Difference between revisions of "Human hair"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Hair primarily grown from the scalp of humans (''Homo sapiens''). Human hair is a cylindrical tube composed mostly of [ | + | Hair primarily grown from the scalp of humans (''Homo sapiens''). Human hair is a cylindrical tube composed mostly of [[keratin]]. The shaft is covered with thin, flat scales and the central core often contains pigments of red, black, or brown. Commercially, human hair has often been used for wigmaking. A small amount of long, black, human hair has also been used for brushmaking. |
== Other Properties == | == Other Properties == | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 16 January 2014
Description
Hair primarily grown from the scalp of humans (Homo sapiens). Human hair is a cylindrical tube composed mostly of Keratin. The shaft is covered with thin, flat scales and the central core often contains pigments of red, black, or brown. Commercially, human hair has often been used for wigmaking. A small amount of long, black, human hair has also been used for brushmaking.
Other Properties
Growth rate = 1 cm/month
Human hair is strong ( single strand can hold 100g)
Additional Images
Human hair
Human hair
Human hair
Human hair
Human hair
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: hair" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed October 16, 2003].
- Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes', unpublished glossary, 1999
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998