Young and beautiful Ayana, @theayanamoody, explained how she cooked her fresh silk press overnight in saran wrap. The initially naive TikToker — now all the wiser — thought wrapping her straightened ...

If you regularly flat iron your naturally curly hair at home then you know all about silk presses, a temporary hairstyle that takes those results and elevates them to glossier—and yes, silkier—heights ...

Falling leaves, layered knitwear, and that first crisp bite in the air can only mean one thing: silk press season has arrived. As autumn ushers in a shift in style, many are swapping out braids for a ...

The first chill in the air has its own rhythm in the Black hair calendar. It’s silk-press season—a brief, beloved window when sleek, stretched styles can actually survive the weather. For most of the ...

There’s so much beauty in the versatility of Black hair. A silk press, a technique that uses a blow dryer and a flat iron or hot comb to straighten natural or curly hair without chemicals, is just one ...

If you have textured hair, a silk press isn’t the only way to achieve glossy, straight hair, but the use of heat styling tools in lieu of chemicals is a big part of the appeal. For those wanting to ...

Williams began her hair content creator journey on TikTok back in July. Her videos show her 14.3k followers how she achieves her fluffy silk press. Her most popular video captioned, “fluffy or I don’t ...

Look, I love my natural curls as much as the next person. And while twist-outs and jumbo topknots will forever be a part of my style rotation, I’m always down to switch things up when it comes to my ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the Strategist in July 2020, and the products are still some of our favorites for an at-home silk press. So we’re republishing it today as part of Natural ...

The “fluffy silk press” mimics the voluminous silk press of the 90s and 2000s. The style was a signature for Black Hollywood actresses such as Sister Sister’s Tia and Tamera, The Fresh Prince’s Ashley ...