My maternal grandmother, whom I affectionately call Madile—a contraction of 'Mamie,' the French word for grandma, and Odile, ...

Black hair is more than just strands of keratin. The afros, locs, braids, twists, and Bantu knots are a cultural archive, a ...

From winning multiple beauty awards to garnering genuine praise online, Beyoncé's haircare brand Cécred has passed the public ...

I am Genotype AS and have not been in any hospital for 30 years, or for as long as I can remember, to be treated for malaria fever. I am bitten my mosquitoes every day. If you put my resilience to not ...

Hair relaxers, used by many Black women for sleek, straight hair, may pose a significant breast cancer risk. The Ghana Breast Health Study (GBHS), found that Ghanaian women who use chemical relaxers, ...

Jessicca Alexander embraces her natural hair after years of using relaxers, linking them to her uterine cancer diagnosis.

how do I wear my natural hair and how am I able to embrace that.” A recent National Institutes of Health study found that ...

Flewellen’s Hair Salon has been a staple in Oak Cliff for more than 50 years. Flewellen offers chemical hair relaxers to her clients but not without warning.

"I have been directing my natural hair clients more towards a safer option ... The alternatives can cost much more than a box of relaxer which typically retails at $10. Story said the alternative ...

"I have been directing my natural hair clients more towards a safer option, which I have found to be keratin treatments, protein-based treatments, amino acid treatments," she said. The alternatives ...

LABADIE, Mo. — A historic Environmental Protection Agency rule change in 2024 was about to cause trouble for a heavily polluting Missouri power plant. The rule will likely be reversed in what ...