Hair Zinc, Scalp Hair Quantity, And Diaper Rash In Normal Infants

    January 1985 in “ PubMed ”
    Collipp Pj, B. Kuo, Mariano Castro‐Magana, Chen Sy, Steven Salvatore
    TLDR Low zinc levels in hair are linked to hair loss and diaper rash in infants.
    The study measured hair zinc concentration in 308 newborns and 199 infants aged 1 to 12 months, finding that zinc levels decreased from 204 micrograms/gm at birth to 112 micrograms/gm at 8 months, then increased to 144 micrograms/gm by 12 months. It was observed that diaper rash was significantly associated with reduced hair zinc levels, and infants with less hair had lower zinc levels compared to those with more hair. The findings suggested that hair loss and diaper rash in normal infants were significantly linked to lower hair zinc concentrations.
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