yokourt
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I'm down right now because my daughter's scalp is in trouble. She is 10 and has virgin hair. She has been with her dad's family since school has been out. She came home the other day and I washed her hair. It was so matted together in different sections all over in the back. She has been swimming and washing her own hair
She really has no one to do her hair when she goes over there. No hair products of her own and no one to help. I use to take my time and comb it really nice, but no matter what, she would come back like who did it and why.
But once I was able to finally get out the matted parts and the tangles, I can really see what scares me the most. There are several bald out areas on her scalp at the crown. They are in circled patches, the size of the top of an eraser . She says her scalp is really tender there Now I'm wondering if it's an allergic reaction to something she has used or a brush that wasn't clean or a scalp condition because she is going thru puberty.
The only thing I've found so far that sounds like it is
: Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicle roots, where hair growth begins. It is most common in people younger than 20, but children and adults of any age may be affected.
Usually clumps of hair fall out, resulting in totally smooth, round hairless patches. In some cases the hair may become thinner without distinct patches of baldness. This may happen several times.
If someone can help please reply
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The only thing I've found so far that sounds like it is
: Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicle roots, where hair growth begins. It is most common in people younger than 20, but children and adults of any age may be affected.
Usually clumps of hair fall out, resulting in totally smooth, round hairless patches. In some cases the hair may become thinner without distinct patches of baldness. This may happen several times.
If someone can help please reply
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