I haven't had a relaxer since sometime in middle school. Over the years, I've worn braids, twist-outs, buns, crochet, pretty much all of it. And the abundance of info online created the opportunity ...

Nowadays, everywhere you turn you seem to see a new product geared towards natural hair. These products tend to have improved ingredients eliminating mineral oil, petrolatum and sulfates, which have ...

So now that we've heard what the science suggests about the risk of hair relaxers, maybe you've decided to stop using them. To help us figure out how to do that, we're joined now by April Kayganich.

Going from relaxed hair to natural hair or from natural hair to relaxed hair is a big decision. If you've spent time on either side and then decided to make a change, it will feel like you're learning ...

No one would have predicted the shift but it is happening. More and more women are moving from natural to relaxed hair. A few years ago, the natural hair movement was all the rage and natural girls ...

Over the past couple of years, natural hair has been the big trend among African-American women. Many have gone through the drastic cutting of the hair, also known as the “big chop,” while some have ...

Curious about natural vs. relaxed hair? We surveyed 15 people to learn what’s better in terms of maintenance, style, and societal pressure. The natural vs. relaxed hair debate is basically the Jollof ...

Relaxers for hair have long been a beauty staple, but what exactly does it mean to have relaxed hair? In simple terms, relaxed hair refers to hair that has been chemically straightened using the same ...

Senior beauty editor Erin Stovall dishes on her 4C curl quest. For years, I begged my mom to let me relax my hair and was beyond thrilled when she finally relented. Over the next six years, I happily ...

In the quest for sleek, straight hair, many of us have reached for chemical relaxers. But let’s face it, while they do the job, they’re not exactly handing out any favors to the health of our hair or ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to hair stylist April Kayganich about what it takes to transition from relaxed to natural hair. What it takes to transition from relaxed to natural hair AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: ...