Conair Corporation is an American company based in

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which sells

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personal care product Personal care or toiletries are consumer products used in personal hygiene, personal grooming or for beautification. Products Personal care includes products as diverse as cleansing pads, colognes, cotton swabs, cotton pads, deodorant, eye li ...

s, and

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and

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products for both

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s and

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s. It was founded in 1959 and has since expanded to include several divisions.

History

Founded in 1959 in a garage in Queens, New York, Conair started out by selling hair rollers and then hair dryers. It continued to expand, and became a public company in 1972, but then went private again after a leveraged buyout in 1985. It was owned by the co-founder and chairman

Leandro Rizzuto Leandro P. "Lee" Rizzuto (April 10, 1938 – December 3, 2017) was an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman and co-founder of Conair Corporation, which was almost fully owned by him. Early life He was born in Brooklyn, the son of Jul ...

until his death in 2017. Conair is one of the largest producers of hair care appliances, ranging from hair dryers and styling irons to its innovative hair curlers, Curl Secret and Miracurl Stylers. In 1995, BaByliss was acquired by the Conair Corporation. The BaByliss brand was created by the hairstylists René Lelièvre and Roger Lemoine, working in Paris in the early 1960's. Lelièvre innovated on the early curling tong, and marketed his products for professional hair stylists. The company also manufactures a wide range of home kitchen appliances under its brands Cuisinart and Waring. In 2002 Rizzuto pleaded guilty to tax evasion associated with his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Conair, and was sentenced to a prison term of 20 to 37 months. Conair acquired

Cuisinart Cuisinart ( ) is an American home appliance brand owned by Conair Corporation. The company was started in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer to bring an electric food processor to the U.S. market. The "Food Processor" was the first model, introduced at a ...

in 1989, Waring Products in 1998, and bag manufacturer Allegro in 2007. Pollenex was acquired after

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acquired Holmes in 2005, and it was rebranded as Conair Home in 2013. In 2019, Transom Capital Group announced it has acquired Conair Corporation's professional liquids division, which will be renamed to Beauty Quest Group. Pollenex machine

Brands

Representative brands by division include:

Conair Personal Care

Hair and Beauty Accessories

* Scünci *Conair *Allegro

Professional Products

* BaBylissPRO * Barberology *ConairPRO * Leandro Limited * ConairPRO Pet

Cuisinart Cuisinart ( ) is an American home appliance brand owned by Conair Corporation. The company was started in 1971 by Carl Sontheimer to bring an electric food processor to the U.S. market. The "Food Processor" was the first model, introduced at a ...

* Cuisinart * Griddler *AirFryer *Cuisinart Elite *Cuisinart Advantage *Chef's Classic *Green Gourmet

Waring Commercial Products

* Waring Commercial *XPrep *Bolt *Café Deco

Conair Hospitality

* Stay by Cuisinart * Luna by Conair

Cuisinart Resort and Spa

CuisinArt Resort and Spa Aurora Anguilla is a five-star resort hotel in South Hill, Anguilla. Until 2021, it was known as the CuisinArt Resort and Spa. It was founded after Leandro Rizzuto, owner of Conair Corporation and its subsidiary Cuisinart, purchased the prop ...

' is a five-star resort hotel in Rendezvous Beach,

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. The resort is inspired by the Greek island of

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. It contains wicker furniture and Haitian paintings on the walls. The formal evening restaurant of the hotel is ''Santorini'' and the informal ''Meditarraneo'' bar is by the pool. Its Venus Spa contains 16 treatment rooms and a heated Thalasso pool of seawater. The resort contains a notable

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which is said to offer an opportunity for excellent practical training for students completing their degree or technical diploma program. It contains

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covering some 18,000 square feet, manufactured by

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and two ponds which are used to grow

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Subsidiaries

Conair sells products in over 100 countries and has offices and subsidiaries in over 12 countries including Babyliss SARL in Paris, France.

References

External links

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