Hair 101
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Hair 101Hair: Understanding the Growth Cycle
By Silvina Pugliese on December 12th, 2009
Hair is a complex structure with an even more complex growth cycle. In order to understand how hair grows, it is important to understand some basic terminology. Only then will the different phases of hair growth begin to make sense!
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Hair 101Strand by Strand: Introduction to Hair
By Silvina Pugliese on December 11th, 2009
What is hair’s purpose? What is it made of? Why is some hair curly while other hair is straight? Click here for your crash course to hair essentials, and pick up a few fun trivia facts to impress your friends.
DermTerms
Not familiar with some words on your products' labels? Need to brush up on your skin terminology? Use our DermTerms dictionary!
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Freckle
a flat, tan spot on sun-exposed skin; usually appears at a very young age; likely to fade in the winter -
Macule
a flat, defined area of skin that is different in color from the skin surrounding it, and less than 1 cm in diameter -
Dermatophyte
A parasitic fungus that obtains nutrients from keratinized material and can cause infection of the skin, hair and nails.
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