How to Keep Your Straightened Hair from "Shrinking Back Up"
How to Keep Your Straightened Hair from "Shrinking Back Up"

Keep your hair straight after you’ve straightened it.

This Is How You Straighten Type 4 Hair Without Damaging It
This Is How You Straighten Type 4 Hair Without Damaging It

Want to straighten your hair on occasion, with as little heat damage as much as possible? Try this.

Why Oil Doesn't Work as a Heat Protectant
Why Oil Doesn't Work as a Heat Protectant

Are you familiar with the smoke points of your oils? It determines whether your hair is going to be protected from heat styling.

Texture Tales: Gabi on Putting Her Straightener Away to Embrace Her Curly Hair
Texture Tales: Gabi on Putting Her Straightener Away to Embrace Her Curly Hair

I know it is hard to say goodbye to a straightener, but you will only ever feel like the real YOU when you will finally embrace what nature gave you.

Best Hair Straightening Products for Curly Hair
Best Hair Straightening Products for Curly Hair

Here’s the serums and heat protectants you need to maintain healthy hair.

5 Myths About Relaxers
5 Myths About Relaxers

With information overload nowadays in the comment sections and on Instagram, there’s no wonder why so many myths about hair relaxers floating around.

7 Reasons You Can’t Figure Out Your Curl Pattern
7 Reasons You Can’t Figure Out Your Curl Pattern

3B? 4C? 2A? You just might have curls and coils, but these are the things that are getting in the way.

Correcting It? Do we need correction?
Correcting It? Do we need correction?

Curlies don’t need correction!

What it Looks Like to Be One Year into a Natural Hair Journey
What it Looks Like to Be One Year into a Natural Hair Journey

Trying to decide to go natural? Here’s what you could look like in one year. Read about 9 women’s natural hair journeys!

Should You Color and Straighten Natural Hair?
Should You Color and Straighten Natural Hair?

Are you still a part of the natural hair community if you straighten your curls? Some say that any alteration of the curl pattern or hair texture is a violation of the natural hair code.

Win Smooth 'N Shine to Love Your Hair Every Day, Every Way
Win Smooth 'N Shine to Love Your Hair Every Day, Every Way

Nourish breaking, dry curls with this new frizz-fighting formula.

Is Getting a Blowout Bad for Your Naturally Curly Hair?
Is Getting a Blowout Bad for Your Naturally Curly Hair?

Although there is always a risk with heat, every head of curls is different.

You Can WIN Design Essentials Agave & Lavender for Constantly Moisturized Curls!
You Can WIN Design Essentials Agave & Lavender for Constantly Moisturized Curls!

Want a stretched or straight style? Don’t damage your curls. Use Agave & Lavender!

What to Use if You Straighten Your Hair This Winter
What to Use if You Straighten Your Hair This Winter

These products protect against heat damage and tame your frizz.

Editorials: Seventeen's New Editor is Anti-Curl
Editorials: Seventeen's New Editor is Anti-Curl

Women with curly hair already are underrepresented in the media, considering that roughly half the world’s population has curly or kinky hair.

Chelsea Clinton's new do
Chelsea Clinton's new do

Chelsea sells out…straightens curls!

Fashion schmashion: I said no flat iron
Do You Need these Blow-Drying Extras?
Do You Need these Blow-Drying Extras?

Extras, extras, blow dryer extras, read all about ‘em!

How To Straighten Hair Without Heat
How To Straighten Hair Without Heat

Avoiding heat doesn’t mean you have to give up on straight styles altogether.

WATCH: Wavy To Straight and Back Again with Cantu
WATCH: Wavy To Straight and Back Again with Cantu

How do feel like wearing your hair today?

2 Years After Being Called 'Un Pajon,' I Now Embrace My Natural Hair
2 Years After Being Called 'Un Pajon,' I Now Embrace My Natural Hair

In Washington, D.C. the natural community is in abundance. For Leyla, however, embracing her curls wasn’t always an easy feat.

5 Hacks For A Successful Straightened Hairstyle
5 Hacks For A Successful Straightened Hairstyle

According to Studio Redd Salon owner and hairstylist, Tina Redd, “The only con to straightening natural curly hair is doing it incorrectly.”

7 Hair Tools That Will Make Your Next Wash & Style Much Easier
7 Hair Tools That Will Make Your Next Wash & Style Much Easier

Sometimes your hands are just not enough to wash and style curly hair–even for the minimalist natural.

How to Stretch Your Hair with the Banding Method
How to Stretch Your Hair with the Banding Method

While generally a sign of healthy hair, shrinkage also sometimes leads to the formation of knots and tangles, causing excessive breakage.

3 Must-Haves EVERY Transitioner Needs in Her Bathroom
3 Must-Haves EVERY Transitioner Needs in Her Bathroom

Your hair has severe damage from the constant chemical processing it has endured.

The Risks (and Benefits) of Using a "Straightening Brush"
The Risks (and Benefits) of Using a "Straightening Brush"

We are constantly searching for versatile ways to straighten our natural hair without the risk of damage. Is a straightening brush the answer?

Can You Straighten Curly Hair with a Steamer?
Can You Straighten Curly Hair with a Steamer?

What does steam do to curly hair?