“Lotion doesn't get enough attention, but it has a lot of preservatives and often it's the preservatives that give it a longer shelf life,” Elissia Franklin told Explain It to Me host Jonquilyn Hill. | Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
I’ve been getting my hair braided ever since I was a little girl. In elementary school my Moesha obsession meant Brandy-style box braids; in middle school, Alicia Keys was the reason behind my cornrows, and even now, a vacation is not a vacation without a head full of boho braids.
I always thought of braids as a healthy alternat...
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