While straightening your hair may seem simple enough, taking a flat iron to your hair without proper prep might lead to significant hair damage over time due to the high heat. Amika Stylist Collective ...

I’ll admit: Before I learned how to straighten hair, I was frying my strands into oblivion. As a preteen I had one of those wet-to-straight flatirons (remember those?) that emitted a cloud of steam ...

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine ...

Few things demonstrate the beauty and versatility of Blackness better than Black hair. The variety of styles is almost innumerable: locs, cornrows, curls, afros, twists, braids, and beyond. Many Black ...

“I think some women have never even seen their natural hair,” Wright said. “Maybe they were relaxed at a young age, and they didn’t know what it was to take care of their natural curly hair.” It was ...