New research raises concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Now, many Black women want safer alternatives.

"When I started doing hair, everybody's hair was chemically. They had relaxers...the more we relaxed it, the more it fell out ...

In simple terms, relaxed hair refers to hair that has been chemically straightened using the same chemicals that are used for a perm. These products work by breaking down the natural bonds within ...

What makes relaxed hair grow faster? Maintaining a healthy scalp, minimizing heat and chemical damage, staying hydrated, and ...

Years later, and my own transition from chemically relaxed hair to a fledgling ‘naturalista’ has given me a new appreciation for the process of ‘resting’ my hair. This past summer ...

“Maybe they were relaxed at a young age ... A recent National Institutes of Health study found that women who use chemical hair straighteners more than four times a year face an increased ...