Beyonce’ Reveals Personal Battle with Psoriasis

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Superstar Beyoncé has been in the news a lot lately. From her record-breaking tour and album to the accompanying tour documentary has continued to keep her in the spotlight. Now, she’s using her voice to open up about her experience with psoriasis, including what she’s done to treat it. She made the reveal in a new interview with Essence while discussing the inspiration behind Cécred, her new haircare line. Her latest undertaking has technically been on the burner since her youth—but more tangibly since 2018. It branches from her family’s generational focus on hair, taking root in the idea of self-care as ritual. In Essence’s March/April cover story, on newsstands February 27, Beyoncé, 42, explained that she has “many beautiful memories attached to [her] hair.” “The relationship we have with our hair is such a deeply personal journey,” she told the magazine while promoting her new haircare line, Cécred. “From spending my childhood in my mother’s salon to my father applying oil on my scalp to treat my psoriasis— these moments have been sacred to me.” Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin condition characterized by the rapid buildup of skin cells...