Breakage in Textured Hair: Investigating the Causes and Solutions

Textured hair, with its tight curls, is well known to be very prone to breakage.  Chemically straightened textured hair is even more so.  As a result, hair breakage is one of the top concerns of consumers with this hair type.  The question for the cosmetic scientist is, why is this hair type so prone to breakage, and, perhaps more importantly, what can we do about it?  This presentation digs into the scientific literature to try to answer these questions and ends by suggesting routes to solving this very stressful problem for consumers.