Founder's Story

Meet Francesca Kuglen

I began with a simple vision: to put my hair up & back without damaging it.

Sounds easy, except that hair elastics, claws, clips, bobbi pins and barrettes all hold through pressure. Anything that clamps down onto, or twists tightly around the hair, damages your hair.

The resulting breakage weakens your once healthy hair, leaving it dull and lifeless.

I’ve lived with thin, baby fine, wispy hair my entire life. I could never stylishly pull it back out of my face because every accessory slipped out, damaged my hair, or pulled it back so tightly my scalp showed.

Nothing looked professional.

My friends with thick textured hair had similar problems, but in addition, they wasted a lot of money on cheap hair accessories that couldn’t handle their volume and quickly broke.

Since nearly everything available takes a “one size fits all” approach, I had to start from scratch. Re-thinking and re-tooling every aspect to minimize friction while maximizing stretch and hold.

If you can’t find what you want, make it yourself

I rethought everything about hair accessories from scratch because everything already available at the corner store held my hair- but with brute force and tight pressure, literally destroying it.

I wanted one accessory strong enough to lift hair off the back of the neck, yet lightweight enough to hold and balance that hair without pulling it, a huge cause of tension headaches.

Something that offered a signature custom stretch fit because “one size does NOT fit all” when it comes to our hair. An original design, not a tired copy. Exclusive, handcrafted quality.

Oh, and it had to actually work and create multiple styles without causing damage.

I searched the globe for, and often had to invent, the low friction materials we use.

The result is HairZing, the “hair healthy” solution that balances the weight of your hair, distributing it evenly across the natural curve of your head.

Together, they “stretch and return,” moving with you throughout the day, always returning to snugly hold in place without re-adjusting.

Francesca Kuglen About HairZing Accessories

Celebrating and designing real solutions for every type, texture, and length of hair differentiated us from the beginning

From humble beginnings, HairZing grew steadily by word-of-mouth. A signature custom fit, exclusive designs, and versatility that won’t go out of style differentiated us from the start.

Today, more than 6 million handcrafted HairZings are being worn by women worldwide, living their lives out loud.

Using the natural curve of the head and hair healthy materials chosen to minimize friction in the hair, each HairZing has a signature custom fit because “one size does NOT fit all” when it comes to our (women’s) hair.

Anyone who has ever squeezed into shoes that pinch and ache, bras that poke or pantyhose and undergarments that impair your breathing will understand. Women thrive best when we can think, breathe, and move freely.

Affordable quality, beauty, and strength - we enthusiastically celebrate and respect every type & texture of hair- you deserve nothing less.

What makes Hairzing hair accessories different from traditional hair accessories?

We create hair accessories designed to protect your hair with lightweight, comfortable patented s-t-r-e-t-c-h combs engineered to eliminate pressure, pulling, and pain. Flexible so they hold snugly without clamping down onto your hair.

Created specifically to solve the damage problems women with thin-fine and heavy, thick, textured curly, coily natural hair have, directly caused by traditional accessories like elastics, bobbi pins, barrettes, clips, headbands, tight scruncii’s etc.

Engineered to add as little friction as possible to keep your hair healthier...just by wearing. Our combs and bands work together, balancing the weight of your hair between them, preventing headaches and pinching.

HairZing has been the recognized leader in designing hair healthy accessories since 2006,

and that success from a small family owned business means there are always companies trying to knock off and copy our products.

Like our mothers told us, you get what you pay for. Sure, you might be able to find cheaper versions, but they are always a low quality which stretches out or breaks quickly becoming more disposable trash.

More importantly, when you purchase a knock-off for an insanely cheap price…..we can guarantee it was made by a woman, child or political prisoner forced to make it for pennies to survive. Seriously.

We study, research, invent and handcraft HairZings using the best materials, a process that takes time. Wages paid out create long time jobs for women. Our prices are incredibly affordable and HairZing will last you a long time as you re-grow your hair health.

We 100% guarantee every HairZing we make, so if you try us and aren’t happy, we will refund every penny.

Original Double Cross Beaded Stretch Claw Clip:

Our first product – still a bestseller 17 years later!!! Made out of a finer (but still strong) metal wire with closely spaced teeth, comes in a TWO sizes with a decorative butterfly style design, and can be worn vertically, horizontally, or on the side of your head as an accent–even in short, short hair….which is part of its unique appeal.

Stretch Banana Hair Clip:

Boosts Volume in seconds! We took the popular banana clip hair accessory of the 80's and designed away all the flaws. Our adjustable stretch hinge instantly creates a custom snug hold. Medium for Thin Fine hair won’t slide out, and Large for Thick Wavy, and Natural Curly, Coily Textured Hair stretches WIDE to hold tons of hair without breaking the clip or causing damage or pain to your hair.

Styling Your Hair Shouldn't Lead to Damage

Traditional hair accessories such as bands and clips, strip the cuticle and damage the hair shaft.

Why? Because those items only hold in place using too much force & pressure.The “line” of damage is easy to see…. it’s exactly where ponytails and buns are placed.

Usually at the top of your ears or crown of head.