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 ...

“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 ...

Wearing a hat generally doesn’t cause hair loss. Very tight hats could put tension on the scalp and contribute to a type of ...

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 ...

You’ve styled your hair in sleek ponytails for years, loved those trendy braids, or kept your beard neatly tied. But now, your hairline is thinning, or patches in your beard feel bare. Could your ...

"Me and this alopecia are going to be friends," says Pinkett Smith. Jada Pinkett Smith is opening up and getting real about her hair loss journey. The actress, who has alopecia, an autoimmune disorder ...

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Kaz Crossley has shared the important reason for her new cropped hair, she has been living with alopecia and shaved her head for charity. The influencer, first appeared on Love Island back in 2018, ...

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 ...

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, ...

The actress addressed the slap at the top of a "Red Table Talk" episode. On Wednesday's episode of "Red Table Talk," Jada Pinkett Smith hosted an emotional conversation on alopecia, an autoimmune ...

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 ...