La Jolla Playhouse recently opened a production of Jocelyn Bioh's Tony Award-winning play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Set in a Harlem hair braiding salon, the story explores love, family, ...

Doctors are calling it a health emergency: A new study found harmful, cancer-causing chemicals in some synthetic braiding hair products ... dermatologist Dr. Alia Brown. She has treated patients ...

“They can feel almost as if ants are crawling on their scalp,” said dermatologist Dr. Alia Brown. She said in addition to the link to cancer, toxic braiding hair can cause rashes and other ...

In addition to Del Rey's new warm brunette shade, she rocked a fresh style, too, courtesy of hair stylist Anna Cofone, who ...

For her appearance, Del Rey ditched her honey blonde hair in favor of a bold new brunette ... who dubs the color Brown Sugar Brunette. As Cunningham notes, the color, which was created with ...

How safe are braids ... hair and helping with takedowns,” Rogers told DW. Rogers' team tested two samples from each of the 10 most popular products on the market, all in shades of black or dark ...

Why Do People Braid Hair? Many people choose braids as their go-to hairstyle because they’re stylish and low maintenance. They also protect your hair from daily styling, breakage, and the ...

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 ...

Protective braided ... brown communities are often more impacted by environmental hazards. I found this intersection in the beauty industry as it affects Black women especially. I locked my hair ...

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 ...

For the occasional, not-so-serious baker, any old lump of brown sugar might do: light brown, dark brown or even white mixed with a bit of molasses. But for those who strive for baking perfection ...

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 ...