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hair treatments
Black entrepreneur Annie Turnbo begins selling hair treatments, including non-damaging hair straighteners, hair growers, and hair conditioners door-to-door. -
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the haircare product defferences
the change that haircare products have -
hair grower
Sarah McWilliams begins to sell a hair grower door-to-door. After she married Charles J. Walker, she became known as Madam C.J. Walker and incorporated her company in Indianapolis in 1911. -
new york salon
Florence Graham and cosmetologist Elizabeth Hubbard open a salon on Fifth Avenue in New York, which Graham will rename Elizabeth Arden. -
specialized mascara
T.J. Williams founds Maybelline, which specializes in mascara. -
lipstick was created
Lipstick is introduced in cylindrical metal tubes. -
the bobby pin creations
The bobby pin is invented to manage short (bobbed) hair. -
new york creations
Lawrence Gelb, a New York chemist, brings home from Paris a hair color product that penetrates the hair shaft, and starts a company called Clairol. He opens a company named after the product, Clairol. In 1950, he introduces Miss Clairol Hair Color Bath, a one-step hair coloring product. -
nail polish creators
Charles and Joseph Revson, nail polish distributors, and CharlesLackman, a nail polish supplier, found Revlon, which sells nail polish in a wide variety of colors. -
permenant chemicals for curly hair
A new method for permanent waving, using chemicals, which doesn’t require electricity or machines, is introduced. -
max factor makeup
Pan-cake makeup, originally developed to look natural on colour film, was created by max factor -
hairspray
Aerosols are patented, paying the way for hair spray. -
creation of sunscreen
A Miami beach pharmacist, Benjamin green develops sunscreen to protect soldiers in the south pacific. -
mascara wands
Mascara wands debut, eliminating the need for applying mascara with a brush. -
cover girl makeup
Cover Girl make-up, one of the first brands sold in grocery stores and targeted to teens, is introduced by Noxema. -
first powdered blusher
Revlon offers the first powdered blush-on.
