Relaxed hair may be fun and beautiful but is it worth it? (Photo: Courtesy) The war between staying natural and relaxing has been going on for the longest time ever. A couple of years ago it was all ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lynn's tale of growing up with a relaxer before later transitioning to wearing her natural hair during her HBCU college experience is a familiar one for many of us. About 3 and a half years ago, Lynn ...

The dead-straight hairstyles that multiple Black women rocked throughout the ‘00s have slowly but surely been usurped by natural hair. Among millennials in particular there has been a shift as the ...

Gentle no-lye relaxers with strengthening oils and proteins. Reduce breakage and protect your hair with these 7 expert-approved relaxers. If your hair always feels thinner or weaker after a relaxer, ...

No one would have predicted the shift but it is happening. More and more women are moving from natural to relaxed hair. A few years ago, the natural hair movement was all the rage and natural girls ...

Julia Coney, 36, can still remember her first chemical burn. She was a teenager, and she'd been getting her hair straightened since she was 8. In the early days, her mother used to take her to a ...