Read more hair stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2011/hair.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:19:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71400/note-to-angelina-zaharas-hair-needs-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe may be the world's most fabulous mom, with her beautiful multi-ethnic brood and the world's hottest babydaddy, but here's one thing Angelina Jolie clearly doesn't get: black hair. Photos of 4-year-old Zahara sporting dry, untamed hair show that Jolie is clueless about why and how black mothers style their...http://www.newser.com/story/71400/note-to-angelina-zaharas-hair-needs-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 8:53:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69543/my-hair-is-fake-and-thats-ok-meghan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInspired by Tyra Banks’ appearance on her talk show sans weave, Meghan McCain comes clean on the Daily Beast: “Yes, I have been wearing different variations of permanent and semi-permanent hair extensions since high school,” she writes. If this revelation doesn’t sound earth-shattering to you, perhaps you have “virgin hair....http://www.newser.com/story/69543/my-hair-is-fake-and-thats-ok-meghan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 14:03:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67897/to-straighten-or-not-hair-politics-snags-black-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor black women, it's near impossible to choose a hairstyle without society weighing in. Chemical relaxers help straighten hair, but "you’re pegged as selling out," a black studies professor tells the New York Times . But go natural and "you’re seen as not practicing appropriate grooming practices." The issue may seem...http://www.newser.com/story/67897/to-straighten-or-not-hair-politics-snags-black-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 9:39:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66812/hipster-hair-gets-even-wackier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore and more men are traipsing to salons to achieve what one adherent calls “non-normative hair.” From Afros to dreads, Mohawks to pompadours, stylists are helping hipsters express themselves. One hairdresser even offers intentionally imperfect cuts, “so it looks like they cut it themselves in their bathroom,” she tells the...http://www.newser.com/story/66812/hipster-hair-gets-even-wackier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 13:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66785/your-shampoo-is-chock-full-of-toxins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost of what’s in shampoo does nothing to cleanse—instead, it “strokes your emotions,” writes Bill Bunn in Salon. If your hair is greasy, you simply need detergent. But shampoos contain a variety of other ingredients—two-thirds by volume—intended to make you feel good about the product and use...http://www.newser.com/story/66785/your-shampoo-is-chock-full-of-toxins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 8:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65452/jacko-hair-to-be-made-into-diamonds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA diamond company plans to turn the King of Pop's hair into bling, the New York Daily News reports. Company officials claim they have a lock of Michael Jackson's hair—obtained from the producer of the Pepsi commercial that set the singer's hair ablaze—and it intends to extract the...http://www.newser.com/story/65452/jacko-hair-to-be-made-into-diamonds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 5:20:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57733/harry-i-dont-wash-my-hair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApparently Prince Harry's tufty ginger locks are due to something more than genetics. He boasted to buddies at a bar recently that he hasn't washed his hair in two years, reports the Telegraph . He's likely a follower of a low-maintenance quirky health theory that claims hair effectively cleans itself once...http://www.newser.com/story/57733/harry-i-dont-wash-my-hair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 2:54:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57550/human-hair-grows-plants-profits-for-fla-company.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor growers and gardeners of all kinds, Smart Grow mats could be revolutionary. Tucked around the stems of plants, the cheap, natural mats keep weeds and pests away as they spur growth. There’s just one thing holding them back: They’re made from human hair. “No matter what you do,” says...http://www.newser.com/story/57550/human-hair-grows-plants-profits-for-fla-company.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 12:44:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54420/stylist-keeps-michelles-secrets-under-his-hat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichelle Obama has chosen the first hairstylist, and he's not among those seen publicly vying for the spot and milking their connections. Chicagoan Johnny Wright—whose clients include Vivica A. Fox and Selita Ebanks—hasn't let out a peep about his 2-year history with Obama's coif, and that respect may...http://www.newser.com/story/54420/stylist-keeps-michelles-secrets-under-his-hat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 9:46:27 CDT