Dawn Myers is making it easier to style, detangle, and care for curly hair
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β’Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
π° What Happened
Dawn Myers is building tools to make washing, styling and detangling curly and textured hair easier. She got the idea about eight years ago while watching Shark Tank, when she noticed most hair devices are made to straighten hair. She says wash days can take more than an hour of detangling, product and styling. She sketched a business plan on a legal pad and later founded a company to fill the gap.
π The Backstory
The beauty hardware market has long focused on straightening, from hot combs and chemical relaxers to flat irons. Myers notes that Black people were once forced to cover their hair, and that openly wearing natural curls is a fairly recent shift over the past 15 years. Textured-hair tools are a complex, expensive and often overlooked market.
π― Why It Matters
Millions of people with curly hair spend hours on wash days using tools not built for them. New products made for their hair can save time and reduce damage.
Dawn Myers is building tools to make washing, styling and detangling curly and textured hair easier. She got the idea about eight years ago while watching Shark Tank, when she noticed most hair devices are made to straighten hair. She says wash days can take more than an hour of detangling, product and styling. She sketched a business plan on a legal pad and later founded a company to fill the gap.
The beauty hardware market has long focused on straightening, from hot combs and chemical relaxers to flat irons. Myers notes that Black people were once forced to cover their hair, and that openly wearing natural curls is a fairly recent shift over the past 15 years. Textured-hair tools are a complex, expensive and often overlooked market.
Millions of people with curly hair spend hours on wash days using tools not built for them. New products made for their hair can save time and reduce damage.