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7 Modern-Day Black Inventors Who Are Making Hair History

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7 Modern-Day Black Inventors Who Are Making Hair History

Get to know these innovators who are changing the beauty landscape.

Ceata Lash
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Ceata Lash

This developer is the first Black woman to hold not one, but two patents for a natural hair accessory. In 2013, Ceata Lash invented the PuffCuff, the only hair clamp/cuff on the market for thick, textured hair.

The cuff has thin, rounded, and widely spaced teeth to securely hold hair up without pulling, tugging, or getting caught on curls.

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Stephenetta Harmon is a Black beauty editor, curator, and digital media and communications expert who builds platforms to celebrate the power, impact, and business of Black beauty. Prior to founding Sadiaa Black Beauty Guide, she served as editor-in-chief for the MN Spokesman-Recorder and digital media director for Hype Hair. Find her at stephenetta.com.

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