Fundamental Facts - Hair

Absolute record performances take place on heads. Around one million hairs are produced during the average lifetime of a human, if linked together they would represent a distance of 1.000 kilometres.

It one were to link-up the amount of hair produced in one day alone at a normal rate of hair growth the distance would be about 30 m per head. The tear resistance, too, is remarkable. Tear resistance tests have shown that a healthy hair can take up to 100 g without tearing. A plait of 100.000 hairs can then be burdened with 10.000 kg. That means 200 hundredweight or about 12 middle-class cars. Take a closer look!
1. Hair
2. The texture of hair
3. The growth of hair
4. The composition of hair
5. Normal hair
6. Damaged hair
7. Fine hair