As someone who grew up in a Dominican household, I can tell you the cultural standard of beauty can be quite shaming. Despite many Dominicans having curly, textured hair, la cultura favors long, ...

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It’s no secret that Afro and curly hair can be complex to navigate around. Methods to manage it have of course evolved from simple box braids or cornrows to styles such as dreadlocks, faux locs, and ...

As a historian and hairstylist, the owner of community salon Rizo Libre wants her services to go far beyond hair. Afro hair is not just a matter of aesthetics and fashion. Enslaved people used to ...

This month, Mensah adds author to her impressive CV with her debut book, Good Hair: The Essential Guide to Afro, Textured and Curly Hair. In it she shares her story from apprentice to business owner ...

Afro hair transplantation is frequently grouped under the broader category of hair restoration, yet anyone familiar with the procedure knows that this classification is misleading. Afro-textured hair ...

THE CLAIM: Black hair does not grow easily. “Good hair” or looser curl patterns are special because they can grow more in length. During the five-year process it took to prepare her second album, SZA ...

For the past three years or so, I've been on a quest to get the perfect honey highlights. I've been craving something lighter than a caramel but warmer than your typical blond hue, but the art of ...

From Afro Sheen to SheaMoisture, Black hair advertisements have played a pivotal role in shaping beauty standards within our culture. Through commercials showcasing a range of styles from blow outs ...

The Afro is one of the most iconic hairstyles of the last century. And one of its main ingredients was a hair product – Afro ...