24 citations
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December 1990 in “Pediatric Dermatology” Tight hairstyles like ponytails may cause hair casts by affecting scalp circulation and causing inflammation.
September 2019 in “University of the Arts London Research Online (University of the Arts London)” Plant oils and polymers can help protect African hair from damage during styling.
June 2024 in “Annals of Medicine and Surgery” A 23-year-old Syrian woman has two rare hair disorders, and avoiding hair treatments plus using vitamins and minoxidil may help.
1 citations
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October 1993 in “PEDIATRICS” Using hot curling irons and hair gels can cause seizures in young black girls during hair grooming.
3 citations
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July 1990 in “PubMed” Human hair follicles can grow and form structures in a collagen gel, useful for studying hair cell growth.
3 citations
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October 2020 in “Dermatology Practical & Conceptual” Bubble hair damage is caused by high heat from styling tools, and trichoscopy helps diagnose it.
December 2021 in “2021 International Conference on Electronic Information Technology and Smart Agriculture (ICEITSA)” Chemical dyes damage hair's internal structure more than perming, as shown by a special imaging technique.
10 citations
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November 1997 in “British Journal of Dermatology” A 10-year-old boy had the earliest reported case of hair that became progressively kinkier but eventually returned to normal on its own.
5 citations
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January 2009 in “International Journal of Trichology” Two siblings had a rare hair condition with banded hair, which doesn't need treatment.
8 citations
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February 2005 in “British Journal of Haematology” Chemotherapy caused the patient's hair to have alternating thick and thin segments.
28 citations
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January 1985 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A girl with citrullinemia developed pili torti, suggesting a link between the hair condition and the metabolic disorder.
28 citations
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December 2010 in “Langmuir” Hair fibers interact through classical forces, which are influenced by treatments and products, important for hair care and other applications.
July 2026 in “Preprints.org” A cysteamine-derived compound helps hair stay straight in high humidity.
97 citations
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March 2010 in “The American Journal of Human Genetics” A mutation in the KRT74 gene causes tightly curled hair.
34 citations
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December 2009 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Improper use of ceramic flat irons can cause severe hair damage.
March 2005 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” A new method helps understand hair shine and various products improve hair care.
3 citations
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January 2002 in “Springer eBooks” Alkaline hair relaxers damage hair, but cationic and non-ionic polymers can help reduce this damage.
December 2025 in “British Journal of Dermatology” 9 citations
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April 2019 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Keratin fibers in hair twist left-handed.
January 2016 in “Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)” A 6-group geometric classification of human scalp hair is more reliable and objective for testing than an 8-group system.
28 citations
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April 1988 in “Archives of Dermatological Research”
2 citations
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June 2022 in “Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Dermatología y Cirugía Dermatológica” Understanding cultural hair care practices is essential for improving hair health in the African American population.
14 citations
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September 1968 in “Archives of Dermatology” Using hot combs can cause permanent hair loss on the scalp's crown.
May 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” The hair oil formulation F2 is stable, appealing, and may promote hair growth and scalp health.
7 citations
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December 1991 in “Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences” Dermal papillae are crucial for hair growth and maintenance.
December 2021 in “Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research” The homemade hair oil made from natural ingredients helps hair grow, reduces hair fall, dandruff, and graying, and makes hair shiny with few or no side effects.
34 citations
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August 1966 in “Experimental cell research” Keratin fibrils in hair form and stop growing at specific points in the follicle.
21 citations
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July 2010 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” Older people's hair becomes less shiny because it gets more uneven and curved.
16 citations
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January 1977
Caucasian and Mediterranean hair is denser and varies in color and texture compared to African and Asian hair.