Translate this Site :
Horrible Hair Days ?
We all have them don't we ? Days when we want to run screaming from the mirror ? Times when our hair just won't style the way we want, or the color hasn't turned out like it was supposed to ? Perhaps hair that frizzes at the slightest hint of dampness, or limp locks that just won't hold any style no matter what ?
The answers and tips were never in one place though, Until now that is ! I've saved all the information I could get my hands on in the hope it will help those like me, who have experienced more than a few experiments gone wrong, or lank, dull hair that just won't sit no matter what I do.
There are sections on the most common problems which include dry, greasy and frizzy hair horrors. Disasters like coloring/dyeing mistakes and hair cut mishaps. There are basic facts, stories, fixes, advice and tips in each area. Feel free to browse through !
(Ps all the hints, tips and stories contained within this site are only meant as general advice, what works for one person may not work for another. If you are in any doubt whatsoever as to what to do, PLEASE SEE A PROFESSIONAL !)
Hair Myths
"To get really clean hair, you must "lather, rinse and repeat."
One really good wash is normally enough.
"You can mend split ends with the right products."
Once they're split, that's it. The only thing you can do then is cut them. Some products can make split ends less noticeable however.
"Hair develops immunity to the same shampoo over time". There is no evidence for this.
"Cutting your hair makes it stronger or grow faster." Cutting it will only make it shorter and hair grows almost
exactly half an inch per month, no matter what you do or take.
"Dandruff is contagious." No.
"To get your hair to grow, brush 100 strokes each day ". Brushing hair excessively is very damaging to the hair and may damage the follicle.
"You should never pluck a gray hair because 10 more will grow in its place". One folicle = One hair !
Hair Basics
Our hair is made of a type of protein called keratin. A single hair consists of a hair shaft, the part that shows, a root below the skin, and a follicle, from which the hair root grows. At the lower end of the follicle is the hair bulb, where the hair's color pigment, or melanin, is produced.
The chemical composition of hair is :
Carbon 45%, Oxygen 27%, Nitrogen15%, Hydrogen 6%, Sulphur 5%.
The average human scalp measures approximately 120 sq. inches (770 sq.cm).
The hair covering varies numerically according to hair colour and ethnicity.
Scalp hair grows at an average rate of 0.4 mm/day (approximately 0.5 in/month).
Each person's head has an average of 100,000 hair follicles. Each follicle can grow about 20 individual hairs in a person's lifetime.
Hairs grow in cycles which are not synchronized in human beings; each hair enters phases of the growth cycle at a different time. There are three phases of the hair growth cycle: anagen (when it's growing, phase lasts for up to six years), catagen, (hair stops growing and folicle shrinks), and telogen (new hair is being formed and if the old hair has not yell fallen out, the new hair will push it out). Each hair passes through the phases differently from that of it's neighbours.
It is normal to lose 100 hairs per day from the scalp.
Pigments give the hair its color. When we age, hair receives fewer pigments and turns gray or white.
A single strand can support 100 grams in weight.
Your hair can tell if you smoke, drink, or if you take drugs. It can even tell your ethnic origin since different races have different hair structures. It cannot reveal what sex you are.
|
