Curiosities about hair that you should know

It accompanies us all our lives, we comb it, we cut it and, when it is not there, we miss it; but, Do we know how many curiosities about hair exist?

The truth is that hair is the most curious, and it is very interesting to know them to know in depth what it is that makes our hair the way it is.

For that reason, today we want to leave you this article with the most varied curiosities that will help you to know in depth this part of our body, do not miss it!

Curiosities about hair

There are many curiosities about hair that are interesting to know and that will help us to know more about what our hair is like. Next, we give you a list with some of the most interesting and striking hair curiosities. Did you know them?

How long does hair grow per day?

Hair grows about 0,5 millimeters per day, being about 1 centimeter per month. It depends a lot on each person, as well as on external factors, but this means that in total it is around 15 to 18 centimeters of growth throughout the year.

Why do we have gray hair?

Gray hair is a totally natural hair aging process where hair loses its melanin and turns totally white. The effect of seeing it gray depends on the natural color that we have in our hair.

Hair has memory

Did you know that hair has memory and is also very strong? This makes it used even in certain tests and tests, since it stores data such as how long we have been without smoking.

What is hair made of?

The primary component of hair is keratin. They are long chain amino acid proteins. Between 65 and 95% of the total weight of the hair corresponds to keratin. It is also composed of lipids, although water is practically nil in its composition.

Dandruff is usually caused by a fungus

Although the origin of dandruff can be varied, what we must know is that it normally appears due to a fungus called Malassezia. This fungus is the cause of the skin on the scalp to dry out, since it feeds on the oils that we have in this area.

How much hair do we have on our heads?

Among the curiosities about hair could not be missing how many hairs we have on our heads. The truth is that it varies a lot depending on the color of our hair, but as a general rule the average is 200 hairs per square centimeter.

Which people tend to have more hair on their heads? Blondes with an average of 140.000! They are followed by people with dark hair with about 100.000, and finally redheads have the least hair density, reducing to about 80.000 in total on average.

The hair is "dead", the "living" part is the one that we do not see

Hair is often said to be inert matter, and this is only half true. The part that we constantly see, the hair itself, is inert matter; what is "alive" is the root, the part under the skin.

This is the part that receives the nutrients and is responsible for hair growth, as well as maintaining capillary health. This is why the treatments that act intradermally are more effective, by going directly to the part on which to act.

We can have the same hair for more than five years 

Hair goes through different phases known as anagen, catagen, and telogen. One is the growth phase, another is the resting phase and the last one is when the hair ends up falling out. Depending on the area of ​​the body, each phase is more or less long.

In the case of the hair of the scalp, we can have the same hair for more than five years, even reaching seven years. The average is about three years, but some of your hair can take much longer!

Hair loss, side effect of Covid-19

One of the side effects of going through Coronavirus is that, once we pass the disease, we can see that the hair falls out more than usual. This situation is temporary and usually develops around three months after having Covid-19.

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