Scientists tell us hair is as strong as aluminum, can hold one third its weight in absorbed moisture and can be stretched to one and a half times its length, when wet.

If all the hair on your head were woven into a rope it would support a suspended weight of 2,000 pounds.

Redheads, by the way, have a longer bleeding time than brunettes or blondes, which is why doctors make special preparations for carrot tops in childbirth.

It grows faster in summer than winter, and faster by day than by night.

Because neither your nails nor your hair are composed of living cells they are considered "dead," which is why you can cut both hair and nails and feel no pain.

Why do some people have curly hair as babies but not as adults? With growth, the scalp expands and the shape of the follicle is sometimes changed. Illness may also cause the scalp to expand and contract.

At any one time 90% of your hair is growing. That same 90% will grow for about 4 to 6 years. If it’s not cut in that time; it will have reached its maximum length. At the same time 10% of your hair is “resting”, preparing to fall out to make room for new hair.

Gray hair is the result of your hair no longer producing melanin (The substance which gives hair its natural color). What contributes to this?

Heredity

Stress

Birth control pills

Dieting

The natural color of your hair determines how thick your hair will be. From thickest to thinnest is as follows:

Blonde (Thickest)

Brown

Black

Red (Thinnest)

This doesn’t mean red hair is “thin”, it just means there are fewer hairs per square inch.

Drinking lots of water can prevent your hair from looking dull, limp or oily.

To find a product that adds shine to your hair, look for the word “silicone” in the ingredients.

Pulling out 1 gray hair does NOT cause 7 to grow back.  What it will do however is cause damage to the root preventing any other hairs to grow back.  I don’t know about you but I would rather have gray hair that I can color, than be bald!

It’s best not to have your hair permed, colored, cut or styled a few days before or during your period.  Because of higher levels of estrogen, hair color and perms may not turn out as well.

So why not have it cut or styled? 

Your scalp is super sensitive during this time. Having your hair done is supposed to be a pleasurable experience, not sheer TORTURE!

Your hair and nails are both made of the same things, protein and keratin. So give your nails the same treatment you would your hair. Condition them! (With lotion)        

If you do not condition your hair every time you shampoo, your hair will try to get the moisture it needs from anywhere it can, including the environment, which results in the “frizzies”.

Conditioning you hair will close the cuticle preventing this from happening. It will also add the moisture that your hair needs.

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