Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair

Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD is Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology. Her main area of focus includes: complex medical dermatology, autoimmune disease, procedural dermatology, medical journalism and international health. In 2014, Dr. Aguh was an ABC news Medical Consultant. Under this role, she wrote medical articles for digital media and scripts for local affiliates. In addition, she served as an assistant producer for medical segments on Good Morning America and World News with David Muir. As a second year resident, Dr. Aguh received an award from the National Medical Association for her research project and presentation called “Exploring Racial Differences in Treatment Regimens for Patients with Late Stage Mycosis Fungoides: A Retrospective Study.” The goal of this study was to discuss potential causes for the increased mortality rates in African American patients with Mycosis Fungoides.Ginette Okoye MD, FAAD is Director, Ethnic Skin Program and Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology. Her areas of clinical focus include ethnic skin, hidradentitis suppurativa and sarcoidosis. Dr. Okoye serves as the director of the Ethnic Skin Program and the director of the Department of Dermatology at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Dr. Okoye is a board-certified dermatologist who focuses on the skin, hair and nail conditions of people with darker skin tones, such as people of African-American, Asian, Hispanic, Middle Eastern and Native American descent. As director of the Ethnic Skin Program, which she launched in 2010 with Dr. Sewon Kang, she is committed to outstanding clinical care and research in the field of ethnic skin and to community outreach and enrichment. The program focuses on diseases that disproportionately affect people with ethnic skin, such as razor bumps, keloids, hair thinning, sarcoidosis, lupus and mycosis fungoides.

• 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.