MYTHS AND FACTS: HAIR

Facts

• The average life span of hair is 4-6 years
• Everyone sheds 75-100 hairs per day
• Hair does not grow after death
• Eyebrows and eyelashes are replaced every 4-5 months

        Myths

• Shaving, etc: no effect on hair growth
• Scalp massage: no evidence
• Gray hair more resistant same as pigmented hair: not really
• Natural curl determined by race: anyone can have any degree of curl