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    Glossary Hair Straightening

    process of flattening curly or wavy hair for smoothness

    Hair straightening is a hair styling technique used to flatten and straighten curly or wavy hair, giving it a smooth, sleek appearance. This can be achieved through various methods, including chemical treatments like relaxers or keratin treatments, and mechanical means such as flat irons or blow-drying with a round brush. The effects can be temporary or permanent, depending on the method used.

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    1. Structural changes of hair shaft after application of chemical hair straighteners: Clinical and histopathological study Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2018 · 7 citations
    2. Cytotoxic Evaluation of Hair Relaxers and Straighteners Actives in Human-Derived Skin Cells Preprints.org · 2021 · 1 citations
    3. Dose-Dependent Histopathological and Structural Impact of Chemical Hair-Straighteners on Scalp Epithelium and Hair-Fibres Using Albino Wistar Rats Sahel Journal of Life Sciences FUDMA · 2025
    4. In vitro evaluation of changes of hair fibers subjected to oxidation-reductive straighteners associated with dyeing UNESP Institutional Repository (São Paulo State University) · 2024
    5. Effect of Protein 'Hair Straightener" on Hair Shaft by Scanning Electron Microscopy Benha Journal of Applied Sciences · 2020
    6. Impact of acid straightener's pH value in the hair fiber properties Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2019 · 3 citations
    7. Effects of chemical straighteners on the hair shaft and scalp 2022 · 2 citations
    8. Hair perms/straighteners and styling agents 프로그램북(구 초록집) · 2013
    9. Evaluation of hair fibers properties treated with acid straightener at different pH values Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (Universidade de São Paulo) · 2019
    10. Glyoxylic acid in hair straighteners: a critical evaluation of transdermal absorption and hepatic metabolism in nephrotoxicity risk assessment Kidney International · 2026 · 1 citations
    11. Hair cosmetics Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology · 2013 · 43 citations
    12. Use of hair products in relation to ovarian cancer risk Carcinogenesis · 2021 · 13 citations
    13. Mechanical characterization of curly hair: Influence of the use of nonconventional hair straightening treatments Skin Research and Technology · 2017 · 13 citations
    14. Hair Transplantation, Scalp Reduction, and Flap Rotation in Black Men The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology · 1986 · 8 citations
    15. Premature greying of hair among the population of King Faisal University in Al-Ahasa, Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological study International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries · 2019 · 6 citations
    16. Straight to the Point: What Do We Know So Far on Hair Straightening? Skin appendage disorders · 2021 · 4 citations
    17. New pattern hair loss in young Turkish women; What's wrong in their daily life? Skin Research and Technology · 2019 · 3 citations
    18. Application of single hair fibre tensile measurements to create an industry‐standard heat damage scale for hair International Journal of Cosmetic Science · 2025
    19. 504 Hair chemical use and systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study 2024
    20. Cosmetic Approach for Healthy and Damaged Hair Clinical approaches and procedures in cosmetic dermatology · 2017
    21. ‘Relaxers’ damage hair: Evidence from amino acid analysis Yearbook of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery · 2011
    22. Chemical hair relaxer use and its potential effect on incidence of endometrial cancer in Black women. Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2024
    23. Hair Straightening Cosmetic Dermatology · 2010
    24. HAIR CORTISOL FEASIBILITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES IN A SAMPLE OF OLDER ADULTS FROM PUERTO RICO Innovation in aging · 2022
    25. A 40-Year-Old Woman of African Descent with the Central Scalp Hair Loss Clinical Cases in Dermatology · 2022 · 1 citations
    26. Impact of acid (”progressive brush”) and alkaline straightening on the hair fiber: Differential effects on the cuticle and cortex properties International journal of trichology · 2022
    27. Could the use of personal care oils in black women contribute to recent findings of an increased risk of breast cancer in this population? Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2020 · 2 citations
    28. Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia: retrospective case-control study of 54 patients from a tertiary care center International Journal of Women’s Dermatology · 2025
    29. Plan de empresa para la creación de la Línea Capilar Chebe Biblioteca Digital - Universidad Icesi · 2023
    30. Traction alopecia: the root of the problem Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2018 · 60 citations