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Kinky hair
Kinky hair is twisted curly hair. Kinky hair can be a symptom of a genetic disorder in children with a degenerative brain condition.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 37-year old asked:
What causes my kinky hair?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Kinky hair?
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A 42-year old asked:
What do I do about weak, brittle and kinky hair?
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A female asked:
Hair breakage at root. Kinky hair texture. No chemical treated hair for 3 years. Breaking from roots and down entite hair shaft. Lives in NYC?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a lot of kinky hair regrowth from my trichotillomania. Is it possible for the follicle repair itself in time? Will I have kinky hairs forever?
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A 41-year old asked:
Will dandruff cause kinky damaged hair?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I have Afro Kinky textured hair and It's only an inch and a half long. It gets tangled easily. I'm allergic to a lot of products, oils. What to do?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I haven't washed my hair in 28 days and my hair is still dry. I have kinky coily hair. Is this just inheritance? I don't want to use products.
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A male asked:
Is permanent way to get rid of kinky/4C hair texture permanently!!!! I find it extremely ugly and am desperate to get rid of it what can I do????!!!!!
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A 24-year old female asked:
How often should you wash a dry scalp/dry hair? Once a week? Once a month? Once every 3 months? I have kinky coily hair but right now it's shaved.
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A 45-year old asked:
My son has a white, kinky patch of hair on his head. What can I do?
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A 24-year old female asked:
It hurts to comb my hair. It's extremely kinky coily type of hair. My scalp is now sore from combing. What should I do?
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A female asked:
What should I do to protect my hairs from whitning?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Day by day my hairs r falling . I m too scared is der any measures to be taken.
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A 20-year old male asked:
What causes hair to shed?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Is tgel good for your hair?
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A 18-year old male asked:
How to keep my hair longer?
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A member asked:
Why doesn't my baby have hair?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How to make hair thicker.....?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Covering hair is it bad for it ?
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A 20-year old male asked:
How should I stop my hair loosing?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have hairs on chin that irritate me ?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Have hair on face which are irritating?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the healthiest way to dry your hair?
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A 19-year old male asked:
My hair are becoming white and I am just 20?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I losse my hair & it's don't regrow agin :( ?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can I restraighten thermal reconditioned hair?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What is the disadvantage/s of shaving pubic hairs?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Im losing alot of hair.and my hair is noticeably thinner.
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A 21-year old female asked:
What are the benefits to not washing your hair for a while?
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