Evidence for Calcium Soaps in Human Hair Shaft Revealed by Sub-Micrometer X-Ray Fluorescence

    Fatma Briki, C. Mérigoux, F. Sarrot-Reynauld … J. Doucet
    Studysummary This study identified two types of calcium in human scalp hair shafts: easily removable calcium, likely as calcium soaps, and more stably bound calcium, possibly related to Ca-binding proteins.
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