The 2000s "natural hair movement" was transformative. For me, I never knew what my natural hair really looked like until college, when I fully began wearing my curls and started seeing more natural ...

This viewpoint is common among women nearing the end of their braided, bantu-knotted and picked rope styles lengthening their getting ready process to hours. It’s also a popular sentiment with those ...

Just For Me, Creme of Nature, Dark & Lovely: For Black women, these relaxer brands likely bring up memories of chemical aromas, pressed roots and a girlhood coiffure nostalgia. And while the ...

The war between staying natural and relaxing has been going on for the longest time ever. A couple of years ago it was all about rediscovering your authentic self by transitioning to natural but right ...

Everyone can recall a traumatic hairdressers story, right? I mean, I have a few; a wonky haircut that made me scared of getting even a trim. A blow-dry at a European salon that was giving nothing but ...

They say beauty is pain, but with these seven hair relaxers, you get to cheat the system. They contain healthy ingredients, prevent hair breakage, and protect your scalp from burning. Have you ever ...

In the quest for sleek, straight hair, many of us have reached for chemical relaxers. But let’s face it, while they do the job, they’re not exactly handing out any favors to the health of our hair or ...

They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women? A woman at a salon having relaxer applied to her hair.Credit...Naila ...

Relaxers have been a long-controversial staple when it comes to Black hair care. Just last year, we reported on four women who sued L’Oreal and Strength of Nature for health issues they believed were ...