Hair Facts
- On average, a man spends
about five months of his life shaving.
- On average, a hair strand's
life span is five and a half years.
- On average redheads have
90,000 hairs. People with black hair have about 110,000 hairs.
- Next to bone marrow, hair
is the fastest growing tissue in the human body.
- In a lifetime, an average
man will shave 20,000 times.
- Humans have about the same
number of hair follicles as a chimpanzee has.
- Hair will fall out faster
on a person that is on a crash diet.
- The average human head
weighs about eight pounds.
- The reason why some people
get a cowlick is because the growth of their hair is in a spiral pattern,
which causes the hair to either stand straight up, or goes to a certain
angle.
- The reason why hair turns
gray as we age is because the pigment cells in the hair follicle start to
die, which is responsible for producing "melanin" which gives
the hair colour.
- The big toe is the foot
reflexology pressure point for the head.
- The loss of eyelashes is
referred to as madarosis.
- The longest human beard on
record is 17.5 feet, held by Hans N. Langseth who was born in
- The fastest growing tissue
in the human body is hair.
- The average human scalp has
100,000 hairs.
- Hair and fingernails are
made from the same substance, keratin.
- Hair is made from the same
substance as fingernails.
- Eyebrow hair lasts between
3-5 months before it sheds.
- The first hair dryer was a
vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair.
- A Russian man who wore a
beard during the time of Peter the Great had to pay a special tax.
- Everyday approximately 35
meters of hair fiber is produced on the scalp of an adult.
- Brylcreem, which was
created in 1929, was the first man's hair product.
- Ancient Egyptians used to
think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect.
- A survey done by Clairol 10
years ago came up with 46% of men stating that it was okay to color their
hair. Now 66% of men admit to coloring their hair.
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