New research raises concerns about the safety of chemical hair relaxers. Now, many Black women want safer alternatives.

I think that hair cell–induced alopecia in Black women is one of my most common complaints that I see in my clinic, and it's really, really tough, because curly hair is so fragile and can ...

“I think some women have never even seen their natural hair,” Wright said. “Maybe they were relaxed at a young age, and they didn’t know what it was to take care of their natural curly hair.