She says she's determined to break the cycle and empower her daughter to feel confident about her appearance."I just have to embrace, educate and show her all the beautiful styles that are possible with curly hair."For many Australians with curly, coily and afro-textured hair, finding a hairdresser with the right skills remains a challenge If we did have any textured clients, we were told just blow-dry them," she tells SBS News.Other curly stylists, like Tulsi Prasad, say they had to take matters into their own hands and teach themselves to cut and style textured hair."I just had to learn on my own, watch my own videos, do my own private course, but go through TAFE to learn the proper ways to do everything else," she tells SBS News.Salon owner Thandekafountas says she invests heavily in training because graduates often arrive without the skills needed to confidently work with textured hair