{"id":2577,"date":"2016-09-20T15:15:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T15:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/?post_type=tpic&#038;nid=1015907"},"modified":"2025-01-08T18:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:07:59","slug":"hair","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-essence-container alignfull essence-container essence-has-background-opacity-5 essence-has-background essence-height-normal essence-align-horizontal-full latest-videos post-accordion\" style=\"--essence-text-color:#FFF;background-color:#161616\"><div class=\"essence-container__wrapper\"><div class=\"essence-container__content-wrapper\"><section class=\"essence-video-carousel\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Watch<\/h2>\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\">\n<\/div><\/section><section class=\"essence-topics category-watch-topics WATCH\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"439014\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1472x1472.jpg\" alt=\"Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Have You Tried A 3D Ponytail ?\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; May 31, 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"439014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-have-you-tried-a-3d-ponytail\/\">Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Have You Tried A 3D Ponytail ?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/jennifer-ford\/\">Jennifer Ford<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"438516\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1472x1472.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1472x1472.jpg\" alt=\"Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Style Your Box Braids 18 Ways\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; May 29, 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"438516\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-style-your-box-braids-18-ways\/\">Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Style Your Box Braids 18 Ways<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/jennifer-ford\/\">Jennifer Ford<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"420407\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1472x1472.gif?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1472x1472.gif?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1472x1472.gif?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1472x1472.gif?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1472x1472.gif\" alt=\"Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: This Volumizing Technique Will Elevate Your Curls\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Mar 20, 2019<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"420407\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-pin-curls\/\">Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: This Volumizing Technique Will Elevate Your Curls<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/jazmin-brooks\/\">Jazmin Brooks<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"swiper-container essence-topic-carousal\"><div class=\"swiper\" data-js=\"essence-carousel-swiper\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-have-you-tried-a-3d-ponytail\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2019-05-31-at-1.20.06-PM-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Have You Tried A 3D Ponytail ?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2019-05-31T13:13:09-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">May 31, 2019<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"439014\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-have-you-tried-a-3d-ponytail\/\">Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Have You Tried A 3D Ponytail ?<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/jennifer-ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jennifer Ford<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-style-your-box-braids-18-ways\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/05\/updatedprimpthumb-1-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Style Your Box Braids 18 Ways\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2019-05-29T17:12:14-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">May 29, 2019<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"438516\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-style-your-box-braids-18-ways\/\">Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: Style Your Box Braids 18 Ways<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/jennifer-ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jennifer Ford<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-pin-curls\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Primp-Tiarra-1920x1080.gif\" alt=\"Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: This Volumizing Technique Will Elevate Your Curls\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2019-03-20T12:32:34-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Mar 20, 2019<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"420407\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-primp-pin-curls\/\">Watch \u2018PRIMP\u2019: This Volumizing Technique Will Elevate Your Curls<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/jazmin-brooks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jazmin Brooks<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-in-my-feed-meet-the-sisters-behind-rucker-roots-vegan-hair-care-line\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bKR1Apsd-720-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH: In My Feed &#8211; Meet the Sisters Behind Rucker Roots Vegan Hair Care Line\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/videos\/\" rel=\"tag\">Videos<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2024-04-26T16:16:44-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Apr 26, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1452134\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-in-my-feed-meet-the-sisters-behind-rucker-roots-vegan-hair-care-line\/\">WATCH: In My Feed &#8211; Meet the Sisters Behind Rucker Roots Vegan Hair Care Line<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/essence\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essence<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"essence-topic swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-video\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-in-my-feed-hairstylist-ursula-stephen-helps-zendaya-serve-up-memorable-styles\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1440px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=1280 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg?width=640 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d1W8gRkQ-720-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"WATCH: In My Feed &#8211; Hairstylist Ursula Stephen Helps Zendaya Serve Up Memorable Styles\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"essence-topic__content\"><div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/videos\/\" rel=\"tag\">Videos<\/a> <span>&nbsp; <time datetime=\"2024-04-26T16:04:44-04:00\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\">Apr 26, 2024<\/time><\/span><\/div><h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\"><a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1452119\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/watch-in-my-feed-hairstylist-ursula-stephen-helps-zendaya-serve-up-memorable-styles\/\">WATCH: In My Feed &#8211; Hairstylist Ursula Stephen Helps Zendaya Serve Up Memorable Styles<\/a><\/h3><aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/essence\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essence<\/a><\/span><\/aside><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"see-all\"><a href=\"\/videos\" rel=\"tag\">See All