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In 2017, she launched her eponymous beauty line, beginning with a high-end hair cream-the first and only authentic Chébé product in the mass market, Petersen says. Her line honors African beauty customs and features Chadian ingredients, sourced from her family's land. And it's a hit! The brand recently unveiled seven new lower-priced care and styling products for textured hair, each for less than $20. "Chadian women figured out thousands of years ago how to make coily and curly hair long, strong, soft, and healthy," Petersen says. "I like letting people know that we don't need to reinvent the wheel-our ancestors had the solutions all along."
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