Gwen Jimmere is the CEO and Founder of Naturalicious, a natural hair care company based in Detroit, MI. She is well known and admired by many in the hair care industry, and has been titled on the list of 100 Most Influential African Americans in the United States. It was said, that Jimmere started her natural hair care company with only $32, and it has grown tremendously. Her hair care products are on the shelves of major retail companies in the United States and sold all over the world. Gwen Jimmere has now made history, by becoming the first African American woman in the U.S., to own the patent for a natural hair care product that she invented. The product is called “Moroccan Rhassoul 5 in One Clay Treatment”. It was said, Jimmere wants to leave a legacy to her son Caiden. Caiden is currently the CCC (Chief Candy Curator) of Naturalicious.

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