The hair and nails are considered to be extensions of the skin and are both made of a hard, fibrous protein called keratin. As a part of the Integumentary System, the hair helps regulate body temperature, keeps the skin cool and moist, and responds to touch, while the nails protect the fingers and toes, and assist with grasping and holding.Keratin is the building block of human skin, hair and nails, as well as hooves, claws, and horns in animals. It comes from the Greek keras, meaning horn. As with all proteins, Keratin has large molecules made...
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Hair Loss May No Longer Be A Certain Side-Effect of Chemo

Excellent news for chemotherapy patients! A new device called the DigniCap is helping women keep their hair even when undergoing chemo, which often leads to hair loss. The device cools the scalp, reducing blood flow to the hair follicles and minimizing damage from the toxic chemicals. In a Japanese study, more than 82 percent of 255 breast cancer patients kept most of their hair thanks to the cap.Oncologist and medical professor Hope Rugo at the...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Acquired Progressive Kinking of the Hair (APKH)
Acquired Progressive Kinking of the Hair (APKH), is a rare disorder characterized by dull, frizzy, extremely curly scalp hair. The syndrome was first described in 1932 and since that time, only a couple dozen cases have been reported and even fewer have been thoroughly studied.[1] What we do know is that the syndrome is acquired around adolescence, which is one of the factors that distinguishes it from conditions such as pili torti and woolly hair naevus, which occur at birth or infancy. The earliest documented case of APKH was in an 8-year old...
Just How Safe Are Hair Vitamins?

The New Jersey company Rise-N-Shine is offering CNN's Anderson Cooper $1 million dollars to take its "Go Away Gray" hair vitamin. Nothwithstanding that gray hair is the Silver Fox's signature look, questions abound as to whether the pills are actually safe.According to Rise-N-Shine's web site, the product works like this:"Go AWAY Gray is specially formulated to prevent and reverse unwanted gray hair. Based on recent scientific...
Is Gray The New Blonde?

Recently, fashion's hippest souls have been going gray... on purpose. Perhaps taking their cues from natural silvers such as Jamie Lee Curtis, EmmyLou Harris, and Helen Mirren, members of the younger set are showing up on the red carpet with their own gray locks.Lady Gaga, Kelly Osborne, and Daphne Guinness are just a few of the lovelies asking their hairdressers for the gray treatment. And now the pinnacle of fashion itself, Vogue Magazine,...
The Case Against Hair Extensions

First, we here at Longhairlovers not against hair extensions for people with hair loss or thinning hair problems. Weaves can be very helpful for people suffering from these conditions who otherwise wouldn't feel good about themselves.That said, we just can't stand to see a healthy young person sporting extensions in order to gain a couple of inches of length.Please consider Exhibit A: Britney Jean SpearsPoor Brit-Brit was spotted out...
Wipe Out Lice With A Pill

Head lice are just plain nasty and can turn your poor child into a social pariah. Even though they don't spread disease or cause serious harm, the little parasites are extremely contagious and can lead to itching and irritation. They also require that your child be kept home from school or camp until the problem is in check.Past remedies for ridding the victim of lice has included carefully picking out lice eggs (nits) with a...
Naomi's Hair Woes
Naomi Campbell appears to be suffering from Traction Alopecia, a type of hair loss caused when the hair and scalp are pulled too tight for too long.Recent photos of the supermodel reveal hair breakage and loss around the hair line, which is a classic sign of the disorder.Hairstyles such as tight braids, twists, buns, ponytails, snug wigs, and the tracks that hold in hair extensions can be to blame. So can sleeping in rollers or other restrictive...
Cheryl Cole's Fake Mojo for L'Oreal

British personality Cheryl Cole displays abundant healthy-looking locks in an ad for L'Oreal Elvive Full Restore Five products, designed to target "weak, limp, lifeless, dull and straw-like hair." But if you happen to blink, you just might miss the disclaimer that Cole is "styled with some natural hair extensions." Despite the presence of fake strands, Cole says her hair "feels stronger, full of life, replenished, with a healthy shine. It's got its...
Bridal Hairstyles
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Victorian Hair Care
The Victorian book of etiquette called Our Deportment, published in 1881, gives us a glimpse into how Americans of the 1800s viewed and care for their hair. Our Deportment by J.H. Young Chapter XXXII THE HAIRThere is nothing that so adds to the charm of an individual, especially a lady, as a good head of hair. The skin of the head requires even more tenderness and cleanliness than any other portion of the body, and is capable of being irritated by disease. The hair should be brushed carefully. The brush should be of moderate hardness, not too hard....
Talking Long Hair With Trevor Sorbie
"My long hair is me now, the roots were yesterday,the ends were many yesterdaysbut it will still be my tomorrow."-TrevorSorbie.com Trevor Sorbie is a hairdressing legend known for introducing the world to such short styles as The Wedge, The Scrunch, and The Chop. It may seem ironic, then, that he is also one of the few top stylists who has wholeheartedly embraced long hair. With a desire to help women treat their long locks right, Sorbie launched...
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