After years of falling out of favor due to the natural hair movement, relaxed hair seems to be back by popular demand. With over 47.9 million views on TikTok and 600,000 posts on Instagram, a growing ...

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 ...

Whether you’re #TeamNatural or #TeamRelaxed these celebrities prove that versatility is the key to happy hair. Join the hair conversation today on ESSENCE Live at 4p/3c on ESSENCE.com!

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 ...

Love the smooth, straight look of chemically relaxed hair but hate dealing with constant breakage and dryness? You’re definitely not alone in this struggle. Relaxed hair is basically high-maintenance ...

When you relax your hair, it undergoes some controlled damage and as such, it is important to maintain it in a healthy fashion. Natural hair requires pampering, relaxed hair requires even more tender ...

Natural hair gets most of the attention, but plenty of people still do get relaxers. This treatment chemically straightens the hair, typically with sodium hydroxide, which breaks down hydrogen bonds ...