Videos<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\" style=background-color:><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\" style=\"color:\">Natural Hair<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"essence-promo\" data-id=\"1585125\">\n\t<figure class=\"essence-promo__featured-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/cardi-b-natural-hair-jimmy-fallon-grow-good-beauty\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SnapInsta.to_656321332_18313697611281592_1933563741456629995_n-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SnapInsta.to_656321332_18313697611281592_1933563741456629995_n-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SnapInsta.to_656321332_18313697611281592_1933563741456629995_n-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SnapInsta.to_656321332_18313697611281592_1933563741456629995_n-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SnapInsta.to_656321332_18313697611281592_1933563741456629995_n-Cropped-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cardi B Went All Natural For Jimmy Fallon\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture><\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"essence-promo__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-promo__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/cardi-b-natural-hair-jimmy-fallon-grow-good-beauty\/\">Cardi B Went All Natural For Jimmy Fallon<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/cardi-b-natural-hair-jimmy-fallon-grow-good-beauty\/\">The rapper and Grow-Good Beauty founder let her natural hair down for The Tonight Show and opened up about her&hellip;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-promo__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-03-26T15:49:28-04:00\" class=\"onChange__date entry-meta__date\">Mar 26, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"essence-topics\" style=background-color:><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1569444\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-83457420-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-83457420-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-83457420-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-83457420-Cropped-2.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-83457420-Cropped-2.jpg\" alt=\"How Black Women Can Revamp Their Curls After A Protective Style\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Dec 16, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1569444\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/revamp-curls-protective-style-hair-health-textued-hair\/\">How Black Women Can Revamp Their Curls After A Protective Style<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/india-espy-jones\/\">India Espy-Jones<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1555469\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/locs-uhwateva-scaled.jpeg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/locs-uhwateva-scaled.jpeg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/locs-uhwateva-scaled.jpeg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/locs-uhwateva-scaled.jpeg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/locs-uhwateva-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"My Loc Journey Taught Me More About Patience Than Any Relationship\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Aug 20, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1555469\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/hair-loc-journey-taught-patience\/\">My Loc Journey Taught Me More About Patience Than Any Relationship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/karissa-mitchell\/\">Karissa Mitchell<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\" essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1553694\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-78399827-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-78399827-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-78399827-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-78399827-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-78399827-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"NY Considers Bill To Cut Black Hair Education \u2014 Here\u2019s Why That\u2019s A Problem\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Aug 04, 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1553694\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/new-york-textured-hair-bill-s5438-black-hair-education\/\">NY Considers Bill To Cut Black Hair Education \u2014 Here\u2019s Why That\u2019s A Problem<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/india-espy-jones\/\">India Espy-Jones<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"see-all\" style=\"color:\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/natural\/\" rel=\"tag\">See All Natural<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t<div id=\"essence_incontent_21700271123-2577-0\"\n\t\t\t class=\"ad-position incontent dfp-ads-horizontal essence_incontent\"\n\t\t\t data-placement-name=\"essence_incontent\"\n\t\t\t data-freestar-ad=\"__300x250 __728x90\"\n\t><!-- CLS Placeholder -->\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Natural Hair<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"essence-promo\" data-id=\"1534335\">\n\t<figure class=\"essence-promo__featured-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/experts-weigh-in-straight-natural-hair-conversation\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-87312324-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-87312324-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-87312324-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-87312324-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-87312324-Cropped-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Experts Weigh In On The \u201cStraight Natural\u201d Conversation\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture><\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"essence-promo__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-promo__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/experts-weigh-in-straight-natural-hair-conversation\/\">Experts Weigh In On The \u201cStraight Natural\u201d Conversation<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/experts-weigh-in-straight-natural-hair-conversation\/\">With so much internet buzz around the meaning of being \u201cnatural,\u201d we sat down with our favorite hair experts on&hellip;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-promo__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2025-04-16T12:00:00-04:00\" class=\"onChange__date entry-meta__date\">Apr 16, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"essence-topics\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1512356\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1391228543-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1391228543-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1391228543-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1391228543-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1391228543-Cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Ultimate Winter Wash Day Guide For Natural Hair\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Dec 25, 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1512356\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/ultimate-winter-wash-day-guide-natural-hair\/\">The Ultimate Winter Wash Day Guide For Natural Hair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/cierra-black\/\">Cierra Black<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1338370\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-157485342.jpeg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-157485342.jpeg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-157485342.jpeg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-157485342.jpeg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2023\/06\/GettyImages-157485342.jpeg\" alt=\"North Carolina Reporter Removes Wig On-Air, Declares \u201cNatural Hair Liberation Day\u201d\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/\" rel=\"tag\">News<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Jun 20, 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1338370\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/news\/reporter-natural-hair-juneteenth-removes-wig\/\">North Carolina Reporter Removes Wig On-Air, Declares \u201cNatural Hair Liberation Day\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/rayna-reid-rayford1\/\">Rayna Reid Rayford<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1260160\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1291476634-1200x1200.