For Black women, the process of maintaining their hair can be fraught. To tame texture or curls, many women spend long hours in a stylist’s chair or subject their hair to harsh chemical relaxers to ...

In the realm of beauty, few subjects elicit as much passion and artistry as the care of natural hair. For Black women, this journey is not merely about maintenance; it is a celebration of heritage, an ...

From the larger-than-life Afros of the 1970s to the finger waves and French rolls of the 1990s, Black natural hair movements have had many iterations. And over the last decade and a half, the modern ...

Three of Opoku-Acheampong’s friends are the subjects of “Textures,” and they reveal tiresome parts of their hair-care routines that most Black women endure behind closed doors. The camera meets Taylor ...

You know that saying “Oh, it’s just hair?” Well, for Black women, it isn’t. Historically, our hair has been the object of prejudice and ridicule, to the point where we’ve often felt forced to use heat ...

The products are doing wonders for silk presses across the country! For decades, parabens and phthalates, known for being endocrine-disrupting chemicals used in Black hair care products, have been ...

The natural hair movement continues to evolve as enthusiasts discover innovative ways to maintain their tresses while balancing convenience with hair health. Among these developments, the blowout ...