Lupita Nyong’o, Alicia Keys, and Tracee Ellis Ross show off some of the best braided hair looks. (Photo: Getty Images) Summer is the best season to give your hot blow dryers, flatirons, and wand ...

Protective hairstyles — hairstyles that protect the shaft and ends of the hair — are a big part of the natural hair community. Among wigs, weaves, dreadlocs, twists, and braids, box braids (braids ...

There are a few ways to keep hair healthy and strong, but as the name suggests, a protective style shields hair from damage, breakage, and other environmental factors that can keep it from flourishing ...