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With 15 years in the hair care industry, she has pioneered the first-ever 4-step lace wig system designed to help women protect their hairline, and in 2021, was named a Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur.

And there are several parallels when it comes to black women wearing wigs. To find out more, we turned to hair historian Afiya Mbilishaka, Ph.D., and dermatologist Crystal Ugochi Aguh, M.D.