They say beauty is pain, but with these seven hair relaxers, you get to cheat the system. They contain healthy ingredients, prevent hair breakage, and protect your scalp from burning. Have you ever ...

Danielle Ward Mason started using hair relaxer when she was eight years old. "When I was a child, I always wanted to engage in things that were active; I wanted to be a cheerleader. I wanted to swim.

Jasmine Green sat in the kitchen one afternoon in 2003, getting her hair done by her grandmother. Her curly coils were being parted in sections with a slender comb to reveal her scalp. Vaseline was ...