Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell's hair ...

A semi-permanent alternative to relaxer, a texture release temporarily loosens curls and coils. Two years into my natural hair journey, I was at my wit’s end with the dual texture of my hair.

In 2022, the NIH published a study stating the links between uterine cancer and hair relaxer use. Over 33,000 women participated in the Sister Study with 378 diagnosed with cancer over the course ...

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I can recall the day I got my first hair relaxer like it was yesterday. At the tender age of 13, it was also the first time I’d ever stepped foot into an Afro Hair salon to get my tresses tamed ...

Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman and the Greater Queens NY Chapter of the Links held an awareness event in Laurelton on Tuesday ...

Common cause of scalp burn is when the relaxer is left on the hair for longer than necessary. When I did my first ever perm, the hairdresser applied some petroleum jelly on the tips of my ears and ...

Hair relaxers have been around for more than 100 years. In just a matter of minutes, these chemical straightening products can iron out curly hair. But now more than 100 lawsuits have been filed ...

[Getty Images] For a long time following the advent of hair relaxers, frizzy or kinky hair was frowned upon. While some women are currently embracing kinky hair as part of their identity ...

From classic updos to chill everyday braids, there’s no shortage of Olivia Rodrigo hair moments for inspiration. Scroll through ten must-screenshot looks here.