It takes some thoughtful, consistent and patient work to go from wearing a texturized look into being au naturel; here’s why.

In October 1998, Shannon Shelton decided to transition to wearing her hair in its natural state, as curly and nappy as that happened to be.

You have to be prepared for and informed about keratin treatments before undergoing one. Don’t believe the “Five months only, semi-permanent” fairy tale, and find an experienced stylist.

Grab your heat protectant, microfiber towel, round brush, a blow dryer.

If perfect, effortless curls sound too good to be true, they just might be.

Have you ever spent hours straightening your hair only to have it curl back up the minute you go outside on a hot summer or rainy day?

We tried it, and we LOVED it. You will, too!

It’s basically the box chemical relaxer, reincarnated, and it will give you permanent beach waves. Is it worth the risk?

While I view this movement as a feministic decision to do whatever the heck I want, many women have different reasons as to why they decided to go natural.

Use heat responsibly.

Five steps to creating a healthy hair regimen for your curls.

This salon owner is changing how we think of the Dominican salon.

You stayed up all night and tossed and turned all night while trying to sleep with rollers in. Make sure your sleepless night was worth it.

The difference between Ceramic, Tourmaline, and Titanium flat irons, along with recommendations from popular curly hair Youtubers.

3 steps to safely stretching your transitioning hair to prevent heat damage.

From Madame CJ Walker to Angela Davis, here’s a brief history of the beautiful Black hair story.

A texturizer will loosen your curl pattern without the intensity of a relaxer, but will it convert your Type 4 hair into a Type 3?

Not everyone is lucky enough to have perfectly uniform and symmetrical curls. If you have some straight stragglers, the Toilet Paper Method may work for you.

I was bored with my wash-and-go so I decided to channel Old Hollywood glamour with my natural curls.

Reduce the direct heat you inflict on your curls.

Would you believe us if we told you this wig was less than $30? All kinds of yasss. One of our curly hair crushes, Jessica Pettway, gives us all the deets.

Are your curls crunchy, dry, hard, and stiff? You need to read this.

Now that I have chopped the majority of my straight ends off, I can now truly enjoy twisting without adding perm rods to the ends!

Fall in love with these volumizing root lifters all over again.

I’ll show you how I place, apply, and take down my CurlFormers for glamorous wavy hair that lasts all week.

The key to finding the right flat iron is knowing what your hair needs. These 8 flat irons fit every budget.

Contrary to popular belief, the power of a “curl refresher” is not reserved to the wavy and curly hair communities. Revive your style in between wash day with these.