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Facts and figures on hair

  Number of hair:
100.000 - 150.000 per head
  Hair density:
200 cm
  Diameter
0.1 mm
  Hair growth per month:
1 cm
  Entire hair production per day:
20-30 m
  Number of hairs lost per day:
50-100

Composition of the hair
Hair is chemically composed of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and sulphur. The main constituent of hair is keratin, a scleroprotein that has great chemical resistance and mechanical strength.

  Carbon:
45 %
  Oxygen:
28 %
  Nitrogen:
15 %
  Hydrogen:
7 %
  Sulfur:
5 %

 

 

  
 
 
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