While tender-headedness is more of a cultural term than a medical one, scalp sensitivities are real, especially for those who ...

Six-plus hours in a salon chair and a couple hundred dollars are the up-front costs for a trendy protective style that will ...

Alternatively, you can braid the leave-out section and crochet textured hair for added protection. But don't count out full wigs—there are some great natural-looking textures out there.

“A high-quality human hair blonde wig starts at around £500 and if you’re wearing it daily, you’ll need to wash it every two weeks with a sulphate-free shampoo or conditioner,” says Dublin.

Much of the synthetic braiding hair, human hair for extensions, wigs and weaves, styling tools, braiding gel and other products is imported from or has packaging from China, which was subject to a ...

A braider at Eve’s African Braiding in College Park, Ga., picks up pieces of synthetic braiding hair to feed into client Sadajah Herring’s hair to create knotless braids, Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

To braid or not to braid? It’s a question many Black women are asking as summer approaches, after Consumer Reports says its investigation found 10 popular synthetic braiding hair products ...

But as the wig market has expanded, so has the confusion: synthetic wigs, human hair blends, and 100% human hair…what’s really worth investing in long-term? Let’s break it all down.

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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 ...

Stylists also suggested the use of human hair for braiding, but that tends to be more expensive than the plant-based brand. “There are people who only get human hair for their braids,” Balem said.