Learn a step-by-step wash day routine for long, dark, naturally curly hair, beginning from an old twist-out style. The process includes cleansing with Giovanni shampoo and a Vanity Planet scalp ...

Despite outdated beauty ideals that say otherwise, natural hair looks just as elegant for formal events as it does any other day. If you’re looking for a new updo or braided hairdo idea for Christmas ...

A Consumer Reports study earlier this year raised question about what’s really in synthetic braiding hair. Although some people do, it’s still uncommon for Black women to wash their braiding ...

Kimberly Burke was just 10 years old when braiding came to her rescue for the first time. "I started braiding my dolls’ hair when I went into foster care," the Freeport native, now 55, recalls.