In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, ESSENCE celebrates 13 Black women who forever-changed the beauty ...

An intimate first-person essay on how Black mothers teach their daughters that Black is beautiful, passing down beauty ...

"I approach Adwoa Beauty like an artist approaches art," says Addo, the company's founder.

The show’s lead hairstylist Lacy Redway honored Black men’s hair textures with "ready-for-anything" styling.

From fades and lineups to braids and locs, Black hair has long been more than style. It is identity, history and expression.

From skincare to makeup and more, we're sharing Black-owned beauty brands that you're going to love supporting and adding to ...

It’s Black History Month and you may have heard the saying: “Wear your crown.” It’s a movement to create a respectful and open world for people with every hair type and celebrate those hair types.

Hair extensions used primarily by Black women contain a “shocking” range of dangerous chemicals, including breast carcinogens, new research shows.

For many African women, hair is more than just strands; it is a crown of ancestry, resilience and unapologetic beauty. From intricate Bantu knots to free-flowing Fulani braids and natural hair twists, ...

Sage Steele is telling former First Lady Michelle Obama to "shut up" on the topic of Black women straightening their hair to ...

*African beauty, often called “A-Beauty,” is changing the face of global skincare. It combines natural, time-tested ingredients with modern science. Inspired by African traditions, A-Beauty celebrates ...

When Thérèse M’Boungoubaya set out to launch her bodycare brand Koba, she knew she wanted it to be rooted in natural, African-sourced ingredients — a nod to her Congolese roots (both her parents were ...