When it comes to straightening textured hair, two techniques have long reigned supreme: the silk press and the blowout. Both ...

As a Black woman who grew up in Louisiana, a silk press will always bring a smile to my face. I remember feeling excited chills when my mom would drop me off for my standing Thursday hair appointment.

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As temperatures drop and humidity levels decrease, many naturals find themselves reaching for their flat irons. This seasonal shift presents the perfect opportunity to explore thermal styling, ...

Williams began her hair content creator journey on TikTok back in July. Her videos show her 14.3k followers how she achieves her fluffy silk press. Her most popular video captioned, “fluffy or I don’t ...

In the five years that Tiffany Posh has been doing hair for Black women in metro Washington, D.C., she's never had so many of them refer to her signature silk press as "presidential." Posh, who calls ...

This column is part of HuffPost’s “She the People” series: stories by Black women exploring Kamala Harris’ historic candidacy. To read more, visit our hub. State-mandated silk presses and ...

I got my silk press three days ago. My knotless braids were getting way too old, and once I saw that more than an inch of hair had grown in, I knew it was time. It took me longer than most to make ...

The “fluffy silk press” mimics the voluminous silk press of the 90s and 2000s. The style was a signature for Black Hollywood actresses such as Sister Sister’s Tia and Tamera, The Fresh Prince’s Ashley ...