Yet, time and again, these same styles—rooted in the stories and struggles of Black women—are appropriated, taken and displayed on non-Black bodies. In contrast, Black women are ridiculed or even ...

Consider, for example, how non-Black women are lauded for wearing braids, pumping collagen ... appropriation when we have 20-inch yaky, or bleach blonde hair. When Black women wear straight ...

Hair braiders across Illinois may face fewer restrictions on their trade. The Illinois House unanimously passed a bill ...

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

Ten popular synthetic braiding hair products were found to contain chemicals that may cause cancer, according to a Consumer Reports investigation. For many people, especially Black women and ...

A recent Consumer Reports (CR) study revealed that various synthetic braiding hair brands we’ve all used at some point—from Sensationnel to Shake-N-Go—contain carcinogens, heavy metals ...

What are the different types of braids you can add to your hair styling options? Check out the names of top hairstyles with ...

Box braids, cornrows, twists, faux locs, weaves, crochet hair–the possibilities are endless. But are these beloved styles more harmful rather than helpful? Synthetic hair, commonly used for ...

Last month, a Consumer Reports study found cancer-causing carcinogens in ten synthetic braiding hair brands, including Sensationnel and Shake-N-Go. After testing two samples from each, lead was ...

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