You probably think your hair texture is just genetic luck of the draw – you got the curly gene or the straight gene and that’s that. But what if your hair has been trying to tell you something ...

Your hair might be trying to tell you something important about your nutritional status, but you’re probably dismissing the signals as normal aging or styling damage. Changes in hair texture, ...

Can shaving stimulate hair growth? What about making it darker or thicker? The are plenty of misconceptions about hair and how to shave that continue to spread on social media, especially among women ...

Hair genetics can come from either parent, and multiple genes can determine hair traits, such as color, texture, and growth. Genes can also affect hair loss. Although it can run in families, this is ...

One of the benefits of pregnancy hormones is their impact on your hair. Find out how the texture and thickness of your locks changes during both pregnancy and the postpartum period. Pregnancy hormones ...

The question: Does cutting or shaving hair make it grow back faster, darker or thicker? What about tweezing or waxing? The science: Shaving will not make sparse facial hair grow into a thick beard, or ...

Keratin treatments – the most famous being the Brazillian blow dry – are most known for being temporary straightening treatments lasting around three months. At age 19, that's exactly what I was in ...

This April marks Stress Awareness month in the US, a calendar moment designed to raise awareness of the pervasive and damaging nature of stress. While we know that stress is an undeniable factor in ...

Textured hair doesn’t grow? That’s a myth. “Growth is happening even when you can’t see it right away,” celebrity hairstylist and OLAPLEX Ambassador Naeemah LaFond tells ESSENCE. “But, it feels a lot ...