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A member asked:
15 yr old girl has new hair growth that is coming in wirey, frizzy, kinky, totally unruly. it is not her thyroid according to lab work.so what?
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Nutrition: Nutritional deficiencies, over brushing, loss of natural hair oils, aging, other metabolic diseases can all cause changes in hair texture to a more wiry or kinky feeling.
Answered 1/13/2014
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