Healthy hair. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jennifer Marsh, John Gray, Antonella Tosti.
• Authors: Marsh, Jennifer; Gray, John; Tosti, A (Antonella)
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; About the Authors; 1: Healthy Hair: Form and Function; Hair; Human Hair and the Follicle; The Hair Follicle; Types of Follicle; The Terminal Hair Follicle; The Papilla; The Matrix; Root Sheath; Stem Cells; The Hair Cycle; Anatomical Changes of the Terminal Hair Follicle During Active Growth; Phases of the Hair Cycle: Anagen/Catagen/Telogen/Exogen; Interruption of Hair Growth; Kenogen; Follicle Density; The Concept of the Aging of Hair; Hair Thinning: Reducing Hair Density, Diameter, and Hair Mass; Hair Density; Hair Diameter. Hair Growth and Nutrition Hair: The Cosmetic Aspects; The Terminal Hair Shaft; The Cuticle; The Cortex; The Medulla; Abnormal Hairs; Hair Diameter and Texture; Hair Types; Phenotype and "Hair Health"; Classification of Hair Phenotypes; Science Note; Sub-Equatorial African Hair; Australasian Hair; East Asian Straight Hair; Indo-European/Continental European Hair; Hair Phenotypes in the Americas; Developments of Human Hair Differences; Evolutionary Advantages of Straight and Curly Hair; Hair Color; Gray Hair; The Physical Properties of Hair; Porosity; Elasticity. Static Electricity Texture; The Concept of Root to Tip; Reference; Further Reading; 2: Root-to-Tip Hair Health; Introduction; Healthy Hair; Women's Perception of Hair Health; Sign 1: Shine; Physical Aspects of Shine; Shine and Curls; Styling, Color, and Shine; The Psychological Aspects of Shine; Shine and Weathering; Shine Summary; Sign 2: Absence of Split Ends/Damaged Tips; Sign 3: Smoothness/Frizz-Free; Sign 4: Volume; Sign 5: No Breakage/Strength; References; 3: Understanding Hair Damage; Introduction: The Hair Mass; Hair in Time and Space; The Process of 'Weathering' Minimising DamageGeneral Principles; References; 4: Healthy Hair Method Assessments; Introduction; Multiple Strategies to Assess Hair Health; Strategy 1: Assessment of Hair (Self or Observer); Instrumental Methods; Assessment of Shine; Combing, Frictional Forces, and Breakage; Frizz; Strategy 2: Single Fibre Mechanical Properties; Visualising Damage; Strategy 3: Structural Property Measures; Protein Changes in the Hair Shaft; Summary; References; 5: Clinical Signs of Hair Damage; Introduction; Symptoms of Hair Damage; Hair Breakage; Causes; Clinical Presentation.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 646.7/24; Medicine; Hair -- Care and hygiene; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues; Hair -- Care and hygiene; Dermatology; Medical -- Dermatology; Dermatology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319183862; 3319183869
• Related ISBNs: 9783319183855; 3319183850
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 24, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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