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Hair Styling
The concept of an aerosol spray originated as early as 1790, when self pressurized carbonated beverages were introduced in France. -
Hair Styling
African American,Lyda D Newman patented a new and improved brush on November 15, 1898. Walter Sammons received a patent (US patent #1,362,823) for a comb. -
Hair Styling
Bobby pins were first introduced to America in 1916. The very first hair dryers were vacuum cleaners adapted for drying hair. -
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Sullivan, developed a small aerosol can pressurized by a liquefied gas (a fluorocarbon) in 1943. It was their design that made products like hair spray possible, along with the work of one other inventor named Robert Abplanal. -
Hair Styling
In 1953, Robert Abplanal invented a crimp-on valve "for dispensing gases under pressure." This put the manufacture of aerosol spray can products into high gear as Abplanal had created the first clog-free valve for spray cans.