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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
    11. A highly resistant structure between cuticle and cortex of human hair International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2016 · 10 citations
    12. Location of keratin-associated proteins in developing fiber cuticle cells using immunoelectron microscopy International journal of trichology · 2010 · 10 citations
    13. Mechanism of Cuticle Hole Development in Human Hair Due to UV-Radiation Exposure Cosmetics · 2018 · 8 citations
    14. Unzipping the cuticle of the human hair shaft to obtain micron/nano keratin filaments Biopolymers · 2006 · 7 citations
    15. A highly resistant structure between the cuticle and the cortex of human hair. II. CARB, a penetration barrier International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2018 · 6 citations
    16. Topographical and Tribological Characteristics of Asian Human Hair Cuticles Mathematical problems in engineering · 2015 · 3 citations
    17. Analyzing the laser-light reflection from human hair fibers. I. Light components underlying the goniophotometric curves and fiber cuticle angles. PubMed · 2003 · 3 citations
    18. A discrete transition zone between cuticle and cortex layers of a human hair fibre: changes observed in the presence of breast cancer ecancermedicalscience · 2017 · 1 citations
    19. Hair Pores Caused by Surfactants via the Cell Membrane Complex and a Prevention Strategy through the Use of Cuticle Sealing Cosmetics · 2023 · 1 citations
    20. Thermal Induced Changes in Cuticle and Cortex to Chemically Treated Hair Biopolymers · 2025
    21. Changes in cuticle of scalp hair in mild acquired zinc deficiency: A study using scanning electron microscopy Medical Molecular Morphology · 1997
    22. Facile and Efficient Enzymatic Methods for Harvesting or Removal of Cuticle Cells from Human Hair Shafts Journal of natural fibers · 2021
    23. Analyzing the laser-light reflection from human hair fibers Part1: Light components underlying the goniophotometric curves and fiber cuticle angles Research Portal (King's College London) · 2003
    24. Scanning Electron Microscope Evaluation of Hair Dye Effects on the Cuticle Cells of Canine Hair 1985
    25. Structure and expression of genes for a class of cysteine-rich proteins of the cuticle layers of differentiating wool and hair follicles. 1990 · 67 citations
    26. Known and Unknown Features of Hair Cuticle Structure: A Brief Review Cosmetics · 2019 · 27 citations
    27. The infected hairs of tinea capitis due to Microsporum canis: Demonstration of uniqueness of the hair cuticle by scanning electron microscopy Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1987 · 17 citations
    28. Characterization of Hair Follicles in Hirosaki Hairless Rats with Deletion of Basic Hair Keratin Genes. Enlarged Medulla, Loss of Cuticle and Long Catagen Hirosaki University Repository for Academic Resources (Hirosaki University) · 2009 · 3 citations
    29. Scanning electron microscopes/silicon drift detector-energy dispersive spectroscopy: An analytical tool to identify waterborne microminerals pickup in human scalp hair cuticle due to water quality Journal of microscopy and ultrastructure · 2018 · 1 citations
    30. Calculation of Cuticle Step Heights from AFM Images of Outer Surfaces of Human Hair Humana Press eBooks · 2003 · 1 citations