Almost every Black woman or girl has purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists, faux locs and other ...

The products’ health effects still need to be studied, but several compounds were found to exceed EU limits for consumer products ...

Black-owned premium hair extension brand expands its Double Drawn Burmese Curly collection with longest length to date ...

Braid wearers assume human hair and “non-toxic” synthetic braiding hair are safe options, but a Consumer Reports study showed that they, too, come with risk.

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A new study published Feb. 11 in the American Chemical Society journal Environment & Health has found that synthetic and human hair extensions, popular among Black communities, contain more chemicals ...

Share on Pinterest Recent research has found that many hair extensions may contain chemicals that are linked to cancer. Image Credit: Vera Lair/Stocksy A new study has found that many types of hair ...

A Black woman entrepreneur created a plant-based alternative to synthetic hair extensions. Osahon Ojeaga prepares to launch her new plant-based hair extensions brand, Nourie, with the help of $2.5 ...

Weaves, wefts and bundles are just some of the many monikers used to describe hair extensions within black and afro hair beauty communities. But despite their price tag (a bundle of premium extensions ...

As the summer season gets closer, it serves as the perfect time to start thinking about wearing protective hairstyles. But, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are urging ...