Our Story

Rip Tie Hair was founded in 2022 by Sarah Fox, a passionate surfer and SCUBA diver. A longtime lover of the ocean, Sarah has lived in Hawaii, where she discovered surfing, and Guam, where she worked at one of the largest dive shops in the US. Now she lives in Ocean Beach, San Diego with her dog, husband, and energetic toddler.

While living in Guam, she was having a real problem with her hair- being in the water multiple times a week meant that she was spending hours in the shower with a bottle of conditioner trying to get the knots out!  She came up with the idea for the RipTie Hair tangle-free tie, and started making them for all her friends.  She also discovered that this was the best way to style hair while surfing.

Thank you for supporting our small, woman-owned business!