Explore Maryam Hampton's guide on creating stunning faux locs with Marley hair, featuring step-by-step instructions, ...

You don’t need to be a professional stylist or spend hours each morning to achieve beautiful, polished hairstyles. The secret ...

Learn how to transform natural curly hair with step-by-step tutorials by Maryam J Hampton. Discover techniques for achieving a voluminous, fluffy braid out using detangling methods, a cool setting ...

Braids have a long, rich, storied history that intertwines both practicality and cultural status. The French braid, in particular, dates back thousands of years to North Africa and ancient Greece, but ...

While braids are a popular, universal protective style that has myriad merits and dates back across cultures for thousands of years, getting them is a costly and lengthy process that still takes hours ...

Deemed the "Halo Braid," the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style. The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard ...

While you can easily achieve a French braid on fresh, clean hair, or few-days-old hair, it can be helpful to start your prep when you wash and dry. Russell says that creating the right texture is ...

Would you visit a natural hair stylist with a week of formal training? If you live in New York, you might have to one day. There is a proposal to decrease the number of hours required to acquire a ...

The protective styling trend has millions of women reaching for synthetic braiding hair, but a troubling reality lurks beneath those perfectly sculpted braids. Recent investigations have uncovered ...

Synthetic braiding hair from major brands found to contain carcinogens, heavy metals, and organic compounds. Findings raise concerns for Black women seeking alternatives to toxic chemical ...

A new report found carcinogens and lead in popular brands of synthetic hair widely used in salons. A Philly scientist says more transparency is needed for consumer safety. Shelly Smith braids hair for ...