Foreword
Preface
PART 1. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF HAIR
1. Chemical and Physical Properties of Hair: Comparisons between Asian, Black and Caucasian Hair
PART 2. AESTHETIC MODIFICATIONS OF ETHNIC HAIR
2. Chemical Modifications of Ethnic Hair
3. Thermal Modifications of Ethnic Hair
4. Ethnic Hairstyling Practices and Hair Prostheses I: Dreadlocks
5. Ethnic Hairstyling Practices and Hair Prostheses II: Wigs, Weaves and Other Extensions
6. Ethnic Hair Care Products
PART 3. ETHNIC HAIR CARE: APPROACH TO DEVELOPING A HEALTHY HAIR CARE REGIMEN
7. Developing a Healthy Hair Regimen I: Formulating an Optimal Cleansing and Conditioning Regimen
8. Developing a Healthy Hair Regimen II: Transitioning to Chemical-Free Styling (to Natural Hair) and Prevention of Hair Trauma
PART 4. HAIR AND SCALP DISORDERS SECONDARY TO HAIR CARE PRACTICES
9. Seborrheic Dermatitis
10. Scarring Alopecias Related to Hairstyling Practices
11. Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
PART 5. SPECIAL CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
12. Ethnic Hair Considerations for People of African, South Asian, Muslim and Sikh origins
Glossary.