"When I started doing hair, everybody's hair was chemically. They had relaxers...the more we relaxed it, the more it fell out," she said. "Then it got to the point where the only styles you could wear ...

For those who still want to straighten their hair, without the use of chemicals found in relaxers, Wright said there are alternatives. These include blow outs, sew-ins, and STS treatments ...

Her latest creation, Samuel’s Science—a nontoxic hair relaxer alternative made specifically for Black hair—is both a testament to her father’s memory and her own entrepreneurial spirit.

The alternatives can cost much more than a box of relaxer which typically retails at $10. Story said the alternative is that they lost longer - months compared to a relaxer's few weeks.

For those who still want to straighten their hair, without the use of chemicals found in relaxers, Wright said there are alternatives. These include blow outs, sew-ins, and STS treatments, Wright said ...