Growing up as a Black girl with 4B/4C hair, I often kept my locs wrapped in protective styles to safeguard my natural hair from environmental factors and to maintain the health of my hair. Back then, ...

The idea is that most of your natural hair is tucked away, often in a braided hairstyle or under a wig or weave — and even if you decide not to use extra hair as a buffer in your braids, your hair is ...

Boho braids are a carefree and relaxed member of the braid family, featuring single braids with the addition of curly or wavy hair through the lengths, for an 'undone' finish. Similar to goddess ...

Ingredients that can cause cancer were found in 10 synthetic hair products used in braids, extensions and other hairstyles popular with Black women, including artificial hair from popular brands such ...

Few things compare to the feel of newly done braids — the shine, the bounce, that squeaky-tight scalp, it's the hair equivalent of stepping out of a limo in slow motion. As a textured-hair girly, I ...