Hair grows in order to protect the body from the negative effects of environmental factors. There are also certain signs with hair. So they say that hair should not be cut by babies or thrown out into the street. Therefore, we further suggest reading more interesting and mysterious facts about hair.
1. Natural blondes can boast of the thickest hair.
2. Natural brunettes have the thickest hairs. A black hair can be three times thicker than that of a white. But especially thick hairs in Indian women.
3. Every third inhabitant of the planet dyes her hair.
4. One in ten men dyes their hair.
5. Only 3% of men decorate their hairstyles with highlights.
6. Usually, the hair growth rate is 1 cm per month.
7. The older a person is, the slower his hair grows.
8. Hair grows fastest in adolescents.
9. Hair grows from two to five years, then stops growing and falls out.
10. Normally, a person can lose more than a hundred hairs a day.
11. Every day 56% of middle-aged men wash their hair and only 30% of women of this age.
12. A quarter of all women use hairspray every day.
13. Nine out of ten women cite shampoo as their main personal care product.
14. Due to its structure, the hair absorbs moisture well
15. Women's hair "live" for 5 years, and men's hair only 2 years.
16. A red-haired couple is almost 100% likely to have a red-haired baby.
17. Female baldness is considered an extremely rare occurrence, which cannot be said about men.
18. Hair appears in the baby in the womb.
19. Hair grows most of all in redheads. Although in terms of the number of hair, the owners of red hair are far behind blondes and are inferior to brown-haired ones.
20. Except for five percent, all human skin is covered with hair.
21. The number of hairs, their thickness, density and color are genetically predetermined. Therefore, it is widely believed that cutting and shaving can make the hair thicker - a delusion.
22. 97% of hair has a protein base. The remaining 3% is water.
23. On average, up to 20 hairs can grow from one follicle during a person's life.
24. Eyelash hairs are renewed every 3 months.
25. Hair grows much better during the day than at night.
26. Thoroughly combing your hair every night can make it smooth and manageable.
27. Hair condition has been proven to affect a person's self-esteem and mood.
28. The rate of hair growth in different parts of the body is very different.
29. It is believed that the most acceptable water temperature for washing hair is 40 degrees.
30. Men find women who have long hair more attractive.
31. Hair grows more slowly in winter than in hot weather.
32. Europeans begin to turn gray after thirty, the inhabitants of Asia - after forty, and the first gray hairs appear in blacks after fifty.
33. Gray hair appears earlier in men.
34. Due to changes in hormone levels, pregnant women notice that their hair becomes softer.
35. If the hair is not cut, then it can grow no more than a meter. But there are people who have become famous due to abnormal hair growth. Chinese woman Xie Quipingt has grown her hair to 5.6 meters in 13 years.
36. Frosty weather makes hair drier.
37. If we compare the strength of a human hair and copper wire of the same diameter, then the first will be stronger.
38.90% of the total amount of hair is constantly growing.
39. A balding person loses as much hair as anyone else. It's just that in case of baldness, new hair does not grow on the spot of the lost hair.
40. Much more remedies have been invented for baldness in the world than for any other disease.
41. The only tissue in the human body that grows faster than hair is the bone marrow immediately after the transplant.
42. During life, a person grows up to 725 km of hair.
43. Residents of Asia go bald much less often than residents of other parts of the world.
44. In ancient Egypt, for reasons of hygiene, it was customary to shave baldly and wear a wig.
45. Due to the saturation of pigment, red hair is the worst to dye.
46. Only 4% of the world's inhabitants can be proud of red hair. Scotland is considered the country with the largest number of red-haired people.
47. In literature, Rapunzel is considered the most famous owner of hair.
48. Having studied human hair, you can determine the general condition of the body. Due to the ability of hair to accumulate various substances. For example, after examining a lock of Napoleon's hair, scientists concluded that he was poisoned with arsenic.
