Dr. Farouk Shami, is the Chairman and Founder of Farouk Systems, Inc., a billion-dollar professional hair care company that manufactures CHI, BioSilk, and Esquire Grooming hair care brands, and services 144 countries worldwide. He is living proof of the American Dream.
Dr. Shami has many firsts such as:
- 1st hairdresser to receive a Doctor of Beauty — Honorary Ph.D. of Arts by SeoKyeong University in Korea,
- 1st hairdresser to revolutionize the beauty industry by creating the first ammonia-free hair lightener and coloring system,
- 1st hairdresser to utilize NASA technology in the development of professional styling tools and hair care and
- 1st hairdresser to use silk proteins in the creation of the BioSilk Silk Therapy Line
- 1st hairdresser to invent the very first CHI Ceramic Hairstyling Iron
- 1st hairdresser to own 23 Global Patents