Froliage celebrates Black History Month by acknowledging the contributions of Black people in the beauty industry.

Tignon Laws were created in Louisiana to police the hair and fashion of creole black and mulatto women.

Women are often compared to flowers. Delicate like an orchid. Happy like a sunflower. Beautiful like a rose. Visually appealing specimen with a potentially alluring scent. Perhaps the intention is to compliment the feminine essence but there’s an implied fragility attached. The problem is that femininity can often feel more like a window box planter instead of a field of wildflowers. What’s the difference?

Why does our hair make others uncomfortable? Well, it always has...