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In the Black community, protective hairstyles are essential and often the go-to hairstyle for any occasion. Box braids, cornrows, twists, faux locs, weaves, crochet hair–the possibilities are endless.

A Consumer Reports study earlier this year raised question about what’s really in synthetic braiding hair. Although some people do, it’s still uncommon for Black women to wash their braiding ...

Nourie's plant-based braiding hair is the first of its kind designed to make the protective styling experience a breeze. Yes, you read that correctly! Plant-based braiding hair is the newest ...

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 ...

Black folks —and women in particular — are familiar with the exhausting process of getting our hair braided, or worse, receiving a “Hey girl” text from our stylists, meaning our hair’s not getting ...