There are a few ways to keep hair healthy and strong, but as the name suggests, a protective style shields hair from damage, breakage, and other environmental factors that can keep it from flourishing ...

Big hair definitely rocks — but thanks to genetics, we can’t all have it. However, natural hair is very versatile. Why not create the illusion of big hair? To make my fine, shrink-prone hair appear ...

Protective hairstyles — hairstyles that protect the shaft and ends of the hair — are a big part of the natural hair community. Among wigs, weaves, dreadlocs, twists, and braids, box braids (braids ...

If you have kinky, coily, or multitextured hair, you know that Afro hair and frigid temperatures do not mix. Our curls crave moisture, and subzero weather only dries out our delicate ringlets. That's ...

"We started the braid bar about four years ago. It started purely because we would braid each other's hair and we would all walk around the salon like that," Marino said. "Clients started to notice ...