In the Spirit of Sankofa,
New Study Warns Dermatologists: “We Have To Do Better” Educating African Americans On The Dangers Of Certain Hairstyles
... Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have confirmed a “strong association” between certain scalp-pulling hairstyles and the development of traction alopecia, based on a review of 19 studies published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Traction alopecia is a gradual hair loss caused by damage to the hair follicle from prolonged or repeated tension on the hair root, and an estimated one-third of African-American women suffer from the condition, making it the most common form of hair loss in our demographic, a news release on the finding reported ...
http://madamenoire.com/694802/african-american-hairstyles/
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New Study Warns Dermatologists: “We Have To Do Better” Educating African Americans On The Dangers Of Certain Hairstyles
... Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have confirmed a “strong association” between certain scalp-pulling hairstyles and the development of traction alopecia, based on a review of 19 studies published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Traction alopecia is a gradual hair loss caused by damage to the hair follicle from prolonged or repeated tension on the hair root, and an estimated one-third of African-American women suffer from the condition, making it the most common form of hair loss in our demographic, a news release on the finding reported ...
http://madamenoire.com/694802/african-american-hairstyles/
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