This holiday season, I am retiring my extra small knotless braids in exchange for creative low-tension styles. I knew it was time to reset when, this summer, I found a small bald spot, aka traction ...

Gray hair is no longer a color to cover up. It’s now a symbol of a life well-lived. From gray blending using highlights to transition your tone, to Refy Beauty showing just how glamorous gray hair ...

The truth is, your hair is growing. It may be breaking faster than it grows, but it is definitely growing. Trying to make your hair grow faster will make you try varieties of solutions, from rice ...

Grammy-nominated jazz singer Nnenna Freelon understands that the way we wear our hair is about more than style. “Hair represents so much of our sense of beauty and female ego,” the GRAMMY-nominated ...

Axing off her suburban bleached pixie for natural curls, Rihanna maintained the honey color she’s been drawn to this year (cue her Vogue China and Perfect magazine covers). A rare look we can credit ...

“Beauty has always been part of my world,” LUAR founder Raul Lopez tells ESSENCE. Earlier this year, the designer collaborated with MAC, his longterm makeup sponsor, on a limited edition makeup bag ...

For years, Black women have been told that laser hair removal and other laser-based skin treatments weren’t safe for us. This is because many of us grew up hearing horror stories about burns, scars, ...

Elizabeth Barnes, MS, RDN, LDN, is a dietitian with a focus on treating clients with eating disorders and disordered eating to help them to mend their relationship with food and their bodies. Your ...

Why We Love It: Dr. Shahbaz highly recommends this easy-to-use cap as it features low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to stimulate hair follicles and encourage natural regrowth. He loves that it’s ...

When it comes to good hair days, knowledge isn’t just power—it’s the entire routine. Essence Salon just dropped a deep-dive guide on how different hair types should really be treated, and honestly, it ...

Mielle Organics has scored big again. And, this time, the win is happening both on and off the field. The beloved Black-founded, woman-led brand is now the first official textured hair care partner of ...

As the Essence Festival of Culture negotiates with city and state officials ahead of the 2026 event in New Orleans, Essence representatives this week pledged to remedy last summer’s hiccups and enact ...