A new study found that synthetic hair brands used for braiding contain harmful chemicals. Consumer Reports said it found carcinogens in all the products they tested. The company analyzed 10 synthetic ...

Acetone and similar VOCs pose endocrine and reproductive risks as well, with the potential to shift the way hormones like ...

Hair is sacred to Black women, as are the institutions that shift and mold our tresses, styling them for seasons and occasions. Beauty salons are staples in the Black community, but the braiding shop ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put in their hair. But they’re wondering if the convenience and ...

A beauty writer takes us into her service at Harlem's luxury African braiding shop (and why it's worth the price).

Here, we break down the multi-hyphenate's gorgeous CFDA look and what you should know about the Tigrayan style.

OREGON, USA — Amarea Priddy has been getting her hair braided and using extensions since she was a little kid. "I like getting my hair braided. I also do like my own hair, like when my brother does it ...

To playwright Jocelyn Bioh, the African hair braiders of Harlem are icons. “They’re a large part of the economy of Harlem,” Bioh said of the Manhattan neighborhood. “Those are women-owned businesses, ...

Every few decades the theater needs its “Steel Magnolias.” Before Robert Haring’s beauty-shop dramedy opened in 1987, there was Clare Booth Luce’s 1936 comedy, “The Women,” which also made a beauty ...

How long has Jaja's African Hair Braiding been running on Broadway? Jaja's African Hair Braiding opened at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway) on Tuesday Oct 03, 2023 and has now been running ...