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For years, many of us had heard, or even experienced the same trauma: the dreaded itchy scalp that came from wearing our hair in protective >Diann Valentine was, and many of our scalps have a lot to thank her for.

Valentine spent the better part of her career making other people’s big moments look flawless. She spent years as

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