She founded the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company in 1906 with the Wonderful Hair Grower, a coconut-oil-and-sulfur formula to treat Black women's scalps and hair. At its height, the Madam C ...

Netflix’s Self Made, inspired by the life of Madam C.J. Walker, tells the incredible story of how she built a haircar ...

The intensity of Walker’s early jobs began to cause hair loss, and it was out of this unfortunate circumstance that grew her “secret” formula for a scalp ointment that promoted healthy hair growth.