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A hair dryer, hairdryer, [1] hairdrier, [2] or blow dryer is an electromechanical device that blows ambient or hot air over damp hair to speed the evaporation of water to dry the hair. Blow dryers enable better control over the shape and style of hair, by accelerating and controlling the formation of temporary hydrogen bonds within each strand.
Wella AG is a German company specializing in hair care, styling, colorants, and other beauty products, and was founded in 1880 in Germany by Franz Ströher. Its headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany . The company was controlled by Procter & Gamble from 2003 until it was sold to Coty in 2015 along with some 40 other P&G brands. [ 1 ]
The Hamilton Beach drink mixer, with its characteristic spindle and metal container, was found at soda fountains of drug stores throughout North America. Other products included stand mixers (for making batter), fans, and hair dryers. The spindle drink mixer was expanded in the 1930s to enable multiple milkshakes to be processed at once.
A hot roller or hot curler is designed to be heated in an electric chamber before one rolls it into the hair. [2] Alternatively, a hair dryer heats the hair after the rolls are in place. Hair spray can temporarily fix curled hair in place. In 1930, Solomon Harper created the first electrically heated hair rollers, then creating a better design ...
Solomon Harper (born in Poplar Grove, Arkansas, on August 8, 1893 [3]) was an electrical engineer and inventor [4] known for creating the first electrically heated hair roller [5] [6] [2] [7] and 28 other inventions. Harper worked for various railways performing jobs like section head, construction and other locomotive work.
INFINITIPRO Performa Series Hair Dryer with Diffuser. This hair dryer offers salon-quality results by using ceramic technology to help reduce hot spots and style smooth, silky hair.
ABC News conducted an undercover study of hotel rooms ranging in price from $98 to $500 and found that the hair dryer was way dirtier than they would have guessed.
The company developed Lanolin Creme Shampoo, one of the country's first detergent-based shampoos, in the mid-1930s. The popularity of the shampoo, available only in beauty salons, prompted the company to follow it up with Suave Hairdressing in 1937. The demand for the hair tonic became so great that the company began manufacturing small retail ...