A new report finds several popular synthetic braiding hair brands contain dangerous toxins.Consumer Reports tested 10 synthetic braiding hair products and found that 100 percent<a class="excerpt-read- ...

Children sometimes also wear braids made of synthetic hair, and CR has reported that lead is particularly harmful to children and can delay and impair brain development, and cause developmental ...

A new Consumer Reports investigation is raising concerns about synthetic braiding hair, something used by countless people, especially Black people, including children. Testing found potentially ...

A recent report about cancerous synthetic hair extensions has sparked a heated conversation around Black beauty and health.

For many people, especially Black women and children, braids are more than fashion. They are a time-tested tradition that makes hair maintenance easier and faster. “I like to wear braids because ...