Low manipulation is key when taking care of relaxed hair. Relaxed hair is delicate; therefore, it should be handled with care. Some say combing your hair frequently is equivalent to getting a haircut!

Caring for my own strands has made me a bit of a know-it-all when it comes to new techniques and products for afro-textured hair. While I'm the first to admit that the natural hair experience varies ...

I used to be quite wary of combs, but when I first started brushing my natural afro-textured hair, the knots that I thought were permanent residents in my strands vanished almost immediately. For the ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the Strategist in May 2020, but the products are still some of our writer Tembe Denton-Hurst’s favorites for taking down a protective style (even if we’ve ...