Escaping DevaCurl hell to rediscover hair heaven. Credit: vicky leta / mashable Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. Almost a year ago ...

One company's products dominate this corner of the hair care market, DevaCurl. But now DevaCurl is mired in controversy. Earlier this week, a group of consumers filed a class action lawsuit ...

Malik said she got dandruff for the first time, had itchy hair, and even felt like her scalp was on fire at times. “I put more DevaCurl on the problem thinking it would fix it,” she says.