Izina Hair Brand Blends African Heritage And Community With Loc Extensions. Izina is based in Burundi, and supports local artisans in its operations.

Founded by natural hair advocate Diana and business partner Jordane in 2021, their mission to provide women with loc extensions started in Burundi. “We wanted to create something that truly ...

For Julee Wilson, Cosmopolitan’s beauty editor-at-large, that’s good news. “I love to see it,” she says “Braids and locs on ...

A local beauty supply store sees 20% price increases on hair products popular in the Black community as Trump's tariffs take ...

Protective styles are the most popular for long-lasting hairstyles for black hair. They not only reduce breakage and manipulation, but they also let you experiment with daring, imaginative styles ...

Many Black women have hair types and workplace-favored styles that require careful attention, and they can spend hundreds of dollars at salons each month on extensions, weaves, wigs, and braids.

Then, in the 20th century, as African Americans gained their freedom and status, some chose Eurocentric hairstyles, which meant flattening their hair and its natural curls. Nicole Jenkins, Howard ...

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 ...

This article was supported by SGCI. [KAMPALA] Ugandan researchers are transforming discarded banana stems into textiles, hair extensions and sanitary pads, positioning the East African nation to ...