Watch out with those wigs, ladies, as Countess Vaughn got a scalp infection from wig glue!
After years of wearing protective hairstyles à la wigs and hair pieces that require constant application of wig glue to stay in place, Countess realized that she had developed a severe scalp infection. The former “Moesha” and “The Parkers” star recently appeared on “The Doctors” to share her terrifying testimony of wearing lace-front wigs:
“In 2004, my hairstylist introduced to lace-front wigs and I fell in love with them, immediately. You have a full-hairline; I was wearing them 24/7. Five short years later the drama came in. The red flag was the oozing from my ears, forehead, the whole nape around my head. The puss had a horrible smell and it was painful. I let it go by for six months. What I did not realize, I had a bad reaction to the glue I used to apply the wig. My hair started to fall out.”
Hear Countess tell her story and find out how this could possibly happen, in the video on the next page.
Countess also says the skin under her eyes and on her ears peeled, she’s lost pigment on her skin in the areas where the glue caused a reaction, and has experienced hair loss. However, the most difficult long-term effect she has had to deal with is embarrassment.
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