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Black entrepreneur Annie Turnbo begins selling hair treatments, including non-damaging hair straighteners, hair growers, and hair conditioners door to door.
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Max Factor migrates from Lodz, Ploand, to the united states, and four years later to Los Angeles, where he sells make-up to movie stars that does not cake or crack.
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French chemist develops the first safe commercial hair dy. in 1910 he names his company L'Oreal.
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T.J Williams founds Maybelline, which specializes in mascara.
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Lipstick is introduced in cylindrical metal tubes.
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The bobby pin is invented to manage short hair.
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Charles & Joseph Revson, nail polish distributors, and charlesLackman, a nail polish supplier, found Revlon, which sells nail polish in a wide variety of colors.
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A new method for permanent waving, using chemicals, which doesn't require electricity or cachines, is introduced.
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Pan-Cake makeup, originally developed to look natural on color flim, was created by Max Factor.
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Aerosols are patented, paving the way for hair spray.
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A Miami Beach pharmacist, Benjamin Green develops sunscreen to protect soliders in South Pacific.
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Mascara wands debut, eliminating the need for applying mascara with a brush.
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Cover Girl make-up , one of the first brands sold in grocery stores and targeted to teens, is introduced by Noxema.
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Revlon offers the first powered blush on.