Being a self-starter means there’s not a lot of time for rest and pleasure. Finding time for self-care, especially when it comes to doing your hair, can be a challenge. You may have kids running ...

Tyla’s hair combined cornrows with a sew-in, similar to the style she was seen in just last week. However, there are some key ...

Dating back 5000 years, braids have long played a significant role in the expression of Black women. The origin of hair-braiding can be traced back to 3500 BC, where the Himba people of Namibia ...

Even more importantly, at the very front of her hair was a single cornrow, which is a clever trick to keep her edges intact ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...

Jennifer Lawrence joked to 'Harper's Bazaar' that she can't wear braids without someone asking about Katniss Everdeen, her ...

Box braids are currently a trendy protective hairstyle for Black women. If you’ve tried out this hairstyle before and wondered, ‘Where did box braids originate?’ then you’re in the right place because ...

After not having braids for some years (mostly because salons were closed during those strange pandemic years), I wanted in — but the question was who would I trust to braid me beautiful? I quite ...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama opens up like never before about her style evolution, and the importance of wearing natural hair and protective styles ...

Protective styles are used in the Black community to take a break from manipulating natural hair. These styles, however, are often believed to be one of the leading reasons behind the rise in traction ...

In a perfect world, you would wake up every morning with freshly blown-out, perfectly styled hair, but unfortunately, that's not most people's reality. And on days in between washes, it can be easy ...

Tight hairstyles like ponytails, braids, and buns can cause traction alopecia, a type of hair loss from constant tension on ...