As a Black woman who grew up in Louisiana, a silk press will always bring a smile to my face. I remember feeling excited chills when my mom would drop me off for my standing Thursday hair appointment.

There’s so much beauty in the versatility of Black hair. A silk press, a technique that uses a blow dryer and a flat iron or hot comb to straighten natural or curly hair without chemicals, is just one ...

If you have textured hair, a silk press isn’t the only way to achieve glossy, straight hair, but the use of heat styling tools in lieu of chemicals is a big part of the appeal. For those wanting to ...

Vice President Harris appeared on Palmer's podcast 'Baby, This Is Keke Palmer' Henry Chandonnet is an Editorial Intern at PEOPLE. Their work has previously appeared in V Magazine, The Daily Dot, Salon ...

Falling leaves, layered knitwear, and that first crisp bite in the air can only mean one thing: silk press season has arrived. As autumn ushers in a shift in style, many are swapping out braids for a ...

Join me on this exciting adventure as I head to Ulta Salon for a transformative silk press on my natural hair after 4 years! Experience the remarkable techniques they use to achieve a sleek and shiny ...

“How many times a month do you get a silk press?” Keke Palmer asked Vice President Kamala Harris on her podcast last year. “I don’t use a curling iron; its too much heat. I use a round brush,” she ...

VP Harris was playfully given the nickname "silk press" (a service given to straighten hair without using chemicals) by Black Twitter, so it's only right that she sat down with Cocoa Butter to discuss ...

After officially calling it quits with my love-hate relationship with relaxed hair, I longed for the days when I could run my fingers through my silky-soft hair. As much as I love having my hair ...