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9 Black Inventors Who Made Hair History

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9 Black Inventors Who Made Hair History

These history-makers hold patents for hair tools we still use today.
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Walter Sammons (1890-1973)

Hot comb patent
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Though Annie Turnbo Malone is widely credited for creating the hot comb, Walter Sammons was the first to actually patent the hot comb.

The Philadelphia native received the patent in 1920 for the invention of the heated comb that would straighten hair from the roots to the tip. .

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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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