Is Scalp Care the New Big Beauty Trend?

Consumers are increasingly fixating on their scalps, turning to head spas, pricey treatments and products to combat thin hair and irritation.

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Prison Guards Shaved His Dreadlocks. The Supreme Court Will Decide if He Can Sue.

Lower courts condemned the treatment of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, but found that a federal law protecting religious rights barred him from suing prison officials for money.

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How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out

Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna.

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What Your Hair Can Tell You About Your Health

More than just dead matter, hair is an archive of your body’s secrets.

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El Salvador Enacts Military-Style Rules on Haircuts and More in Schools

President Nayib Bukele says that his new education minister, a military officer, will restore discipline to schools where gangs once recruited. A school workers’ union called the appointment “absurd.”

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The Toupee Queen Uses TikTok to Combat Stigma of Baldness and Hair Systems

Known as the Toupee Queen online, Emily Cheney is helping change the way people talk about men’s hair loss.

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New U.S. Army Shaving Rule Could Affect Many Black Soldiers

Soldiers with skin conditions like razor bumps will no longer be granted permanent medical waivers that allow them to grow beards and could be kicked out of the Army if they are not clean shaven.

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Supreme Court to Hear Rastafarian Prisoner’s Suit Over Shaved Dreadlocks

Damon Landor, whose faith requires him to let his hair grow long, said guards threw a court ruling in the trash before holding him down and shaving his head to the scalp.

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A TikTok Influencer Opens Up About Her Skin Picking Condition

Millions of people compulsively pick their skin or pull their hair. Social media is helping some of them to recover.

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How Nick Gaga, a Lady Gaga Impersonator, Spends Sundays

Nick Gaga, who performs at a monthly Gaga Ball, gets a late start on Sundays but then fills the day with wig-prepping, dance rehearsal and a little bit of “Charmed.”

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