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Hair, skin and beauty after 40

Hair

Stories, rituals and care guides for hair after 40.

A stylist combing a client's long chestnut hair in a small salon Advertorial Hair · A stylist's story The Japanese rice ritual that ended 32 years of frustration behind a stylist's chair A veteran hair stylist from Charlotte, North Carolina, told our editors what she learned at a workshop in Tokyo, and what happened when her clients tried it. Her name is withheld at her request. A hairbrush full of short broken hair pieces Hair · Care guide Why your ends snap, and seven small habits that keep your length Hair that seems to stop at the same length for years is usually breaking at the ends. Here is what to change. A jar of rice water Hair · Explainer What rice water actually does for your hair, and what it does not An old ritual that went viral. What the cloudy water can and cannot do, and how to try it at home.