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The current study aimed to explore Black women\u2019s experience of living with autoimmune types of alopecia with a focus on the cultural importance of hair within the Black community and the impact of social support.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants and procedure<\/jats:title><jats:p>Seven Black women (age range: 37-68 years; mean age: 51 years) were recruited purposively through alopecia support group organisations and social media to participate in a semi-structured interview; four participants were diagnosed with AA, two participants were diagnosed with AU, and one participant was diagnosed with AT. One-to-one interviews were conducted online, and interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to guide data collection and analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants discussed the significance of hair specifically within the Black community and the complex relationship be-tween psychological wellbeing, coping and seeking support.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>This novel area, specific to Black women\u2019s psychological experience of alopecia, acknowledges the influence of cultural and ethnic differences. 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