Lipid distribution on ethnic hairs by Fourier transform infrared synchrotron spectroscopy.
Clara BarbaMarc Adria OliverMeritxell MartíMartin KreuzerLuisa CoderchPublished in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2021)
The differences in the presence and organization of the lipids in the different regions of the African hair can account for its differentiation with regards to moisturization and swelling from the other types of fibers.