Shape Variability and Classification of Human Hair: A Worldwide Approach

    January 2007 in “ Human biology ”
    R. De La Mettrie, D. Saint‐Légér, Genevievève Loussouarn … André Langaney
    Studysummary This study proposes a new, objective method to classify human hair into eight categories based on specific shape measurements, rather than traditional ethnicity-based classifications.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. Hair Shape of Curly Hair Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2003
    2. Ethnic Hair Update: Past and Present Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2003
    3. Human Hair Form: Morphology Revealed by Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy and Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Reconstruction PubMed · 1988