Quantifying Hair Shape and Hair Damage Induced During Reshaping of Hair

    May 2016 in “ PubMed ”
    Roger L. McMullen, Guojin Zhang, Timothy Gillece
    Studysummary This article reviews various methods and introduces new imaging technologies to assess the effects of hair shaping treatments on hair chemistry and structural integrity, without reporting clinical results.
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