WEBVTT ALOPECIA.VANESSA: ALL HAIRSTYLES ARE NOTCREATED EQUALLY ACCORDING TODR. CRYSTAL AGUH.>> IT IS VERY COMMON CAUSE OFHAIR LOSS.IT IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITHTHE TYPE OF HAIRSTYLES THATPEOPLE ARE ...

That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...

Protective styles are foundational to Black hair care and styling. But, recently, many Black women have realized they can do more harm than good. We all love a style that eats down but is it worth it ...

VIDEO: Kyra Pulliam shares her experiences as a Black woman living with alopecia, a disease with which she’s struggled since her teen years. Colorful deep crochet braids hang from Kyra Pulliam’s head, ...

For many black women, maintaining the perfect hairstyle is a central goal. Using weaves or braids to achieve a look without thinking of the consequences is common, but the damaging results are far ...

Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss caused by hairstyles or other things that pull on your hair. This is most often due to wearing tight hairstyles, but it can also come from wearing caps or ...

How your tight hairstyle is secretly snatching your hairline and what you can do about it. Let’s see in this short guide.

For this edition, associate beauty editor Annie Blay-Tettey speaks with three women about their journey with traction alopecia, and how hair loss ultimately helped them gain so much more. That’s weird ...

Colorful deep crochet braids hang from Kyra Pulliam’s head, a style she proudly sports in order to protect her healthy thick and natural hair. However, the South Floridian has experienced difficulty ...