Hair Facts

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Here are some facts about hair damage that are irrefutable. These are just a short list. Feel free to respond to this post with any facts you may have or we might have left out.

  • Wearing tight braids, pony tails or buns can cause baldness
  • 80% of Americans wash their hair 2 times a day
  • 90% of the hairs in your scalp are growing
  • Split ends will travel
  • 50% of women over the age of 25 in the USA dye their hair
  • 2 years of your life will be spent washing and styling your hair
  • The average woman will lose from 50 to 100 hairs each day
  • Hair grows slightly faster in warm weather
  • Use bobby pins in updos, braids and pony tails. They come in different shades to match your hair color.
  • Boar bristle brushes pull natural oils from your scalp through hair preventing breakage and split ends