Heat-Damaged Evaluation of Virgin Hair

    March 2019 in “ Journal of cosmetic dermatology ”
    Cibele Rosana Ribeiro de Castro Lima, Ricardo Alexandre Alves de Couto, Thamires Batello Freire … Jivaldo do Rosário Matos
    Studysummary This study found that thermal hair-straightening devices significantly damaged the cuticle and cortex of virgin Asian and Caucasian hair, with Asian hair experiencing more protein loss than Caucasian hair.
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