Tight hairstyles like ponytails, braids, and buns can cause traction alopecia, a type of hair loss from constant tension on ...

Like others who have sported braided hair since childhood, I grew up with the understanding that tight styles which captured every errant hair (especially around the hairline) extended the longevity ...

Christyn Refuerzo struggled to tell her story, until she discovered the secret ingredient. I took a step outside, the chill of late December against my bare head for the first time. I was eighteen, my ...

Sitting at the kitchen table getting your hair braided is a tradition that doesn’t end when you grow up. But, the pain associated with it finally can. “[We] do any and everything we can to eliminate ...

Black women with alopecia often struggle between concealing their hair loss and protecting their fragile scalps, all while seeking to express their cultural identity and build self-confidence. A ...

What’s the worst hairstyle for a dry, flaky scalp? Bad news for fellow Ariana Grande-wannabe high ponytail lovers – ...

Mary Sickler lost all of the hair on her scalp and body after being diagnosed with alopecia universalis. She took off her wig ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- About 2% of Americans have alopecia. That's roughly 7 million people. While it doesn't make people sick physically, it can be emotionally distressing. On Instagram in December ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — About 100 people attended the Cuts for a Cause event for free haircuts, braids and designs at Planet Hair in Henrico County on Sunday. The event benefited the Graelynn Lace ...

After Jasmine Mitchell, one of the stars from this season's Great British Bake Off, opened up about the shock of losing her hair at the age of 12 (and how she decided to forgo wearing wigs as she got ...