Unregulated toxins in synthetic hair disproportionately impact Black women, who already experience broad health disparities.

Across North America, the effects of medical hair loss extend beyond physical appearance, impacting psychological well-being ...

"We will push the limits of what we can observe, and use every gravitational lens we detect with Roman to pin down the ...

Using a body wash or bar soap before you trim hair anywhere on your body helps clear the skin of dirt, sweat, and oil, which reduces the risk of irritation or even infection (hate to sound like ...

Using a body wash or bar soap before you trim hair anywhere on your body helps clear the skin of dirt, sweat, and oil, which reduces the risk of irritation or even infection (hate to sound like ...

Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It's true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.

Cell growth phases and hair Each hair on our body sprouts from a follicle nestled in our skin’s dermis layer. Each follicle grows in a regular cycle, explains Houshmand.

I settled into a salon chair at Head Spa Nagomi while my practitioner, Kai Fujimoto, wove a tiny digital camera through my wet hair. It provided a 230-times-magnified view of my scalp on a nearby ...

Over the years, several hypotheses have been proposed. In 2003, Mark Pagel and Walter Bodmer resurrected and refined a theory that had been around in one form or another since Darwin. It’s the ...

Particulate matter, or particles known as PM10, are just one-seventh of the diameter of a human hair or smaller. A subset of those, known as PM2.5, are even smaller.

Hormonal influence on hair growth Hormones are crucial in determining where and how much hair grows on the body. Androgens, such as testosterone, are particularly influential.