Scalp Disorders
A scalp fungal infection that causes large flakes.
What is Pityriasis?
Trichoptilosis is the technical term for_____
What are Split Ends?
an abnormal hair loss caused by insufficient diet
What is Alopecia?
Pregnant women hair grow because of prenatal vitamins
What is a myth. Pregnant women hair grows because of the changes in their hormones.
Process to distinguish Pityriasis and Pediculosis
What is examine the scalp to determine if foreign matter is loose or attached to hair strands?
Beaded Hair
What is Monilethrix? The client's hair has a beaded appearance due to narrowing of the hair shaft.
Hair loss defined as round or irregularly shaped patches
What is Alopecia Areata?
Grey hair is resistant
What is a myth? Gray hair is not different, except no pigment.
A Parasitic Infection
What is Pediculosis Capitis?
Can be present at birth
What is Congenital Canities?
This alopecia most often begins in childhood
Extreme stress is a cause of Hair Loss
What is Myth? Pregnancy, Insufficient Diet and Autoimmune Disorders cause hair loss.
Characterized by dry, sulfur-yellow, cup-like crusts on the scalp.
What is Tinea Favosa?
A cosmetologist is able to provide treatment
What is Trichoptilosis?
The complete loss of all body hair
What is Alopecia Universalis?
Minoxidil and Finasteride are the only FDA approved drugs to help with Hair Loss.
What is Fact? Monixidil is topical and Finasteride is oral medication for hair loss.
Accumulation of greasy or waxy scalp scales mixed with sebum
Trichorrhexis Nodosa, Monilethrix and Fragilitas Crinium
What are hair disorders that are characterized as Brittle Hair?
Pregnancy, Insufficient Diet and Autoimmune Disease
This takes 3 months to regenerate
What are hair follicles? A client should improve their nutrition diet and wait 3-4 months to notice hair follicles to regenerate.