For this edition, associate beauty editor Annie Blay-Tettey speaks with three women about their journey with traction alopecia, and how hair loss ultimately helped them gain so much more. That’s weird ...

August is Hair Loss Awareness Month. Black women are disproportionately affected by certain forms of alopecia, but many don't ...

Any hairstyle that pulls on your scalp or hair can cause traction alopecia over time. Common causes include ponytails or certain styles like hair weaves, extensions, cornrows, and braids. Chemical ...

Traction alopecia is a form of hair loss caused by repeatedly pulling the hair, often from tight hairstyles like ponytails or braids. Early symptoms include pimple-like bumps on the scalp and broken ...

The hairline has some of the finest, shortest, most fragile hairs—they don’t call them baby hairs for nothing—yet it’s also where many women do the most damaging styling. We slick our edges down with ...