Walker’s road from poverty to riches began with a dream. At the time, many African Americans lost their hair because they were poor and they didn’t eat well. Walker herself had this problem. One night she hed an unusual dream. In this dream she received a formula for a special hair cueam. With this formula, she developed a product that helped her hair grow. Walker then tried the cream on other people. It worked well on them, too. Soon, she was traveling around the country selling her “Wonderful Grower” Within a few years, hundreds of black women were selling her products, and C.J. Walker was rich.