I started treatment for it, but it took awhile for me to change my mindset about my hair. Finally, I unlearned some of what society says about Black hair and started my natural-hair journey. "Hit the ...

Here's how a year without braids helped one writer recover from traction alopecia and find healthy protective styles.

“Hairstyles don't have to feel tight for you to develop traction alopecia,” she adds. In other words: Just because a style isn’t causing you physical pain doesn’t mean it isn’t taking a toll on your ...

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 ...

Celebrity natural hair stylist Felicia Leatherwood shares why these styles are the healthiest way to wear your hair.

Jada Pinkett Smith lives with the autoimmune disorder alopecia, which causes bald spots and hair loss Kaitlyn is a former Assistant Style & Beauty Editor at PEOPLE. Jada Pinkett Smith's been open ...

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For years, Makenzee Meaux kept her alopecia a secret, wearing a wig in public and refusing to talk about her hair loss, even with friends — until now. The 21-year-old college student from Crosby, ...

When I was young, traction alopecia from tight hairstyles caused me to experience some hair loss. I started treatment for it, but it took awhile for me to change my mindset about my hair. Finally, I ...