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Jan 1, 1200
6,000 Yrs Ago....
Babylonians & Groups of the such used hot rods and bronze to curl the hair. This process Damaged and burned the hair becuase of uncontrolled temperature. -
The Hair Curler Patent
Hieam S. Maxim Patented the invention Stating The invention relates to a novel means for heating the well-known curling iron or tongs used by hair-dressers for curling hair, and it consists in combining with and so as to iorm part of such instrument a burner or tube through which gas or other inflammable tluid is burned while the instrument is being used, whereby the curling-iron Inay be kept constantly and uniformly heated; also, in combining with such an instrument, made with a gas. -
The Inventor Of The Flat Iron ?
In 1872, Erica Feldman used the first ironing device to style her hair. She used heated iron rods and was inspired by a curling iron (heated rod with metallic teeth), invented at the same time by Parisian man Marcel Grateau. Erica did not create the actual flat iron but she is remembered as the first individual who used heated irons to change her hair. -
Madam C.J Walker
The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam CJ Walker widened the teeth. -
Something Newe In Hair. . . .
Scottish heiress Lady Jennifer Bell Schofield is considered the actual inventor of the hair straightener. She invented it in her 30s, in 1912. At this time, big, curly hair was the main look. Jennifer wanted to try something different and become obsessed with the idea of straightening hair.Her tool had two metal plates that rested between a hinge in the center and that you could clamp and unclamp from the hair. It was very similar to today’s products. In essence, Lady Schofield merged the ideas -
Dry Hair,Dont Care
Before the invention of the blow dryer, women would connect a hose to the exhaust of the vacuum cleaner for the purpose of drying and styling hair.
March 5th, 1920 -
Ham. Beach
The inventors of the Hamiltom beach company developed the first portable, handheld hair dryer. They were made of Steel and Zinc weighing more than two pounds. They didn't dry hair very well because they only produced 100 watts of heat.
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Rollers !
Roller-setting hair was once a weekly occurrence for the well-coiffed. Rollers, pin curls, rods, and even soda cans can be used to either stretch out curls or create them, depending on the size, and in the 1960s, women were still practicing the old-fashioned technique of wet setting their hair once a week. -
Exploring The Options ?
Those early models were very dangerous because they were heated with fire and could easily destroy hair.
Even after this invention, some women used clothes irons to straighten their hair. This dangerous practice was abandoned after the 1960’s although it can still be found in some countries. -
1969: The change from 2 to 1
The most unrecognized change to the curler was the change of barrels. this made the process of curling a lot more time efficent. -
1980: The Improvement of the hair curler
The heat became alot more controlable,The weight made the device Portable. The curling process became Faster,easier And The Curls Became Tighter. -
The start of the Zzz Curl
A hair curling apparatus includes a single elongated thermally conductive heating mandrel secured to the end of an elongated handle in axial alignment therewith and having two wide similar opposing surfaces joined by two narrow convex opposing surfaces with a radius of about 0.09 inch. The mandrel as of such length that hair strands may be helically wrapped therearound in a plurality of turns and a spring-biased manually operable hair clamp is pivotally mounted at the handle end of the mandrel f
