The kitchen used to be my stepmother’s makeshift salon; it was where I got my first hair relaxer. I was 13 and knew nothing about the process of this hair treatment, all I knew was my hair was finally ...

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 ...

Then-and-now photo comparisons revealed a trend among the Black women from the pictures opting for natural hairstyles now. Then-and-now photo comparisons revealed a trend among the Black women from ...

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 ...

When Madison “Maddy” Maxey was a child, she and her father would sew together. “He was really tall and would make his own pants. So he would work with me in our living room on my little sewing ...

Across the country, Black women are learning about the health consequences linked with using hair relaxers and are banding together to demand these products – used predominantly by Black and brown ...