Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio conducted a study on the potential causes of scarring and hair loss in African American women, and came up with multi-faced results.
Authors of the study surveyed about 326 black women in order to gather their data. They discovered that central centrifugal cicatricical alopecia (CCCA) – a condition characterized by scarring and hair loss that begins on the center of the scalp and moves outward – is strongly associated with braiding, weaves and type 2 diabetes.
Moreover, these hairstyles and the blood sugar disorder have the potential to cause infections on the scalp. Braids and hair weaves often require the hair to be pulled tightly and, in some cases, for long stretches of time.
"Given the fact that many African American women pay hundreds of dollars to have their hair braided and weaved, they often maintain these hair styles for weeks to months at a time to justify the money spent," wrote the study authors.
Women who are concerned about hair loss or scarring may want to talk to their hair stylist about going back to their natural texture, which can easily be enhanced using black skin care products.
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