Open AccessMicroscopic Characteristics Of Scalp Hair Subjected To Cultural Styling Methods In Ghanaian African Females
Author(s) -
Esther Adjoa Essel,
John Ahenkorah,
Richard Michael Blay,
Saviour Kweku Adjenti,
Kevin Kofi Adutwum-Ofosu,
Bismarck Afedo Hottor,
Frederick Kwaku Addai
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 1178-7015
DOI - 10.2147/ccid.s225627
Subject(s) - scalp , art , materials science , dermatology , medicine
To provide data for forensic use and provoke ideas to preserve shaft integrity, we studied microstructural alterations of female scalp hair subjected to Ghanaian cultural styling methods. Hence, topographical features of female hairs styled by braiding/weaving, and chemical relaxation sampled from five different scalp regions were assessed and compared with natural (Afro) hair.