Trichorrhexis Nodosa of the Scalp Attributable to Calcium Hydroxide

    March 2017 in “ PubMed
    J S Pasricha, M Ramam
    TLDR Calcium hydroxide in an ayurvedic product caused hair breakage.
    A 30-year-old male experienced trichorrhexis nodosa, a condition causing hair breakage, affecting about 40% of his scalp hair. The hair breakage occurred 1-4 mm from the ends of the hair strands. This condition was linked to the use of an ayurvedic preparation containing calcium hydroxide applied topically to the scalp.
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