In following 44,798 Black women for up to 22 years, researchers found a higher rate of uterine cancer among postmenopausal Black women who reported having used chemical hair relaxers for at least ...

Black women's hair is intentional, and limitless, and historical, and influential, and deeply political in a world often incapable of recognizing the depths of its wonder.

The global Black hair care industry was worth about $3.2 billion in 2023, according to market.us, and Black women spend six times more on hair care than other ethnicities.

Such racist standards, which in essence required many Black people to straighten their hair, are why relaxers and chemical hair straighteners exist at all, says Jasmine McDonald, a Columbia ...

Ahead, we dialed our team of haircare experts — Olivia Thompson, a celebrity hairstylist specializing in blonde hair, and Michele Green, MD, a cosmetic chemist with more than 25 years in the ...

A version of this article appears in print on June 23, 2023, Section B, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Black Women’s Hair Care, A Market Long Undervalued.

The data also shows that 40% of Black women have still experienced judgment based on their hair. Still, the CROWN Act and the natural hair movement have and continue to push the conversation forward.