When hair thinning is already an issue, is a perm really worth it?

Tema, April 8, GNA – Ghanaian women are increasingly divided over whether to keep their hair natural or use chemical relaxers to straighten it, as personal preferences, health concerns and convenience ...

Few things are more fun than walking out of the salon with a fresh perm. You finally have those beautiful, curly strands that you’ve always wanted. But they don’t stay that way forever, so you must ...

Styling your hair is a way to showcase your unique personality. Whether you have the same haircut most of your life or switch up hairstyles every month, your hair plays an important role in defining ...

Perms (short for permanent) are a hair treatment that alters the curl pattern and texture of hair via chemical intervention. While perming kits are sold at beauty supply stores for DIYing, they’re a ...

Maria Loren Ackies remembers the first time she went to the salon to get her hair professionally straightened. “I was 14 and I was so excited,” Ackies, 49, of West Hempstead, recalled. But her mood ...

When Ashley León, 28, saw pictures of perm kit boxes on Twitter, it instantly took her back to her childhood days spent in a Staten Island beauty salon, a “cradle of womanhood if you will, especially ...

This article is part of Consumer Reports’ Beauty Justice series, which launched with our tests for chemicals and contaminants in synthetic braiding hair products and a campaign to get toxic chemicals ...