Relationships between hair growth rate and morphological parameters of human straight hair: A same law above ethnical origins?

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-116

  Saint Olive Baque, C ^a   Zhou, J ^a   Gu, W ^a   Collaudin, C ^a   Kravtchenko, S ^a   Kempf, J Y ^b   Saint Leger D ^a  

^a L'Oreal Research and Innovation   (China)

^b L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

cuticle; ethnic; growth rate; hair; medulla

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; ETHNICITY; GROWTH RATE; HAIR COLOR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR TEXTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROBABILITY;

EID: 84859111424     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2011.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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