Elle Ajose is a hairstylist and Cantu Hair Expert. Harriet Kessie-Cudjoe is a hairstylist and the co-founder of AfroTherapy Salon. Jacqui Mcintosh is the European Education Director at Avlon. Ajose ...

Edges. Baby hairs. Those delicate little strands at the front of your hairline that can either make you look like you walked out of a beauty campaign or like you just fought a tornado and lost badly.

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 ...