Natural-hair care is both an art and a science, organized by a rubric of curl patterns. But understanding Black hair requires a deeper understanding than that of the waves, curls, coils, and kinks ...

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 Black women in my family have been straightening their hair for as long as I can remember. Because of this, straight hair was all I knew. Without it, I rarely felt confident or beautiful.

Curls come in many forms, from loose waves to tight coils - no two textures are the same. You might have embraced your natural curls since day one, or you might still be in the process of ...

The contemporary natural-hair movement, which began in the early 2000s, has always been closely tied to hair-care products. Or, in the beginning, a lack thereof. Before there was Miss Jessie’s Curly ...

"Hi guys, welcome to my channel," played like a broken record in my head throughout my college days, during which I was consumed with the growing natural hair community on YouTube. "Today I'm gonna ...