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.

they were anything but relaxing. The worst happened when I was about 16 years old and had been having my hair permanently straightened since I was 12, so I wasn’t new to the process. Still ...

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 ...

Get basics about the treatment as well as easy tips to follow when washing and caring for your relaxed hair. A relaxer is a ...

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 ...

"Every time I took out my weave at the salon, I would have them chemically 'relax' my hair and would then put on another weave on the same day - I was never with my own hair," says Bandile (not ...

The FDA missed its deadline to ban a highly toxic gas found in hair products favored by women of color. Some Oregon women ...