In the quest for sleek, straight hair, many of us have reached for chemical relaxers. Tips to maintain relaxed hair (Destiny Magazine) But let’s face it, while they do the job, they’re not exactly ...

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.

“I think some women have never even seen their natural hair,” Wright said. “Maybe they were relaxed at a young age, and they didn’t know what it was to take care of their natural curly hair.” It was ...