Commonly Unknowing Facts About Hair

1. The average person has 100,000 – 150,000 strands of hair.

2. On average, you shed around 50-150 strands of hair a day.

3. Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body after bone marrow.

4. A healthy strand of hair can stretch an additional 30% when it’s wet.

5. A new hair begins to grow as soon as it is plucked from its follicle.

6. At different times, 90% of hair is growing, while the other 10% is resting.

7. A single hair has a lifespan of about five years.

8. When we are cold or scared, goosebumps happen when the muscle for each hair strand contracts.

9. Some Case , A strand of hair is stronger than a copper wire with the same diameter.

10. Hair is made up of mostly keratin, the same substance that makes up most of horses hooves, mane, and tail.
 

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