INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HUMAN HAIR

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HUMAN HAIR

   

      A QUICK REVIEW

• It  is  normal  to  loose 40-100 hairs a day.

• Only 90% of your hair follicles are active at a time and the other 10% are in a rest phase.

• On average, the scalp contains 100,000  strands of hair i.e 1000 hairs per square inch.

• One strand of hair can carry a weight of 100 grams.

• A whole head of hair could support up to two tons.

• Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in human body with the first position being taken by bone marrow. 

• There are on an average , 100,000 to 1,50,000 strands of hair on a human head.

• Hair elasticity is greater for Asians than any other races in this entire world. Interestingly Asian hair grows faster compared to other races.

• Our body has insulating fat layers. The only place where the layer is absent is our head and thus our hair works as insulators.

• Hair contains information on what has been through your blood stream,including minerals and drugs.

• Hair is one of the most common types of forensic evidence. 

FORGET NOT THAT THE EARTH DELIGHTS TO FEEL YOUR BARE FEET AND THE WINDS LONG TO PLAY WITH YOUR HAIR.