It’s normal to lose around 50 to 100 hairs per day, but how do you know when your hair shedding is normal or too much? With the mass amount ... Read More
Alopecia
5 Ways Your “Protective Style” is Damaging Your Hair
Black people have been using protective styles for years to maintain healthy hair. However, not all of these styles are as protective as ... Read More
4 Hair Growth Treatments That Actually Work
When it comes to your mane, you want it to look as good as possible. Whether it’s straighter than a pin needle, curlier than fries at the ... Read More
Loving My Natural Hair: “I Had to Unlearn What I Was Taught About Black Hair”
Most women feel strongly about their outward appearance, especially when it comes to their hair. Hair is a major part of any woman's ... Read More
After An Alopecia Diagnosis, She Took Her Power Back By Shaving Her Head
In 2012, after giving birth to her first child, Gina Knight found herself crying in the shower as she held the hair that was once attached ... Read More
FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Severe Alopecia
For many of us, our hair is our pride and glory, so experiencing hair loss can bring us great grief. Alopecia is a disease that affects ... Read More
Black Women & CCC Alopecia: 5 Things You Must Know
By now everyone has probably heard about what happened at the Oscars with Will Smith and Chris Rock due to his "G.I. Jane" joke about Jada ... Read More
Hair Styles That Can Lead to Hair Loss
Hairstyles are a defining feature for many people, but some 'dos can also damage hair follicles. Black women are prone to a type of hair ... Read More
Why Are More Black Women Losing Hair?
Most black women can attest to learning at a young age that their hair is their crowning glory, so it’s not hard to imagine how traumatizing ... Read More
Scalp Conditions: Treatments & Causes
Here are three scalp conditions you and your family should know about: I. Ringworm of the Scalp Ringworm of the scalp is not really a ... Read More
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: Her Bald Head, Alopecia, & Moving Forward
The year 2020 was the first time that Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley wore her bald head on Capital Hill and we love it! But now in 2022, ... Read More
School Bans 5-Year-Old’s Haircut That Hides His Alopecia
There have been a number of reports in the news lately of school or school sports "policy" concerning Black people's hair. There were girls ... Read More