Do you know everything about your hair? Here are the most interesting facts about hair !
- Chemically hair consists of 97% protein … and only 3% water ..
- Hair grows back 0.4mm per day, so cutting it does not affect its growth rate in any way..
- Straight hair reflects more light, which is why it is so hard for curly hair to achieve shine..
- Each hair follicle gives life to about 25 hairs during its life cycle, and excessive hair loss is a sign of iron deficiency..
- The hair shaft is so elastic that it easily returns to its original state even when stretched up to 20% in length..
- Naturally straight hair suddenly becomes frizzy, indicating poor health..
- Men are more prone to male pattern baldness because their hair roots sit 2mm closer to the surface than women’s..
- Human beings develop their first hair when they are in their embryonic development (about 4-5 months pregnant)..
- Balding people don’t lose their hair more often than other people, because there are 3 stages of hair growth: active, intermediate and last (when growth stops)..
- With each successive stage, hair grows, each time, thinner and shorter..
- It is easier to style hair with a vertical arrangement of bulbs, and the direction of their growth is a purely hereditary factor …
- The temperature for shampooing should be set at no more than 35°C to prevent the natural grease from being washed out.
- Hair grows the fastest during the spring and summer, and gets drier with age..
- On average, hair grows 12 mm per month and its life cycle lasts up to 7 years..
- The word “shampoo” is derived from Hindi – “Champa” is the name of a flower that grows in an area of India. The sap of this plant is used to produce an oil to be rubbed into the scalp (hence the English word ‘shampoo’ – ‘to massage’)..
- Redheads may have the thickest mop and dark-skinned people may have hair 3 times thicker than Europeans..
- The hair of red-haired women finds practical applications in… industry – they are used in instrumentation to make hygrometers..
- Blondes and redheads should not be exposed to the sun for longer than 7 minutes as their hair rapidly loses moisture. Russians are naturally a little longer: up to 10 minutes. Brown-haired hair is the luckiest of all-they can get around 17 minutes in the sun without damaging their hair..
