Hair care brand Ella Dean is named for family behind Oregon s oldest Black-owned business msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
4th generation of Oregon s oldest African American salon, launches haircare line
Ella Dean Haircare is all organic, made in Portland and celebrates natural, textured hair using oils from fruits, vegetables and herbs. Author: Nina Mehlhaf Updated: 3:09 PM PST January 14, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Starting a brand new business is really hard. Of course doing it during a pandemic, is even harder. And when you re the face of the next generation of a historic Portland business.the pressure is on.
In Portland s Eliot neighborhood, between the Moda Center and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, sits the city s oldest, continuously operating Black-owned business. Dean s Beauty Salon has been on N.E. Hancock St. since 1956 when Benjamin and Mary Rose Dean moved it out of their basement. Years later, their daughter, Gloria Ella Dean, took over.