Why Do People Braid Hair? Many people choose braids as their go-to hairstyle because they’re stylish and low maintenance. They also protect your hair from daily styling, breakage, and the elements, ...

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 ...

Whether they want to streamline their beauty regimen, add some gorgeousness before vacation, or prepare their little ones for a few weeks at sleepaway camp, many Black people will pick braided ...

Chisom Okwor, a Google software engineer and founder, is transforming hair braiding with her new automated handheld braiding device—Braidiant. She told AfroTech, “I started to realize, as a Black ...

Almost every Black woman or girl has, at some point, purchased hair extensions for box braids, boho braids, twists or faux locs. For many Black women, these “protective styles” are worn year-round to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which opened on Broadway in 2023, just staged its L.A. premiere at Mark Taper ...

When Consumer Reports published findings from tests conducted on several synthetic braiding hair products in 2025, we detected heavy metals like lead in 90 percent and volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...