Author name: Elvira Thorneval
Elvira Thorneval is a textile anthropologist and certified trichology consultant specializing in protective hair styling with scarves. She has researched scarf-wrapping traditions across 14 countries, authored the industry reference 'Silk & Strands: Cultural Mechanics of Hair Scarf Use,' and developed a patented tension-distribution wrapping method taught in salons from Lisbon to Jakarta. Her work bridges heritage craft and modern scalp health science.
