Madam C. J. Walker was the first female American millionaire as an entrepreneur in making facial and hair care products for African-American women in the 1920s

Madam C. J. Walker was the first female American millionaire as an entrepreneur in making facial and hair care products for African-American women in the 1920s

Ciao bella,

Madam C. J. Walker was an amazing woman. She was born Sarah Breedlove on a Louisiana Plantation after the Emancipation from parents who were former slaves. In 1905 she married a St. Louis newspaperman and changed her name to Madam C. J. Walker.

She became interested in hair care in her late 30s when due to damaging hair products and stress caused her hair loss. In order to treat her condition she developed her own formula at home selling it to friends and family and selling it door to door. She built an empire. As quoted by Walker "I am not merely satisfied in making money for myself, for I am endeavoring to provide employment of the women of my race." Her daughter A'Lelia inherited her mother's beauty and hair care empire. And to this day she admires her mother's self taught business skills in order to achieve such great success caring for the needs of African-American women to this day.

Recently on an Antiques Road Show one of Madam C.J. Walker's Beauty Text Books on Beauty Culture was appraised. Being a First Edition the book was appraised at $10,000! Wow!

So if you have an extra $10,000 you can make history too!

Buona Pasqua to all!

--Mary N. DiZazzo-Trumbull

Read prior weeks' "All That Zazz" columns at www.allthatzazz.com. Mary is a third-generation cosmetologist and a Massachusetts distributor of Kosmea brand rose hip oil products. She may be contacted at (978) 470-8183 or mary@mary4nails.com.

NINE NATURALS for Pregnancy and Beyond

NINE NATURALS for Pregnancy and Beyond

Ciao bella,

As a beauty columnist I am always receiving promos from PR Companies. Funny thing here when I first read the headline for this I thought it read "Nine Nails"! Nine Nails which is also a joke from a Robert Benchley jokester! Natural nail-care is my forte! So right off I emailed them back eager to sample their products.

Wonderfully enough the samples arrived and the company name was NINE NATURALS - Beauty Without Compromise for Pregnancy and Beyond! Surprise, surprise!

Beyond is a state where most of my readers and myself are. We will focus on us.

Delightfully scented products filled the air after bathing. The ingredients are pure and simple. These natural products lead us into living a healthier lifestyle. No parabens, no synthetic fragrance, no sulfates, no coal tar dyes, petroleum or formaldehyde. NINE NATURALS products are made with 100 percent plant-based ingredients!

The Citrus + Geranium soothing body wash left my skin feeling soft and not parched like the way most soaps make you feel. The Vanilla + Geranium Belly Butter was used as a moisturizer and smoothed out those pimples on my upper arms! The Citrus + Mint shampoo and conditioner made my hair clean and shiny-the best ever! Good stuff!

Remember all the creams, lotions, soaps and anything you apply to your body is transdermal, so for a natural, healthy, safe lifestyle go to www.ninenaturals.com -- Beauty as nature intended.

Buona giornata and God bless the United States of America! Wishing one and all a happy, healthy New Year for 2014!

--Mary N. DiZazzo-Trumbull

Read prior weeks' "All That Zazz" columns at www.allthatzazz.com. Mary is a third-generation cosmetologist and a Massachusetts distributor of Kosmea brand rose hip oil products. She may be contacted at (978) 470-8183 or mary@mary4nails.com.