DALLAS — As concerns mount over potential health risks linked to chemical hair straighteners, one Black-owned haircare company is positioning itself as part of the solution. Autumn Yarbrough, founder ...

Just For Me hair care brand has been a mainstay of the Black community for decades. Many young girls remember the days of getting their kiddie relaxers to straighten their tight curls, but it’s a new ...

Just For Me, Creme of Nature, Dark & Lovely: For Black women, these relaxer brands likely bring up memories of chemical aromas, pressed roots and a girlhood coiffure nostalgia. And while the ...

Growing up in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood in the late 1990s, Traccye Love wished for the long, smooth tresses of pop star Aaliyah. “That was the look then — smooth and straight,” said Love, of Oak ...

Growing up in rural Georgia, Jenny Mitchell was 10 years old when she began using chemical relaxers to straighten her hair. Her mother relaxed Mitchell’s hair at home for years, using a product called ...