Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many women on social media have returned to using hair relaxers for ease while styling. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty Images/Image ...

Yet a few of the ‘relaxer girls’ revealed they did not actually use the hair relaxers that made them famous, but rather, they straightened and used mousse to achieve their silky and glossy look.

NEW ORLEANS — For more than twenty years, some Black women have been making a shift to protect their hair and their health. The reason behind their decision to move away from chemical relaxers varies ...

Tabnie Dozier was in kindergarten when she started getting her hair straightened with chemical relaxers that often contained the same ingredients used to unclog drains. Dozier, who’s Black, spent the ...

It's time to reconsider the use of hair relaxers and explore safer, healthier alternatives. Black women often have thick, textured hair, and many turn to hair relaxers for a sleek, smooth, and soft ...

When we were younger, and we went to the salon to ‘relax’ our natural hair, we used to look at the young girls on those relaxer boxes with envy. Their hair was so long and sleeky, we hoped using the ...

There's a debate on TikTok about the differences between relaxers and texture releases. Relaxers and texture releases are two treatments that straighten hair. A professional hairstylist breaks down ...

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 ...