What Is Your Hair Type?

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Article Title: What Is Your Hair Type?

Author: Willie

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Everyday you see people with all color and style of hair. But

did you know that you have a hair type? Yes! Not all hair has

been created the same.

Lets start with the basic structure of hair:

1) Hair grows from the follicle, which is long and bulbous. If

you were to pull out a strand of hair you would see the bulge

at the tip of the hair. The cells at the base of the follicle

divide rapidly and is where you get your hair growth.

2) Each strand of hair consists of three layers, the first

being the innermost layer called the medulla. This is only

present though in thick hair though.

3) The middle layer is known as the cortex. This layer provides

the strength, color and texture of your hair.

4) The outer most layer is called the cuticle and this is what

protects the cortex. It is completely colorless.

5) The entire strand of hair is made up of a protein called

keratin. And that is hair!

There are 2 basic kinds of hair:

1) Terminal hair is the hair that grows thick and long and is

found on the head, armpits, pubic hair face and chest. (Face

and chest on men)

2) Vellus hair is soft short hair that you will find over the

rest of your body.

The type of hair you have seems to have to do with geography.

1) If you are of Asian descent, then the hair strands are round

and thicker than all other types of hair. With the exception of

the red head who has the thickest hair of all.

2) If you are of European descent with blonde or dark hair,

then your hair strands are thinner. The strands are round to

oval shaped.

3) If you are of African descent, then the hair strands are

flat and that is the reason for the frizziness and curl.

It’s interesting to see when you get a mix of Asian genes with

African genes or Caucasian with African. I am a white girl with

blonde, curly frizzy hair. My parents came from Holland where

there is a high concentration of people with African descent.

So it’s not hard to see where I got my hair type, which I

personally love. It’s a Hair Factor

So you can now figure out why your hair is the way it is. You

just need to do a bit of research into your family tree and

there you’ll have it.

Enjoy!

About The Author: Willie - http://www.hairfactor.com -

Willie is an author/researcher and artist who has dedicated

herself to helping people find the resources, books, news and

information on health and wellness. Thanks for reading this far

and come see us at Hair Factor

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