Redken was created in 1960 by Paula Jane Bear popularly known as Paula Kent, a TV drama actress in collaboration with Jehri Redding, a chemist who developed low-ph products for Paula's sensitive hair. Redken made rounds in 1966 when its annual sales reach $1.5 million. It continues to soar and offer breakthrough haircare products while joining fashion events in the past years. In 1993, Cosmair Inc. purchased Redken having a massive annual sales at $160 million. Today, Redken wide collection of hair-raising essentials are available in 43 countries around the world.