Hair Facts, fun tidbits about hair!
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Here are 16 fun facts about Hair! Read on to learn more about hair. And maybe one of the facts suits you very well :)
1. Your hair grows faster in summer than in winter. This is because your body contains more vitamins from sunlight, which makes your hair grow faster.
2. Your hair also grows faster in warm water.
3. Your hair is actually hereditary. Before you were born, the color and structure of your hair were already determined. Your parents probably have the same hair as you.
4. About half of all people wash their hair two to three times a week. 38% do it 5 times a week, and only 13% do it once a week.
5. People have on average 120,000 hairs on their head.
6. Split ends are usually beyond repair; the only solution is to cut them.
7. People with blonde hair have on average more hairs than people with brown hair.
8. 45% of women have brown hair, while for men it is 41%.
9. With a satin pillowcase, your hair gets tangled less quickly. Ideal if you have your hair done for a party.
10. People lose on average 60 to 100 hairs per day.
11. Your hair grows from 0.25 to 0.40 millimeters per day and 1 centimeter per month.
12. Black hair is the most common hair color worldwide, and only 1% of the world has red hair.
13. After your bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing thing in your body.
14. A hair lives for 2 to 7 years.
15. Your hair does not get greasy from washing it too often. Your hair gets greasy because you massage too close to your scalp, which affects sebum production.
16. Many people think that if you pull out a gray hair, more will grow back, but that is not true. Only one hair can grow back from a hair follicle.
