1910 Development of cosmetics & hair care products for African-American women

Walker designed a method of grooming to promote hair growth and to condition the scalp through the use of her products. The system included a shampoo, a pomade stated to help hair grow, strenuous brushing, and applying iron combs to hair. Walker claimed that method made lackluster and brittle hair soft and luxuriant. In addition to training in sales and grooming, Walker showed other black women how to budget and build businesses and encouraged them to become financially independent. In 1917, inspired by the model of the National Association of Colored Women, Walker began organizing her sales agents into state and local clubs. She became the first female self-made millionaire in America according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

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