If you’ve ever enjoyed the soothing sensation of a scalp massage, you’re familiar with its immediate relaxation benefits. But what you might not know is that when done correctly, scalp massages can ...
A healthy scalp is the foundation of thick, strong, and vibrant hair, and one of the simplest ways to nurture your scalp is ...
The kitchen used to be my stepmother’s makeshift salon; it was where I got my first hair relaxer. I was 13 and knew nothing about the process of this hair treatment, all I knew was my hair was finally ...
Just For Me, Creme of Nature, Dark & Lovely: For Black women, these relaxer brands likely bring up memories of chemical aromas, pressed roots and a girlhood coiffure nostalgia. And while the ...
The quest for longer, stronger, and thicker hair is a complicated one, as everyone has different types of hair. In Ayurveda, hair oiling has existed for over 5000 years, which involves massaging the ...
This viewpoint is common among women nearing the end of their braided, bantu-knotted and picked rope styles lengthening their getting ready process to hours. It’s also a popular sentiment with those ...
Natural hair gets most of the attention, but plenty of people still do get relaxers. This treatment chemically straightens the hair, typically with sodium hydroxide, which breaks down hydrogen bonds ...
The dead-straight hairstyles that multiple Black women rocked throughout the ‘00s have slowly but surely been usurped by natural hair. Among millennials in particular there has been a shift as the ...