Hot Comb Alopecia

    September 1968 in “ Archives of Dermatology ”
    P. LoPresti
    Studysummary This study found that the use of hot combs with petrolatum in Black women causes irreversible alopecia limited to the crown of the scalp, resulting in follicular scarring.
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