If your hair is dry or stiff, lightly mist the hairline with water. Damp baby hairs are easier to manipulate and style. Avoid ...

An edge control can come in the form of a gel, paste or wax. The one you should choose depends on what works best for your hair type. A water-based edge control is lightweight and soft, while an ...

Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Styling baby hairs and laying edges has been a staple of the Black ...

We want our daughters to be miniature versions of ourselves a lot of the time. We put them in clothes like ours, we wrap their heads in cute, tiny headwraps, and now we’re even doing their hair like ...

When it comes to styling baby hair, many of us have made do with our favorite edge-control gel and a toothbrush. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In recent years, tools designed specifically for ...

Baby hairs, those delicate strands framing our faces, can either enhance or challenge our hairstyles. Understanding how to work with these fine edges transforms th em from styling frustration into a ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the Strategist in April 2020, and the products are still some of our favorites for laying edges. So we’re republishing it today as part of Natural-Hair ...

I know I’m committing a major black-girl sin by coming for beloved edge-control gel, but I’m on a rampage to stop traction alopecia—so let me drop this knowledge. I’ve been getting my edges laid since ...