The Miss Ivory Coast Pageant ... wear their real hair in any fashion they choose. However, the pageants want to distance themselves from promoting cosmetic surgery and skin lightening.

I’m telling you right now, one of the best decisions I made for myself, beauty-wise, was getting laser hair removal. As a person who prefers being hair-free on my legs, bikini area and arms ...

Black women of all shapes, sizes, skin tones and hair textures transformed right in front of my eyes. Whether toting a magazine tear-out of a celebrity hairstyle or sharing a hairstyle of their ...

But negative stereotypes arose as Black hair texture was compared to white beauty standards. “Depending on the texture of the hair, no matter what the skin tone is, the hair texture tells the ...

It's almost hard to believe that there was a time when shelf space for the best Black-owned ... which retains hair moisture and prevents breakage. If you have ultra sensitive skin, this natural ...

Choosing between hairless skin and full-on fuzz comes down to personal ... I am an Indian with African roots and I have thick coarse black hair with a lot of growth. I can say I am a beast and ...

Skin comes in all colors ... It most often occurs in black and Hispanic people, due to the distinct shape of the hair follicle. If the bumps are squeezed or manipulated in any way, they can ...

The damage chemical hair relaxers can have on Black ... People can be exposed to them by absorption through the skin or inhaling them in the air. Black women are often exposed to endocrine ...

It was medically reviewed by Imashi Fernando, MS, RDN, CDCES When we think about improving the health of our hair, skin, and ...

Collective will be all Black-owned lines - mostly from women entrepreneurs -who designed products to care for and accentuate the natural beauty of melanated skin and diverse hair textures.

Blue-black hair tends to work best on cooler skin tones and on naturally dark hair. The point is, if you have a pale skin tone and/or lighter hair, the stark contrast of the super dark color can ...

Regularly slathering our skin with creams, oils, lotions or a dose of Vaseline, is a big part of the Black experience and it's often to counteract the ashiness that we seem naturally predisposed to.