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1291476634-1200x1200.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1291476634-1200x1200.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1291476634-1200x1200.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1291476634-1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"These Ultra Hydrating Deep Conditioners Are A Must For Healthy Hair Maintenance\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hair<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Dec 13, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1260160\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/deep-conditioners-healthy-hair\/\">These Ultra Hydrating Deep Conditioners Are A Must For Healthy Hair Maintenance<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/danielle-wright\/\">Danielle Wright<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n<\/div><div class=\"see-all topics-grid-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/hair\/natural\/\" rel=\"tag\">See All Natural<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t<div id=\"essence_incontent_21700271123-2577-1\"\n\t\t\t class=\"ad-position incontent dfp-ads-horizontal essence_incontent\"\n\t\t\t data-placement-name=\"essence_incontent\"\n\t\t\t data-freestar-ad=\"__300x250 __728x90\"\n\t><!-- CLS Placeholder -->\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<section class=\"essence-promo-block\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><h2 class=\"pubstack-section-heading\">Braids<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"essence-promo\" data-id=\"1585876\">\n\t<figure class=\"essence-promo__featured-image\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/consumer-reports-study-braiding-human-hair-safety\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165892962-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165892962-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165892962-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165892962-Cropped-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2165892962-Cropped-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Is Human Braiding Hair Safer Than Synthetic? This New Study Says No\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture><\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"essence-promo__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-promo__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/consumer-reports-study-braiding-human-hair-safety\/\">Is Human Braiding Hair Safer Than Synthetic? This New Study Says No<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-promo__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/consumer-reports-study-braiding-human-hair-safety\/\">The latest Consumer Reports study found human hair is more toxic than synthetic\u2014and one synthetic brand that\u2019s actually the safest&hellip;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-promo__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-01T10:52:58-04:00\" class=\"onChange__date entry-meta__date\">Apr 1, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"essence-topics\"><div class=\"pubstack-container\"><div class=\"essence-topics__inner\">\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1584609\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-bundle-pack-hypoallergenic-braiding-hair-braiding-hair-dossobeauty-233097.webp?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-bundle-pack-hypoallergenic-braiding-hair-braiding-hair-dossobeauty-233097.webp?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-bundle-pack-hypoallergenic-braiding-hair-braiding-hair-dossobeauty-233097.webp?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-bundle-pack-hypoallergenic-braiding-hair-braiding-hair-dossobeauty-233097.webp?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3-bundle-pack-hypoallergenic-braiding-hair-braiding-hair-dossobeauty-233097.webp\" alt=\"8 Products From Dosso Beauty To Keep Your Braids Fresh And Scalp Healthy\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Mar 23, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1584609\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/commerce\/dosso-beauty-products\/\">8 Products From Dosso Beauty To Keep Your Braids Fresh And Scalp Healthy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/elizabeth-ayoola\/\">Elizabeth Ayoola<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1583251\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266768621-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266768621-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266768621-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266768621-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266768621-Cropped-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Natural Hair Took Center Stage At The 2026 Oscars\u2014But The Microaggressions Haven\u2019t Disappeared\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/awards-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Awards &amp; Events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; Mar 16, 2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"essence-topic__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"essence-topic__link\" id=\"1583251\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/awards-events\/natural-hair-styles-oscars-2026\/\">Natural Hair Took Center Stage At The 2026 Oscars\u2014But The Microaggressions Haven\u2019t Disappeared<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"entry-meta essence-topic__meta\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-meta__author test\">By <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/authors\/mecca-pryor\/\">Mecca Pryor<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <time datetime=\"\" class=\"essence-topic__date entry-meta__date\"><\/time> -->\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t<article class=\"essence-category essence-topics-grid topics-grid essence-topic\" data-id=\"1581101\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"essence-topic__featured-image icon-article\">\n\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264053425-Cropped-3.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264053425-Cropped-3.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1028px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264053425-Cropped-3.jpg?width=860 1x, https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264053425-Cropped-3.jpg?width=860 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.essence.com\/vxcjywbwpa\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2264053425-Cropped-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pick-And-Drop Braids Are Taking Over Paris Fashion Week\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" \/><\/picture>\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"essence-topic__category-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.essence.com\/beauty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Beauty<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>&nbsp; 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