“Back in the day there was a lot of synthetic hair used for weaves and wigs, which require constant maintenance as they easily get tangled and matted. In my 22 years working in the Afro hair ...

From the age of seven Anastasia Cameron was turned away from hairdressers because she was told they "don't do Afro hair". When she needed a wig after chemotherapy as an adult, little had changed ...

A common method of stabilizing synthetic fibers is to use lead. There are serious health risks associated with lead, ...

Poppy Lee-Burrowes had hoped to give away her hair to make wigs when she was five. But at the time the Little Princess Trust said it was unable to make wigs from afro hair. Undeterred, Poppy spent ...