Hair care practices and their association with scalp and hair disorders in African American girls

Wright, Dakara Rucker; Gathers, Raechele Cochran; Kapke, Alissa; Johnson, Dayna A.; Joseph, Christine L.M.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2010.05.037

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“…Of note, 17.1% of South African schoolgirls had TA, with increasing prevalence rates from the first year of school to the last year of high school [36]. A similar rate (18.4%) was observed in another study examining a population of 201 African American girls from the United States [38]. In males, TA seems to be considerably less prevalent, however, two notable exceptions are Sikh boys and men, who adhere to the religious practice of tightly knotting their scalp and/or beard hair and boys/men wearing dreadlocks or cornrows [32][33][34][35]40].…”

Section: Epidemiologysupporting

confidence: 68%

“…It has been shown that the combination of both factors greatly increases the risk of TA, cautioning against the application of traction on chemically relaxed hair [36][37][38]. Importantly, hairdressing practices causing symptoms such as stinging, pain, or crusting are associated with an increased risk of TA [37,39].…”

Section: Predisposing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A more recent literature review classified hairstyles into low risk, moderate risk and high-risk [39]. Accordingly, the excessive use of very tight buns or ponytails belongs to the category of highrisk hairstyles, as do dreadlocks, cornrows and braids [38,39,45]. Another well-recognized factor associated with TA is the use of hair extensions, especially if applied to relaxed hair [39,46].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although TA is more prevalent among females of African ancestry, it has been described in a wide range of populations, including nurses, ballerinas, Sikh boys and men, to name a few [30][31][32][33][34]. Research has convincingly demonstrated that certain habitual practices of hairstyling are implicated in the pathogenesis of TA [35][36][37][38][39].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

Uzunçakmak¹,

Kayıran²,

Tekin³

et al. 2017

Hair and Scalp Disorders

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Trichotillomania and traction alopecia are chronic habitual disorders characterized by repetitive pulling of hair that results in alopecia. They are commonly observed in children and adolescents but may present in adults due to occupational or traditional behavioral patterns. Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder) has been described more than a century ago, but we still have very limited data about its etiology and treatment. It is classified under the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders along with hoarding disorder, skin-picking disorder (excoriation) and body dysmorphic disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, May 2013). Traction alopecia is defined as loss of hair caused by repetitive or continuous and prolonged tension applied to the hair, usually on the scalp periphery and associated with mechanical traction of hair due to occupational behavioral patterns such as ballerinas or traditional behavioral patterns of hairstyles that cause tension. We aim to overview the clinical and diagnostic features of trichotillomania and traction alopecia and review the therapeutic options of these disorders in this chapter.

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Section: Epidemiologysupporting

confidence: 68%

Section: Predisposing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Predisposing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

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“…31 Use of these products often begins at an early age; in a survey of 201 African American girls, almost half of the parents/guardians reported first application of chemical relaxers to their child’s hair between the ages of 4 and 8. 53 Hair products used by Black women are more likely to contain placenta (a potential source of estrogen hormones) 54, 55 as well as industrial chemicals such as parabens 52 that affect estrogenic pathways. 56 Premature reproductive development, such as breast budding, was documented in African American girls exposed to estrogen- or placenta-containing hair products.…”

Section: Hair Relaxers and Straightenersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The environmental injustice of beauty: framing chemical exposures from beauty products as a health disparities concern

Zota

Shamasunder

2017

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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The ObGyn community has issued a call to action to prevent toxic environmental chemical exposures and their threats to healthy human reproduction. Recent committee opinions recognize that vulnerable and underserved women may be disproportionately impacted by environmental chemical exposures and recommend that reproductive health professionals champion policies that secure environmental justice. Beauty product use is an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures. Beauty products can include reproductive and developmental toxicants such as phthalates and heavy metals; however, disclosure requirements are limited and inconsistent. Compared to White women, women of color have higher levels of beauty product-related environmental chemicals in their bodies, independent of socioeconomic status. Even small exposures to toxic chemicals during critical periods of development, such as pregnancy, can trigger adverse health consequences such as impacts on fertility and pregnancy, neurodevelopment, and cancer. In this commentary, we seek to highlight the connections between environmental justice and beauty product-related chemical exposures. We describe racial/ethnic differences in beauty product use such as skin lighteners, hair straighteners, and feminine hygiene products as well as the potential chemical exposures and health risks associated with these products. We also discuss how targeted advertising can take advantage of mainstream beauty norms to influence use of these products. Reproductive health professionals can use this information to advance environmental justice by being prepared to counsel patients who have questions about toxic environmental exposures from beauty care products and other sources. Researchers and health care providers can also promote health-protective policies such as improved ingredient testing and disclosure for the beauty product industry. Future clinical and public health research should consider beauty product use as a factor that may shape health inequities in women’s reproductive health across the life course.

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The Global Prevalence of Seborrheic Dermatitis

Polaskey,

Chang,

Daftary

et al. 2024

JAMA Dermatol

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ImportanceSeborrheic dermatitis is a prevalent chronic inflammatory skin disease, yet its global prevalence, pathogenesis, and epidemiology remain inadequately defined.ObjectiveTo provide a detailed estimation of the global prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis, analyze demographic variations, and explore differences in various settings.Data SourcesEmbase, PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched from inception through October 2023.Study SelectionOriginal investigations on seborrheic dermatitis prevalence were included after duplicate screening of titles, abstracts, and full articles, including only studies with clinician-diagnosed cases.Data Extraction and SynthesisFollowing PRISMA guidelines, data were extracted and quality was assessed independently by multiple reviewers. A random-effects model using restricted maximum likelihood was used for meta-analysis and subgroup analyses.Main Outcome and MeasureThe primary outcome was the pooled estimate of global seborrheic dermatitis prevalence.ResultsFrom 1574 identified articles, 121 studies were included, encompassing 1 260 163 individuals and revealing a pooled global seborrheic dermatitis prevalence of 4.38% (95% CI, 3.58%-5.17%), with significant heterogeneity (I2 = 99.94%). Subgroup analyses showed variations by age, with a higher prevalence in adults (5.64% [95% CI, 4.01%-7.27%]) compared to children (3.70% [95% CI, 2.69%-4.80%]) and neonates (0.23% [95% CI, 0.04%-0.43%]). Geographic analyses indicated variability, with the highest prevalence in South Africa (8.82% [95% CI, 3.00%-14.64%]) and the lowest in India (2.62% [95% CI, 1.33%-3.92%]).Conclusions and RelevanceThis comprehensive meta-analysis provides a detailed estimation of the global prevalence of seborrheic dermatitis, highlighting significant variability across different demographics and settings.

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Hair care practices and their association with scalp and hair disorders in African American girls

Cited by 68 publications

References 25 publications

Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

Trichotillomania and Traction Alopecia

The environmental injustice of beauty: framing chemical exposures from beauty products as a health disparities concern

The Global Prevalence of Seborrheic Dermatitis

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