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Hair Loss Prevention Products - In order to treat hair loss successfully, it is necessaryto know about hair. This article discusses general factsabout human hair, hair structure and growth. The average human adult body has an astounding 5 millionhairs of which 100,000 to 150,000 are on the scalp. Trueblondes have more hair on the scalp - 140,000 hairs thanbrunettes (105,000 hairs) or redheads (90,000 hairs). Hairis made up of a protein called Keratin. Keratin is also aconstituent of our nails. * Hair around the worldHair color and texture differ around the world. Asians havejet-black hair whereas Scandinavians have varying shades ofbrowns and reds to the pale blonde. There are generallythree racial groups with three types of hair. |