Questions tagged [hair]
A filamentous biomaterial that grows from follicles found in the dermis.
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Does removing split ends increase overall hair durability?
Does trimming your hair regularly make it grow faster? addresses the "trimming the hair makes it grow faster" myth, noting that the hair outside of your scalp is dead, and has no awareness ...
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Is dandruff an indicator of an "unhealthy scalp?" Can a shampoo cure the underlying problem?
In this video (sponsored by Head and Shoulders) by Veritasium entitled "What Actually Causes Dandruff?", you can hear Dr. Jim Schwartz a Research Fellow at Head & Shoulders say:
The ...
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Is it possible to get a reliable match from 'microscopic hair analysis'?
In her 1999 memoir, 'Lucky', Alice Sebold describes being raped and the arrest and conviction of the male perpetrator, which took place in 1981-1982.
Several months after she was raped, a man passed ...
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Is a married woman in Michigan required to have her husband's permission to cut her hair?
Many sources indicate that there is a law on the books in Michigan requiring a married woman to get her husband's permission before cutting her own hair.
According to the Huffington Post article The ...
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Does Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo help to reduce hair loss?
This website mentions:
The makers of Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo must no longer advertise that the product can reduce hair loss after a watchdog ruled there was no adequate evidence to support the claim....
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Will hair restart growing after a dietary protein deficiency is fixed?
The Livestrong article: How Much Protein to Prevent Hair Loss claims:
Hair is made from protein. When the body does not get enough protein, it rations it by shutting down the production of non-...
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Do hats or ponytails induce baldness?
There is a sort-of myth that wearing hats, tight ones in particular, can cause balding, or at least speed it up. Another one is wearing ponytails, or, more generally, hairstyles that tightly pull the ...
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Does black seed oil help in regrowing hair on bald regions of the scalp?
From: http://oilhealthbenefits.com/black-seed-oil/
"Black seed oil may help in regrowing hair on bald regions of the scalp"
Is this claim true?
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Is hair charged with static brittle and susceptible to breakage?
It is said that plastic combs produce static electricity therefore we should use wooden combs.
http://www.joybynature.com/blogs/beauty-style/41263937-6-surprising-benefits-of-using-neem-wood-comb-for-...
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Does your hair grow faster when you're sick?
A friend told me that when you're sick, your hair grows faster. When I started asking a lot of questions, my friend said it's a known fact but she doesn't remember where she heard it first or what was ...
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Are red-heads going extinct?
There is a widely-held belief that there will no longer be humans with red hair in the future (sometimes cited by 2060 or 2100).
For example, these Facebook groups:
"Save the ginger kids, there going ...
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Do dogs tend to distrust men with beards?
I have heard that dogs are often less friendly and generally less trusting of men with beards. Today as I walked past a dog and its owner on the way to my apartment, the dog growled at me; this made ...
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Does hair fall first from the top of head because of reduced blood supply due to lack of movement?
In this very quackery-like video, it's claimed that hair loss occurs first from the top of the head rather than the side because the latter moves when chewing or doing other facial movements. This ...
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Does stress cause hair to go grey?
Apart from aging, does stress or fear contribute in the change of hair color to grey/white?
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Do nails and hair continue to grow after death?
I've heard that nails and hair continue to grow even after death. Is this true or just a myth?
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