Jheri Redding (born Robert William Redding March 2, 1907 – March 15, 1998) was an American hairdresser, chemist, hair-care products entrepreneur and businessman. [1] Redding is best known for having created the Jheri curl. [2] Redding is credited with being the inventor of modern-day hair conditioner.

The Jheri curl (often spelled Jerry curl or Jeri Curl) is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among Black Americans during the 1980s and early 1990s. Invented by the hairdresser Jheri Redding, [1] [clarification needed] the Jheri curl gives the wearer a glossy, loosely curled look.

Oct 13, 2014 · Comer Cottrell, who started with $600 and a borrowed typewriter in building a fortune by making and selling hair-curling products to African-Americans, died on Oct. 3 at his home in Dallas,...

Oct 11, 2014 · Named for stylist Jheri Redding, the Jheri Curl (and its derivatives) was a two-step permanent process for ethnic hair that resulted in a headful of loose, shiny curls. Think Michael Jackson...

Mar 15, 1998 · Jheri Redding was an American hairdresser, chemist, hair care products entrepreneur and businessman. Redding is best known for having created the Jheri curl. Redding is credited with being the inventor of modern-day hair conditioner.

Jheri Redding (born Robert William Redding March 2, 1907 – March 15, 1998) was an American hairdresser, chemist, hair-care products entrepreneur and businessman. Redding is best known for having created the Jheri curl.

Redding died March 15, 1998 at the age of 91 in Santa Barbara, California. He will be remembered for his many advances in the hair care industry, including his invention of the “Jheri curl,” a wavy hairstyle popular among Black people in the 1980s and 1990s.

Jul 2, 2022 · Willie Morrow, the inventor of the Afro pick and a pioneer of the Jheri curl hairstyle, is remembered as a pioneering Black hairstylist and local businessman. He died June 22 at age 82.

Feb 6, 2013 · The Jheri curl is a hairstyle developed in the 1970’s by white chemist and stylist Robert William Redding. Redding was also responsible for the creation of hair conditioner and …

Redding is credited with being the inventor of modern-day hair conditioner. He was the first to make "pH balanced" shampoos, to put vitamins in hair care products, and to market added minerals. He developed the perm product Jheri curl, as well as numerous other beauty products.