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How Often Should I Use a Hair Mask?

Hair masks have the same primary purpose as your everyday conditioner—to deliver moisture and improve your strands' condition. Knowing how, and how often, to use them is essential for achieving the...

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How Your Curly Hair Changes With Age and What You Can Do About It

If you have naturally curly hair, you’re probably all too familiar with the love-hate relationship between you and your hair. It can be a struggle that those with straight hair just don’t understand....

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10 Tips, Tricks and Styling Techniques to Care for Your Thinning Curly Hair

Really thin curly hair may be caused by a number of factors, from age and changing hormone levels to stress and hair breakage. But no matter the reason, there are a few things you can do about it. If...

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Curly Hair Facts, Myths and Physics

Whether you’re new to the curly hair-care journey or you’re just looking for the latest 411 on your curly hair, let’s get a few things out of the way. There’s simply too much misinformation out there...

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How to Properly Detangle Matted Hair

What’s one thing that curly hair, straight hair and gray hair all have in common?  They all become tangled at one point or another. Some more easily or severely than others.  Major problems arise,...

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What Is the Best Shampoo for Curly Hair?

When it comes to curly hair, and especially aging curly hair, the key thing to remember is hydration, hydration, hydration. Curly hair is naturally coarser than straight hair due to the shape of the...

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Fast Fixes: The Best Shampoo for Your Hair Issues

We all have a specific hair type and, as a result, different hair issues—so it makes sense that every woman’s go-to shampoo looks a little different. While shampoos that are sulfate- and paraben-free...

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The Great Hair Debate: Curly or Straight Hair

Girls and their curls—it’s a complicated relationship. When all our styling efforts align, we love our curly hair. At other times, we can’t jump back into the shower or grab our flat iron faster for a...

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6 Tips to Keep Curly Hair Super-Moisturized

Keeping curly hair moisturized and healthy takes a little bit of work, but oh is it worth it. While the texture of curly hair makes it harder for the hair strands to stay hydrated, there are more ways...

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The Right Way to Wash Your Hair with Sulfate-Free Shampoo

Nothing washes away a bad hair day—or a bad mood, for that matter—better than an invigorating hair wash. But as anyone who has ever made the switch to sulfate-free shampoo knows, there are a few...

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The Ultimate Holiday Hair Gift Guide

From stocking stuffers and gift sets to full-size essentials that cater to all lifestyles, hair types and hairstyling habits, our ultimate holiday hair gift guide is packed with clean- and cruelty-free...

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What Exactly Is Hair Plopping?

Hair plopping is an incredibly effective technique with a weird name. If you have dry, curly hair and deal with frizz, plopping is about to rock your hair-care world. So, what is hair plopping?...

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The Cutting Edge: The Right Way to Cut Your Aging Curly Hair

There’s something so luxurious about a trip to the salon, even if you’re just getting a haircut. Allowing someone to play with your hair for an hour while styling it to perfection is not only a great...

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Learning to Love Your Hair in Midlife

When it comes to our hair, the grass is always greener on the other side of the salon. Many of us with fine, straight hair spent years trying to curl and volumize our locks. And those of us with waves...

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Fast Fixes: The Best Conditioner for Your Hair Issues

We all know that we should use a conditioner every time we wash our hair, especially as we age and our tresses tend to become drier. But just like shampoos, conditioners are not one-size-fits-all....

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6 Biases Against Women’s Hair

As women, we put up with a lot of opinions about our hair, and this (often) unsolicited advice only increases as we age. We all know that age bias exists, and our hair is no exception. There's ageism...

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10 Signs You Have High Porosity Hair

Hair porosity is a hot topic right now, and for good reason! Tons of factors can affect our hair's porosity, from environmental exposure to bleaches and dyes to hair texture and genetics....

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Natural Ingredients We Love for Curly Hair

Curly hair, while gorgeous, can be a lot to manage. It calls for a delicate balance of time and products to maintain healthy curls, but knowing what works for your hair can make everything a bit...

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9 Secrets to Shiny, Healthy Hair

If your hair has lost its shine, it can put a damper on your look. Glowy hair not only draws others’ eyes to you, but it can instantly make you feel more confident while it’s swishing around your head....

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5 Hassle-Free Curly Hairstyles

We get it—sometimes spending a lot of time styling your hair is a pain. That’s why easy hairstyles for curly hair are a must for anyone with curls for days. Whether you’re looking for hairstyles for...

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Must-Have Minis for All Your Summer Escapes

Summer is here, and it's travel season! This year, we made your favorite summer hair products available in travel-friendly minis kits that come with stylish bags so you can stay organized on the go!...

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Is It Better to Air-Dry or Diffuse Curly Hair?

Curly hair is having a moment in the spotlight! Tutorials for how to style curly locks are all over social media, and it seems like everyone wants to rock a curly look. Those of us with natural curls...

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How to Bring Bounce Back to Your Curls

Throughout our lives, our hair is constantly changing, and as we get older, our hair absolutely needs more love than ever. Our strands start to age, which means they’re a bit weaker, a bit grayer and...

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How To Make Straight Hair Curly: Tips and Tricks

When it comes to our appearance (and hair type), we tend to want what we don’t have, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t have it. We just have to find ways to achieve what we want and practice...

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Is Silicone Bad for Curly Hair?

Let’s talk about hair care. We know better than most that it’s a learning curve. There are so many aspects to hair care that it can be hard to get them all right without doing research. But we’ve got...

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How To Curl Short Hair: 7 Expert Tips

There are many different hair types and textures as unique as each of us. Straight hair, thick hair, fine hair, wavy hair, and curly hair. Sometimes, the grass is always greener, and we want to dabble...

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