Redken
Encyclopedia
Redken is an American hair care
brand owned by L'Oréal Group under the Professional Products division.
The company was founded in 1960 by hairdresser
/chemist
Jheri Redding
and actress/model
Paula Kent
, thus the name, "Red-ken."
Redken pioneered the "Scientific Approach to Beauty," and revolutionized the professional salon business by introducing the
concept of protein
reconditioning and developing new protein based products, which they patent
ed.
In 1993, with sales at $160 million, Redken was sold to Cosmair, Inc.
In 2007, Redken was named as one of the "Icons of the American Marketplace" together with 256 other American brands (out of 800 nominations).
Hair care
Hair care is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. Hair care will differ according to one's hair type and according to various processes that can be applied to hair...
brand owned by L'Oréal Group under the Professional Products division.
The company was founded in 1960 by hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
/chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
Jheri Redding
Jheri Redding
Jheri Redding was anAmerican hairdresser, chemist, hair care products entrepreneur and businessman. Redding is best-known for creating the Jheri curl, which was used by the singer Michael Jackson.Redding is credited with being the inventor of modern day hair conditioner...
and actress/model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Paula Kent
Paula Kent
Paula Kent is an American actress, model, businesswoman and executive. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company....
, thus the name, "Red-ken."
Redken pioneered the "Scientific Approach to Beauty," and revolutionized the professional salon business by introducing the
concept of protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
reconditioning and developing new protein based products, which they patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
ed.
In 1993, with sales at $160 million, Redken was sold to Cosmair, Inc.
In 2007, Redken was named as one of the "Icons of the American Marketplace" together with 256 other American brands (out of 800 nominations).