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Hair
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Better Hair Through Chemistry 
 This 1998 article takes a scientific approach to the concept of the "bad hair day," exploring the chemistry of human hair, shampoo and conditioner, and the permanent wave (perm). Includes "fun activities to do with your very own hair": building a hair hygrometer to measure changes in humidity, a healthy hair test, and creating curls using your fingernail. From the magazine of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/hair/ Topics: The Human Body Last updated May 31, 2005 Big Hair: A Wig History of Consumption in Eighteenth-Century France
This article provides a social, cultural, and economic evaluation of the wig in 18th century France. The article notes that while "it is common to regard the wig of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as an aristocratic ornament of Old Regime Europe ... the wigs of eighteenth-century Western Europe seem to have tumbled down the social hierarchy." From the American Historical Review, published by the American Historical Association. http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/111.3/kwass.html Topics: Fashion, The Human Body Last updated Feb 27, 2008 The Complete Book of Hair Loss Answers
This book features material about the history of hair loss treatments and recent treatment options. Includes background about normal hair growth and causes of hair loss, overview of hair loss treatments back to the ancient Egyptians, and discussion of current treatment option such as cosmetic (hair styling and hairpieces), medications, and surgery. Includes illustrations. Opens directly into a PDF document. From a doctor who specializes in surgical and medical treatments for hair loss. http://www.hairdoc.com/book/hairdoc.pdf Topics: Diseases & Conditions, The Human Body Last updated Feb 27, 2008 Hair Loss
Information about permanent and temporary excessive hair loss. Topics include signs and symptoms, causes of types of baldness (such as pattern baldness, scarring, the autoimmune disease alopecia areata, poor nutrition, and medical treatments), when to seek medical advice, diagnosis, treatment (such as medication, surgery, and wigs and hairpieces), prevention, and coping skills. From the Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hair-loss/DS00278 Topics: Diseases & Conditions, The Human Body Last updated Aug 19, 2008 Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century
The blog features 19th century photos of mustachioed men. The site notes: "Many of the ... pages have graphic and clear images of the masculine mustache in all its forms, both sublime and grotesque. My intent is not to shock or titillate, but merely to inform on the subject." Also includes a glossary of mustache terms such as "battle mustache" and "waterfall." Images are from the collections of the University of Kentucky Archives. http://mustachesofthenineteenthcentury.blogspot.com/ Topics: The Human Body Last updated Oct 28, 2008 North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS): Patient Information (FAQs)
"The following are a series of summations on common hair disorders prepared by experts of the North American Hair Research Society followed by questions our clinician members are frequently asked by patients." Covers topics such as alopecia areata, female and male pattern baldness, trichotillomania ("a hair loss condition characterized by the urge a person has to repeatedly pull out one's own hair"), and hair shaft defects. http://www.nahrs.org/home/PatientInformationFAQs/tabid/61/Default.aspx Topics: The Human Body Last updated Jan 27, 2009 Preposterous Headdresses and Feathered Ladies: Hair, Wigs, Barbers, and Hairdressers
This companion to a 2003 exhibit at the Yale University's Lewis Walpole Library features "a selection of prints [from the second half of the 18th century] focused on hair and wigs, and on the hairdressers and barbers who created and tended them." Includes images of prints such as "A Doleful Disaster, or Miss Fubby Fatarmin's Wig Caught Fire" and "A French Hair Dresser Running through the Streets to his Customers." http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/exhibitions/hair/ Topics: Fashion, The Human Body Last updated May 31, 2005 |
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