When photos of natural hair mavens rocking carefree, Lisa Bonet-inspired locs starting circulating around the Interwebs, we instantly became inspired. If you’re like the thousands of women who have ...

Search for #freeformlocs on Instagram, and you’ll find a treasure trove of goodness – images and videos of carefree Black women and men documenting their hair growth, selfie posing, and everything in ...

If there are any YouTube-obsessed ladies out there like myself, who have taken both their eagerness and frustrations of transitioning to natural hair, then you’ve certainly come across a wonderful ...

Truth be told, the loc’ed ladies are often left out of the natural hair conversation. I have a couple of theories about why that might be. I think people assume locs are completely no-fuss, ...

There’s still so much we have to learn about Black hair. Whether through the pressures of assimilation or the false assumption of ease in our haircare journeys, many Black girls and women grew up with ...

Author Stephanie Daniels had to muster the courage to let her hair go free form. Credit: Photo by Andy Paulissen “Girl, why is your hair all over your head?” I stood there for a moment, my mother’s ...

Locs have been around for a long, long time. Some of the earliest historical references can be found in Vedic scriptures, which are holy Hindu texts that date back to 1500 BC. Look, we said it's been ...

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All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Locs have been around for a long, long time. Some of the earliest historical ...