Yahoo Lifestyle presents the natural hair stories of five individuals who learned through adversity how to embrace and celebrate their curls, kinks, braids, and locs with pride.

Sabrina Carpenter's soft and natural look is my new official hair muse.

Very Wuthering Heights coded.

As summer winds down and your strands have endured heatwaves, pool days, and sweaty workouts, your curls might be begging for a break. And there’s no better way to give your hair some post-summer TLC ...