Here's how a year without braids helped one writer recover from traction alopecia and find healthy protective styles.

That’s weird, thought 29-year-old Drea Okeke as she examined her new set of box braids. Getting a fresh set of braids was typically a liberating experience for the content creator, but in that moment, ...

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Traction alopecia is hair loss that is triggered by improper hair maintenance or hairstyles that stress the hair follicles [Courtesy] Having a full head of hair is a bigger blessing than many ...

Like others who have sported braided hair since childhood, I grew up with the understanding that tight styles which captured every errant hair (especially around the hairline) extended the longevity ...

Braids are both a culturally significant hairstyle as well as a convenient and protective one. Across several cultures, braiding hair is a tradition that people pass down through generations, with ...

Lasheera Chambers styles Andrea Vernae's hair into crochet braids for her character in Redwood. Photo by Kate Szrom/Courtesy of Portland Center Stage at The Armory Braiding has long been more than ...

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley was getting her braids re-twisted last fall when she realized her hair was becoming patchy in some places. “From there, it accelerated very quickly,” Pressley said in a video ...

How your tight hairstyle is secretly snatching your hairline and what you can do about it. Let’s see in this short guide. (Image Credits: Instagram) From a ballet dancer to an air hostess, anyone ...