The Kérastase ambassador discusses how she’s handling the chop heard ‘round the world and why she could have skipped sleeping ...

While you’re not eating your braids, exposure to harmful chemicals could come by using your mouth to separate strands, eating after touching the hair, or children putting braids in their mouth.

Also included were Magic Fingers 3X Stretched Braiding Hair; Sassy Collection Kanekalon Jumbo Braid; Shake-N-Go FreeTress and Organique Mastermix; Hbegant Afro Twist; Debut Wavy Hair Weave and ...

A nutrient-rich diet may help your hair grow. But it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Other things, like age, genetics, medication use, environmental exposure, and overall health, also play a role in ...

For many, braids are more than just a hairstyle—they are a cultural statement and a convenient, low-maintenance beauty choice. But could they come at a cost to consumers’ health? Shakeria ...

The looming election campaign might begin to rebuild this country, or drive us further into division and stagnation. The choice is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s. He can either strive to unite the ...

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, and ...

CHARLOTTE — A new Consumer Reports investigation is raising concerns about synthetic braiding hair—something used by countless people, especially Black people, including children. Testing ...

For as long as they have been around, braid extensions have been marketed as a “protective style”, allowing wearers an escape from the daily styling of their own hair. Now, recent research ...

However, an ambitious medical student named Chrystal G. Thomas first wrote a paper that was published called “Carcinogenic materials in synthetic braids: an unrecognized risk of hair products for ...

A few synthetic hair products were linked to cancer-causing chemicals and high levels of lead. HealthDay News — Some popular synthetic hair products used for braids, twists and extensions may ...