Curly Salon Celebrates One Year of Redefining Haircare Inclusivity in Omaha

Jason Lassek, a haircare expert with more than 30 years of experience, founded Curly Salon to provide specialized services for people with curly hair, addressing a long-overlooked need in the industry.

Curly Salon, a trailblazing hair studio dedicated to empowering people with curly hair, proudly marked its one-year anniversary. With a mission to foster inclusivity and redefine salon experiences in Omaha, Curly Salon focuses on expertise, innovation and care for clients of all hair types and cultural backgrounds.

Founded by Jason Lassek, a hair care expert with 30 years of experience, Curly Salon was created to address the unique challenges that curly-haired individuals often face. “One of the things that was so repetitive when I would have customers sit in my chair is that it was so challenging to find people who specialized in curly hair,” Lassek said. 

“When someone works with you, not just for the health of your hair but you as a person, you really feel seen and cared for in a way that's kind of inexplicable,” said Deborah, a five-year client of salon stylist Octavia Gillmore.

Curly Salon assesses diverse hair textures to provide targeted services like curly cuts, hydration treatments, and silk presses. Among the innovative services offered are micro-mist steam treatments for intense hydration, light therapy to encourage hair growth, and the Japanese head spa, which provides a luxurious, holistic approach to scalp care. The various treatments address thinning hair, scalp conditions and increased scalp circulation.

A parent of a biracial daughter highlighted the salon’s life-changing guidance: “Having a biracial daughter, I had no idea how to do her hair, and she has a lot of hair. Just knowing the right products to use, how to keep her scalp moisturized, how to keep the braids looking nice, wrapping her hair—all those types of things—they’ve been really good about helping me with.”

As Curly Salon celebrates its first anniversary, it continues to inspire the community and set a precedent for inclusive hair care.

“Our mission is that no matter who comes through our doors, they can be serviced, and they can be serviced well,” Lassek said. “I hope that our impact is basically bringing inclusivity to every salon.”