May 23, 2013

Search Results for: alopecia

Second Grader Kicked Out of School for ‘Long Hair’ During Treatment for Baldness (Video)

zion williams

*Don’t you hate it when you encounter a person that is clearly unqualified to hold their position because they don’t know how to make a judgement call because they’re more concerned with the rules than the people?  Well, we have a good example for you. An 8-year-old boy in Philadelphia, Pa., was barred from Shiloh Christian Academy last [...]




Wendy Williams Talks Wigs with Katie Couric

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From Cherry Davis… I’m super excited that Katie Couric is going to interview talk show personality Wendy Williams about wigs on her new daytime talk show Katie!  Last May Wendy had a ‘wig a day’ theme on her self-titled talk show, and she wore a different wig every day of the month!  It’s refreshing that [...]




A Microscopic View of Alopecia

Dr. Linda Amerson

*September is Alopecia Awareness Month.  What is Alopecia?  It is the medical term for hair loss, and a very broad umbrella for over 75 types.  I would like to educate many of you who may have never heard about the field of Trichology. Trichology is the scientific study of Alopecia and scalp disorder maladies, which [...]




Glenn’s Strategies for Well-Being: About Hair Loss

Glenn Ellis

*Hair, like every growing thing, has it’s own ‘cycle of life’. At any given time approximately 90 percent of the hair on your head will be in a ‘growing’ phase and 10 percent will be in a ‘resting’ phase. The growth phase lasts somewhere between two and six years while the resting phase is estimated [...]




Research: Braiding, Weaving Leads to Hair Loss

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*New research findings show that very tight braiding or weaving is linked to a permanent type of hair loss that affects many African American women While the findings can’t prove hair grooming is at the root of the problem, women might still want to take them into consideration, said Dr. Angela Kyei, who worked on [...]




The History of Black Hair Care: Past & Present

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*There is so much history regarding black hair care. In honor of Black History Month, Dr. Linda Amerson (pictured), board certified trichologist, shares some important facts about just how far we have come with technology, product formulations, and effective treatment therapies. The hair care industry is a billion dollar industry. We salute our pioneers who [...]