History
A possible case of uncombable hair syndrome was reported in 1912 by A.F. Le Double and F. Houssay. The syndrome was described in 1973 by A. Dupré, P. Rochiccioli and J.L. Bonafé, who named it "cheveux incoiffables". Later that year it was independently described as "spun-glass hair" by J.D. Stroud and A.H. Mehregan. The famous term was coined in the early eighties.
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