The Development of Non-Scarring Alopecia in Women Who Wear the Hijab

    May 2023 in “ Research Square (Research Square) ”
    Marissa Ceresnie, Lindsey Mohney, Lauren Seale, Fatima Fahs, Tasneem F. Mohammad
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    TLDR Wearing a hijab may lead to earlier hair loss due to vitamin D deficiency and scalp conditions.
    The study investigated the association between non-scarring alopecia and wearing the hijab, involving 125 hijab-wearing patients and 40 non-hijab-wearing women. The study found that hijab-wearing patients had a younger mean age of alopecia onset (31.5 years) compared to non-hijab wearers (37.3 years). It also suggested that vitamin D deficiency (with an odds ratio of 4.1) and seborrheic dermatitis (with an odds ratio of 2.9) significantly impact the development of telogen effluvium, a type of hair loss, in hijab-wearing patients. The study suggests targeting these risk factors to prevent hair loss in hijab-wearing patients.
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