Are hair relaxers for black women going the way of the dinosaurs and shell top Adidas? I know it all sounds ridiculous considering the black girl perm has been with us since the day that Garret A.

Which hair perm kit is best? A hair perm, short for permanent, is one of the easiest ways to change the look of your hair and keep it changed. While the perms’ peak popularity has passed, they’re ...

Creamy crack, perms, relaxers — known by many polyonyms, chemical hair straighteners have been a fixture in the Black beauty space since their inception in 1909. But now, with the FDA proposing a ban ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. When it comes to throwback hairstyles, perms are pretty much as iconic as it gets. Although we ...

Human hair is imbued with meaning. It is not uncommon to keep a lock of hair belonging to a deceased loved one or from a child’s first haircut. The way we shape, arrange, and decorate our hair ...

OnMilwaukee's senior writer Molly Snyder got a perm without having to time-travel back to 1987. Here's how it turned out. I got a perm – as in a permanent wave for my hair – without having to ...

My mother was a teenager in the late ’70s when big poofy hair (see Donna Summer and Tina Turner circa 1978) was all the rage. And like many teens, she wanted to fit in, so she asked her mom: “Can I ...

The phrase “old lady hairdo” isn’t the most sensitive thing one can say. But some of us can still picture specific hairstyles when we hear it — and it isn’t used in a flattering way most of the time.