/r/BlackHair/

r/BlackHair

172k members
r/BlackHair is a subreddit with 172k members. The community frequently discusses hair struggles, hair care, tips, hair, and braids, and they frequently recommend/review conditioner, shampoo, and hair product, and the most common flair used is advice needed, new style, just venting, discussion, and progress pic.
/r/blackhair - Reddit's Home For Black Hair Admiration and Care. For anyone and everyone! All hair types, all techniques, all levels of processing no matter the gender. As long as you're black.

Popular Topics in r/BlackHair

#1

Hair Struggles

18 posts
#2

Hair Care

14 posts
#3

Tips

9 posts
#4

Hair

8 posts
#5

Braids

7 posts
#6

Style

7 posts
#7

Struggling

6 posts
#8

Twists

6 posts
#9

Hairstyle

5 posts
#10

Natural Hair

5 posts

Products Discussed in r/BlackHair

Conditioner

16 reviews
#1
Design Essentials
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Mielle
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Inahsi
5.0★ from 1 review

Shampoo

14 reviews
#1
Camille Rose
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Design Essentials
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Mielle
5.0★ from 1 review

Hair Product

7 reviews
#1
Tsunami
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
The Doux
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
As I Am
4.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/BlackHair

#1
Advice Needed
: "Extreme gel flaking in 1 week old braids"
32 posts
#2
New Style
: "My girlfriend flat ironed my hair"
12 posts
#3
Just Venting
: "My hairstylist played in my face"
5 posts
#4
Discussion
: "When did everyone start calling flat ironing a “silk press”?"
5 posts
#5
Progress Pic
: "Hair transplant results 2 years later…."
3 posts

Member Growth in r/BlackHair

Yearly
+19k members(12.4%)

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Last updated: November 5, 2026