49. Dark hair contains much more carbon than light hair.
50. Hair grows more slowly in women than in men.
51. Leaning on green vegetables, eggs, oily fish and carrots can improve hair condition.
52. In the Middle Ages, the owner of red hair could be called a witch and burned at the stake.
53. Stubble on a beard can grow in five hours. Therefore, it is believed that vegetation appears on the face faster than on any other part of the body.
54. Only after losing 50% of all hair, the signs of baldness will become evident.
55. In women, hair follicles are embedded in the thickness of the skin 2 mm deeper than in men.
56. Hair is used in devices such as a hygrometer, because depending on the degree of humidity, the length of the hair can vary.
57. A woman's head grows on average 200,000 hairs.
58. The total number of hairs in human eyebrows is 600 pieces.
59. To lighten hair, women of Ancient Rome used pigeon droppings.
60. Due to its porous structure, the hair is able to absorb odors.
61. It is believed that hair growth is highly dependent on the phases of the moon.
62. In the old days, it was considered indecent to wear loose hair. Since this was considered an invitation to intimacy.
63. Dentists have noticed that redheads need stronger anesthesia.
64. Natural blondes have higher levels of the female hormone estrogen.
65. Hair grows much faster at the crown than at the temples.
66. The fear of red-haired people is called gingerophobia.
67. All over the world, with the exception of Japan and England, hair care products are classified according to the type of oily content into dry, normal and oily. And only in these countries there are shampoos for thick, medium and thin hair.
68. Marie Antoinette used two hairdressers to style her hair. One of them was busy every day, the second was invited to the court only in the mood.
69. At the beginning of the twentieth century, women spent up to 12 hours to get a perm.
70. Due to the well-established stereotype, blondes are considered frivolous laughter, redheads are perky "boys", and brunettes give the impression of thoughtful intellectuals.
71. In the chemical composition of one hair, 14 elements can be found, including gold.
72. There are only 2% of natural blondes in the world.
73. Using melt water is good for shampooing.
74. Hair does not grow only on the soles, palms, lips and mucous membranes.
75. Women, on average, spend up to two hours a week washing their hair and styling. Therefore, out of 65 years of life, 7 months are allotted for creating a hairstyle.
76. Blond hair in Ancient Greece was a sign of a fallen woman.
77. People with a high level of intelligence contain more zinc and copper in their hair.
78. Ponytail is the most popular hairstyle in the world.
79. The most expensive hairstyle in the world is considered to be the handiwork of the famous "star hairdresser" Stuart Phillips. This masterpiece cost Beverly Lateo $ 16,000.
80. Psychologists say that a person who wants to shave his head is often subconsciously dissatisfied with himself and seeks to radically change his life.
81. In ancient times, long hair was a sign of wealth.
82. One hair can hold a hundred-gram load.
83. A student's omen says that one cannot have a haircut before the exam, as if with the hair cut off, part of the memory is lost.
84. Human eyelashes grow in three rows. In total, there are up to 300 hairs on the upper and lower eyelids.
85. When a person is frightened, muscles involuntarily contract, including those on the head, which sets the hair in motion. So the phrase "hair stood on end" reflects reality.
86. Hot tongs draw moisture out of hair, making it brittle and dull.
87. Short hair grows much faster.
88. The amount of fat consumed with food does not affect the oily hair.
89. Two types of hair grow on the human body: vellus and core hair.
90. Apart from decorating a person, hair has quite practical functions. For example, they protect the scalp from hypothermia and sunburn, and protect against excessive friction.
91. Scientists claim that the gray hair, which was provoked by severe stress, will appear only two weeks after the events.
92. Regular lack of sleep and stress negatively affect the condition of the hair.
93. Locket with a lock of hair of a loved one in the old days was a very popular decoration.
94. Regular massage will help to make the scalp less dry.
95. Hair loss is a side effect of some medications.
96. Shifting the parting line a short distance every day, over time, you can significantly increase the volume of hair.
97. Red hair gradually lightens before becoming gray.
98. A fair-haired man will grow a beard faster than a brunet.
99. It is considered an exclusively female habit to wind even short hair on a finger.
100. Lighter shades of hair help a woman look younger as she ages.
