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    Glossary Cuticle

    outermost layer of a hair strand, protecting inner layers

    The cuticle is the outermost layer of a hair strand, composed of overlapping, scale-like cells that protect the inner layers of the hair shaft. It acts as a barrier against environmental damage and helps maintain the hair's moisture balance, contributing to its overall strength and shine.

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    1. Acidic and basic hair/nail ("hard") keratins: their colocalization in upper cortical and cuticle cells of the human hair follicle and their relationship to "soft" keratins. 1986 · 356 citations
    2. Human hair shaft proteomic profiling: individual differences, site specificity and cuticle analysis PeerJ · 2014 · 68 citations
    3. A mutation in the hair matrix and cuticle keratin KRTHB5 gene causes ectodermal dysplasia of hair and nail type Journal of Medical Genetics · 2006 · 60 citations
    4. Keratins 1 and 10 or homologues as regular constituents of inner root sheath and cuticle cells in the human hair follicle. PubMed · 1990 · 44 citations
    5. Cuticle damage and the tensile properties of human hair 1991 · 27 citations
    6. Hair cuticle differences between Asian and Caucasian females International Journal of Dermatology · 2006 · 21 citations
    7. Age‐dependent changes in damage processes of hair cuticle Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2015 · 20 citations
    8. Incubatory environment of the scalp impacts pre‐emergent hair to affect post‐emergent hair cuticle integrity Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2017 · 16 citations
    9. The cracking of human hair cuticles by cyclical thermal stresses 1998 · 15 citations
    10. Fine Structure of the Fully Keratinized Hair Cuticle in the Head Hair of the Human Cells Tissues Organs · 1981 · 11 citations
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