Research exposes harmful chemicals in synthetic hair used for braids and extensions, creating health concerns for those wearing protective styles for long time.

Burke's Braiding Academy in West Hempstead offers classes on braiding, locs and more, celebrating natural hair and cultural ...

With her dreadlocks and pierced nose, Sunniva Gylver (pictured) says she wants to show a different face of the Protestant Church of Norway. (Photo by Jonathan Klein/ AFP) The day before she was ...

"They paint it, but this is the finger—I don't know if you guys know—that you use the most, for everything all the time," Purnell says. "Then you have to take it off, put it back on, it's very ...

The Pontiac, Mich. native opens up to XXL about the controversy surrounding his popular new song "Pink Dreads," doing a joint project with streamer PlaqueBoyMax, the new music he's working on and ...

In Ghanaian society, many people frown upon both men and women wearing dreadlocks for several reasons. From claiming it is fetish to calling it dirty, these preconceived notions often blind people ...

Whatever the reason the journey finds you, it’s a critical lesson learned on patience and care. The path to fully mature locs begins with starter locs, the first step in an empowering hair ...

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Butterfly locs are an example of faux locs with a slightly different texture. The style is achieved by looping wavy hair into a braid using a crochet needle. Unlike faux locs, which require you to ...