Creamy crack, perms, relaxers — known by many polyonyms, chemical hair straighteners have been a fixture in the Black beauty space since their inception in 1909. But now, with the FDA proposing a ban ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new study has found women who used hair straightening chemicals were at higher risk for uterine cancer. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) compared ...

After a long stretch of pin-straight, glass-hair trends, the perm has waltzed right back into the spotlight—and this time, it’s softer, healthier, and far less terrifying than the 1980s spiral ...

"Korean-style root perms create subtle volume at the root," Dunning explains. This particular type of root perm is gaining in ...

Wait long enough and everything comes back in style is an age-old truism. That day has arrived for perms. Hair salons across metro Detroit are seeing a blast from the past with the return of the ...

Which hair perm kit is best? A hair perm, short for permanent, is one of the easiest ways to change the look of your hair and keep it changed. While the perms’ peak popularity has passed, they’re ...

For a Black woman, her hair can be her crowning glory, an expression of pride in her appearance. But it can also be something more, something deeper — something rooted in culture and a complicated ...