any woman with curls can walk in and be cared for on her own terms.

I welcome you to become our Curlfriend.

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Meet the Team

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    Dontae Windley

    Team Lead

    Curl specialist

    Colorist

    Extenion-ist

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    Camille Johnson

    Curl Specialist

  • Black and white portrait of a woman with long straight hair wearing glasses, resting her chin on her hand, looking thoughtful.

    Madison Jamison

    Hospitality Coordinator

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    Chauntal Dudley

    Marketing Coordinator

  • Black and white photo of an older woman with short curly hair, wearing earrings and a light-colored shirt, sitting at a table with her arms crossed and hands clasped, looking at the camera with a slight smile.

    Jackie Walton

    Inventory Management

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    Nekesha Griffis

    Creative Director

    Curl specialist

    Colorist

    Extension-ist

What’s a helix? Something in spiral form. What does house imply? A building where people gather. What does Helix House mean? We’ve designed Helix House Salon with the intention of building a diverse community where all women with curly textured hair can gather to feel seen, heard, & loved.

Who We Are

  • Helix House Salon is a group of professional women on a mission to champion the women in our community through providing expert hair care, hospitable service, and intentional connection.

    • Hospitality

      • We're committed to your overall salon visit. Our intentional interior design aesthetic is sure to welcome you so that you feel invited and at home.

    • Professionalism

      • Our leadership and team collectively value the consistency in which we show up. We understand that builds trust with you, and further emphasizes who we strive to be as professionals.


    • Expertise

      • The ongoing in-house trainings we've developed are organized to consistently increase our team's knowledge so they can confidently perform the specific services they each provide.

  • dates back to 2011 with a vision delivered in a dream to our founder, Nekesha Griffis, at a pivotal time when she was seeking change. She desired and imagined a salon of professional experts providing haircare services with excellence. The vision that was delivered to her was one that she could not fathom. The norm for the beauty industry was to segregate culturally. Nekesha always understood as a beauty professional that hair texture had no cultural boundaries. Since the inception of her entrepreneurial journey in 2009 she has worked as the prototype to create the basis and foundation of what we now know as the Helix House. Because of her belief in God and our focus on our core values, Helix House Salon is a space for ALL women with curly/wavy/kinky/coily hair to gather, connect, and be loved while receiving hospitable service.

BECOME A CURLFRIEND