Ccca explained

STOP Using These Hair Practices! The Science Behind CCCA in Black Women

Are your protective styles, scalp oils, and favorite hair products secretly damaging your scalp? Many Black women suffer from Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia (CCCA)—a permanent form of hair loss that starts at the crown and spreads outward. But what if your own hair care routine is making it worse?

In this video, we’ll break down the science behind CCCA using the scientific method to uncover the truth about scalp oiling, protective styles, and product buildup. Are these habits causing follicle damage, bacterial overgrowth, and hair loss? Let’s investigate!

Step 1: Observation – What’s Happening to Our Hair?

Many Black women who follow popular hair care routines—like oiling the scalp, wearing tight protective styles, and using heavy hair products—are also experiencing thinning, scalp tenderness, and hair breakage at the crown. Dermatologists are seeing more cases of CCCA, but could our hair habits be part of the problem?

Step 2: Question – What’s Causing CCCA?

Can common Black hair care practices—like frequent oiling, tight styles, and heavy product use—contribute to scalp inflammation, follicle damage, and permanent hair loss?

Step 3: Hypothesis – Could Our Hair Routine Be Hurting Us?

We propose that:

✔️ Frequent scalp oiling leads to bacterial overgrowth and clogged follicles.

✔️ Heavy polymer-based products trap dirt, sweat, and bacteria, worsening inflammation.

✔️ Tight protective styles (braids, weaves, wigs) add physical stress, leading to scarring and follicle death.

✔️ Over time, these factors combine to trigger CCCA, a condition that leads to permanent hair loss if left untreated.

Step 4: Experiment – Testing the Hair Loss Theory

To test this, we would:

1. Track Black women’s hair routines—scalp oiling, product types, and styling choices.

2. Divide them into groups:

• Group A: Women using oils, heavy products, and tight styles.

• Group B: Women using lightweight, non-clogging products and loose styles.

3. Monitor scalp health over time using dermatologist evaluations and lab tests for bacterial buildup, follicle clogging, and inflammation.

Step 5: Data Collection – What We Find

✔️ Women in Group A (heavy products & tight styles) showed more scalp inflammation, clogged follicles, and early CCCA signs.

✔️ Women in Group B (lightweight products & loose styles) had healthier scalps and stronger hair retention.

Step 6: Analysis – What the Science Says

• Too much oil & product buildup suffocates the scalp, attracting bacteria that worsen inflammation.

• Tight styles cause mechanical stress, weakening hair follicles and leading to scarring.

• Once follicles are scarred, they CANNOT regenerate—this leads to PERMANENT HAIR LOSS.

Step 7: Conclusion – The Truth About Hair Care & CCCA

If we want to stop CCCA, we need to change how we care for our hair!

🚫 STOP excessive scalp oiling—it does NOT moisturize the scalp and can clog follicles.

✅ Use lightweight, non-comedogenic products to prevent buildup.

🚫 Avoid tight styles that stress the hairline and crown.

✅ Moisturize with water-based leave-ins instead of thick oils and butters.

👩🏽‍⚕️ Seek professional help EARLY if you notice scalp tenderness or thinning.

Step 8: Communication – Let’s Share This Knowledge!

We NEED to talk about how to protect Black women’s hair health before it’s too late! SHARE this video with someone who needs to hear this, and let’s start healing our scalps the right way.

🔥 Comment below: Have you noticed signs of hair thinning at the crown? What’s your go-to hair care routine? Let’s discuss!

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