Before We Get Started: What’s a Silk Press? A silk press is a straightening technique used primarily on natural hair without the use of a relaxer or other chemical treatments. After blow-drying hair, ...

To maintain your silk press style, "wrap the hair in a circular motion around the head using pins to secure sleekness. Then ...

Back in the day, Black folks understood that taming your tresses took work. Sometimes, you avoided water; other times, a silk press was the only salvation. There’s a moment almost every Black woman ...

I don’t have an addictive personality. Not even slightly, but as a natural hair girlie, there is one thing I am one hundred percent addicted to – getting a silk press. I get them, and do them on ...

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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.