Paranoid Calculations

Paranoid Calculations
Posted by Ohio Long Hair on July 28, 2003 at 02:05:05: Previous Next

If a human head contains around 100,000 hairs and an average of 75-100 are lost per day, that accounts for around 25,000-36,000 hairs lost per year. Loosing even 75 per day would only yield two feet of possible growth (with 6in/year) And the bottom part would look very thin. How is it that many women, along with some men, can achieve waist-length hair? Putting it all in numbers has given me a phobia of loosing a lot of strands. (I have about 8 inches of hair) It seems like every time i run my fingers through my hair at least one stand comes loose. With super curly hair like mine (we're talkin ringlets)even two feet of growth won't be past my shoulders!


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