While commonly used, synthetic hair is toxic for the environment and detrimental to scalp health. Made from fine plastic fibers—like acrylic, polyester and polyvinyl chloride—that are also reliant on fossil fuels, hair extensions often lead to scalp irritation and inflammation. As Black women who rely on these extensions for cornrows and braids, Ciara Imani May and Danielle Washington know this all too well. That’s why …
When Ariel Lee—who co-founded Remane, a haircare journey platform specially dedicated to Afro-textured hair—was in college at the University of Texas, fellow students began coming to her to do their hair. “One girl was asking me to braid down her hair so she could slap a wig on it,” she tells us. “When she came to me her hair was so matted up. It was …
Golden Grooming—founded by former NFL player Herman Moore—makes their skin and haircare products with Black men in mind. The brand’s Beard Balm and Oil Bundle comprises their lush Big Growth Beard Balm (made with mango butter, beeswax, shea butter, and coconut, grapeseed sandalwood, amber and peppermint oils) and Ultra Conditioning Beard Oil (with sunflower, castor, avocado, hempseed, golden jojoba and sweet orange oils), both of …
