100 Collection Hair Facts

• A blonde head of hair has usually much more strands than red or dark hair heads
• Hair consists mainly of keratin, which is also responsible for the elasticity of fingernails
• a single hair has thickness of 0.02 - 0.04mm, so that 20 - 50 hair strands next to each other make a millimetre 
• hair is strong as wire of iron it rips after applying a force equivalent to 60kg, only after stretched itself for about 70%
• even on a good hair day, everyone loses at least 40 - 100 strands. 
• the average scalp has 100,000 strands, or just fewer than 1000 per square inch.
• We are born with all our hair follicles. Some are programmed to grow pigmented hair (as on our scalp) up to 3 feet in length.
• The trait for baldness can be passed down through paternal or maternal genes.
• hormone imbalance and crash dieting can trigger temporary hair loss!
• Hair grows faster in the summer than any other season.
• 50% of people with white skin will have 50% white hair by the time they are 50
• hair is the second fastest growing part of the body 
• wearing tight has does not cause hair loss...
• Male hair is more dense then female hair.
• cutting hair does not influence its growth 
• female hair grows more slowly than male hair.
• wet hair should not be rubbed since hair is very sensitive
• frequent washing does not increase loss of hair