A healthy 7-year-old girl is sent to the school nurse by her teacher, who was concerned about the girl scratching her scalp and seeing white material in her hair. The nurse called the parent to pick ...

Every year on my birthday, I treat myself to a new hairstyle. The past few years, I've done faux locks, Bantu knots, cornrows, and box braids. This year, I decided to step outside of my comfort zone ...

Maybe your strands have started to feel sore lately due to the hairstyles you wear, like cornrows and braids or tight, slick back buns. Or maybe you have a particularly oil scalp or a condition like ...

Eczema—a condition that causes dry, itchy patches of skin—is a bummer to have anywhere on your body. But when you have crusty, flaky rashes on your scalp, it can feel especially bad. I mean, come on: ...

Do you scratch your head (quite literally) and wonder why it’s suddenly snowing flakes? Well, here’s the deal: dandruff happens when your scalp’s natural balance is off. A common fungus called ...

Dealing with oily hair can be frustrating. You wash your hair, dry it, and style it, and within a few hours, it can turn flat and limp. Oily hair can look and feel greasy and may even irritate your ...