Alopecia
The partial or complete loss of hair from where it typically grows?
Alopecia
2 products that are proven to stimulate hair growth
Minoxidil and Finasteride
The technical term for gray or white hair
Canities
The technical term for dandruff
Pityriasis
Infestation of the hair and scalp with head lice
Pediculosis capitis
Name the most common types of hair loss?
Androgenic alopecia, alopecia areata, postpartum alopecia
Most well-known minoxidil product
Rogaine
Growth of terminal hair on the body of a person assigned female at birth in areas that typically do not have terminal hair
Hirsuties
Way one can control dandruff
Using special shampoos
technical name for a boil
furuncle
More advanced forms of alopecia areata
Alopecia totalis and alopecia universalis
Nonmedical options to counter hair loss
Wigs and toupees
The technical term for split ends
Trichoptilosis
The 2 principal types of dandruff
Pityriasis capitis simplex and pityriasis steatiodes
Inflammation or infection of hair follicles
Folliculitis
The loss of terminal hair on the body and scalp
Alopecia universalis
Amount of people in the US that experience hereditary hair loss
80 million
Caused by a gene mutation and has no recognized treatment
Monilethrix
Dry yellow crusts on the scalp
scutula
Bacterial infections of the scalp maybe caused by______ or ________
Streptococci or Staphylococci bacteria
Whose mission is it to support cure and treatment research for alopecia areata, support those with the disease, and educate the public?
National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF)
3 internal/external factors that affect hair's health
Nutrition, hormones, and styling
The organization that promotes the use of cold cap therapy.
The Rapunzel Project
Naturally occurring fungus causing dandruff
Malassezia
Parasites that feed on human blood
Head lice