CurlReading / Straightening

Keratin Treatments Dominate Hair Show

This year’s Premiere Orlando show showcased the hottest trend to straighten hair

Best of the Best: Curl Tips

We provide the best hair-healthy habits and style strategies for curly hair

Curly College Scene: Why I Don’t Straighten

When Julia is asked why she doesn’t straighten more often, she has plenty of reasons

A Look Back at the Black Hair Story

From Madame Walker to Macy Gray, we take a look back at how attitudes have evolved about hair for black men and women

Revolutionary New Flat Iron Hits the Market

The new Sedu Revolution pulls together the latest technologies in one flat iron

Secrets to Safe Straightening

We tell you the tools, products and techniques to use when you want a change of pace

Naturally Speaking: Readers Share Their Hot Comb Stories

Adult survivors of the hot comb share their stores

Playing it Straight: The Hidden Motivations

The decision to flat iron your hair may be about more than getting a new look. Or not.

Brazilian Keratin Treatment

Known as Brazilian Keratin Treatment, Brazilian Hair Straightening, Brazilian Blowout or just BKT, it first came to the United States a few years ago. But over the past year, a growing number of hairdressers have embraced it.

Majoring in Curls: Resist the Temptation to Straighten

’ve only straightened my hair once in my life. (In my defense, I was coerced into it by well-meaning friends.) The day I did it, I noticed how I wouldn’t shake my head or even turn my head if I could help it. I was self-consciously holding my head still for fear that the curl would return!