Do you ever wonder what goes on in other people’s minds? Well, I do all the time!!
I think it comes from years of staring at people’s heads I often find myself wondering what’s going on in there! I’m going to let you into my mind for a bit! What goes on in there is hair! I eat, sleep and breath hair. Most of the hair information in my brain is required to carry out my job thoroughly, safely and make the best decision as to what’s required to fulfil my clients wishes and help them solve their problem, whether that’s hair loss, scalp issues, finding the perfect product combination to help them achieve their dream hair at home or trying to achieve the sometimes-impossible colour result. So, most of the hair knowledge that I have learned and stored over my 25years behind the chair is vital but some of it is useless information!!!
So, I would like to share with you some of this useless information that you can store in case you ever find yourself in a situation where perhaps knowing this could end up in you winning that table quiz in your local parish centre and you can take home the first prize of a cheap chocolate Santa! So, I have compiled 40 of the most useless hair facts I have stored in my mind!
- Blondes have more hairs on their heads than all other colours! They top the charts with 150,000 strands; brunettes have 100,000 strands, and redheads average about 90,000 strands.
- Many shop-bought hair colours contain metallic salts that build up on the hair shaft. They can cause breakage or severe discoloration if later coloured by a professional hairstylist.
- Humans have the same amount of hair follicles as a chimpanzee.
- The scientific term for split ends is Trichoptilosis.
- Human hair appears to grow after death due to dehydration and the shrinking of the skin.
- Less than 2% of the world’s population has naturally red hair.
- A lock of Elvis’ hair once sold at an auction for $15,000.
- Hair contains information about everything that has been in your bloodstream, such as medicine, drugs, minerals, and vitamins.
- In 1950, only 5% of women dyed their hair. Now, that number has increased to 75%!
- A strand of hair is stronger than a copper wire of equivalent diameter.
- The only part of hair that is not dead is within the scalp.
- If a man never shaved with, his beard would grow to over 30 feet in his lifetime.
- Chemotherapy causes the hair to fall out because it is intended to eliminate cells that replicate quickly. Since hair follicle cells grow and divide quickly, they are adversely affected.
- ‘Tonsurphobia is the fear of haircuts’.
- The hair of an average person can grow up to 590 miles if left uncut.
- In ancient Rome, women dyed their hair with pigeon droppings.
- Hair becomes drier with age as a result of shrinking oil glands.
- The purpose of hair is to regulate body temperature since our head lacks the thermal insulation fat layers.
- Scientists have discovered that people with a higher IQ have more zinc and copper in their hair.
- The growing stage of hair is called anagen, and the resting phase is called catagen. When hair goes into the telogen phase, it will shed.
- Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body after bone marrow.
- Blow drying alters the shape of the hair by changing their hydrogen bonds.
- Cutting your hair does not influence how fast it will grow.
- Hair grows faster in the morning than at any other time of day.
- The hair on a polar bear is actually not white but clear. They appear white because it reflects light.
- All of the hair follicles you’ll ever have were formed when you were a fetus (at 5 months).
- The only thing that CAN’T be identified by hair is gender.
- If you counted the growth of all the hairs on an average person’s head, in one year it would equate to over 10 miles of hair growth!
- A strand of hair is stronger than a copper wire of equivalent diameter.
- Body hair is generally shorter because the growing phase is a lot shorter than that of hair on the scalp.
- The process of removing unwanted body hair dates back to the ancient Egyptians.
- The first hair colour was invented in 1907 by French chemist Eugene Schueller, and it was called Aureole.
- Facial hair grows faster than any other type of body hair.
- The natural part is caused by hair streams on the scalp. This refers to the effect created when hair follicles slope in the same direction. When two hair streams slope in opposite directions, a natural part occurs.
- The average lifespan of a strand of hair is 4-7 years.
- Every inch of the human body is covered in hair besides the palms, soles of the feet, and lips.
- The size of a hair follicle determines the thickness and length of hair.
- 95% of right-handed people grow cowlicks in a clockwise direction.
- Trichotillomania is the name of a compulsive hair-pulling disorder (that typically involves hair, eyelashes, and/or eyebrows) It’s more common in women and usually stress related.
- The only way to get rid of split ends is to cut them off. There is no way to repair them completely.
So, there you have it, that’s what’s inside my mind! I hope you have enjoyed this little read and maby some of these facts made you smile.
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Have a great Day
Caroline xx