Consumer Reports finds harmful chemicals in popular synthetic hair used for braids and wigs, raising health concerns for ...

Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it?

Long, flowing wigs and weave extensions have dominated the catwalks of Ivory Coast's massively popular beauty pageants for ...

Next contestants in Miss Côte d'Ivoire beauty pageantry will not be allowed to use wigs. Miss Côte d'Ivoire2025 bans wigs, ...

Summer is all about embracing ease and elegance, especially when it comes to hair. For women over 40, finding the perfect ...

Black women’s metaphorical pledge of allegiance to braids dates back thousands of years. In the 60s, advancements in polymer technology (the manufacture of materials such as plastics, paints, rubber, ...

​​Carcinogens And Lead Were Found In Synthetic Hair Marketed To Black Women For the Consumer Reports ... such as synthetic hair braids and wigs, and does not produce any of the ...

Still, she didn't think the report on synthetic hair being linked to cancer would stop Black women from getting extensions ... "It's part of the culture: braids, wigs, sewing, all this stuff.

A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation around Black beauty and health.

Black hair has always been a target — discriminated against in classrooms, policed as unprofessional in the office, condemned ...