Wonderful and Weird Hair Facts

  In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times. July 2010

The average person's head has 100,000 to 150,000 hairs.

Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow.

A single hair can support up to 100 grams in weight and a whole head of hair could support up to 12 tonnes - the equivalent of two African elephants!

A hair grows by 0.3 to 0.5mm per day - about 1 to 1.5cm a month and 12 to 15cm a year.

African hair grows more slowly and is more fragile than European hair. Asian hair grows the fastest and has the greatest elasticity.

The word shampoo comes from the Hindi 'champna', meaning to massage or knead.

Early hair remedies read like witches' potions. One sixteenth-century doctor claimed to restore hair by applying a mixture of boiled slugs, olive oil, honey, saffron, soap and cumin to the head. But nobody knows if it worked.

Children lose an average of 90 hairs each day, which increases to 120 by old age.

Women often experience major, but reversible, loss of hair two or three months after giving birth. The massive production of the hormone oestrogen during pregnancy puts hair follicles into their 'growth phase'. After the birth, the hormonal balance is restored and the hair follicles go into the 'loss phase', causing a large number of hairs to fall out at once.

African and European people are more prone to balding than Asian people.

Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body. Only bone marrow is quicker.

It is possible for your hair to turn white from shock... but not overnight! Hair pigment is produced in the hair shaft beneath the skin, so it would take about 13 days for any white hairs to show.

One centimetre of hair can reveal much about your behaviour in the past month - what you ate, drank and the environments you encountered.

In 2002, men and women in the UK spent more than

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Minoxidil in hair growth items

  Such products are not allowed to contain western medicinal ingredients July 2010

Two products used by Beijing 101 Hair Consultants have been found to contain an undeclared western medicinal ingredient by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). These two products are labelled to "promote hair growth, reduce hair loss and improve blood circulation".

"Hair Growth Formula D-2653-B" and "Hair Growth Tonic E-0583-D" are regulated as Chinese Proprietary Medicines (CPM) and declared to contain natural herbs. Such products are not allowed to contain western medicinal ingredients or substances controlled under the Poisons Act.

However, one batch of "Hair Growth Formula D-2653-B" (B/N 20091201) and "Hair Growth Tonic E-0583-D" (B/N 20091201) were found to contain the western medicinal ingredient minoxidil during HSA's regular product quality sampling programme. The affected batches of the two products, which were manufactured by Beijing Zhangguang 101 Science & Technology Development Co. Ltd in Beijing, China, have been recalled from Beijing 101 haircare centres.

Minoxidil is classified as a pharmacy-only medicine and is used to treat hair loss. Some of the side effects of using topical preparations containing this medicine include rashes, skin irritation, itching and exacerbation of hair loss in susceptible individuals.

HSA urges those who have purchased the affected batch of the products to stop using them. Those who develop any unexpected reactions to these products are advised to seek medical advice.

"HSA has licensed only two medicinal ingredients that have been proven scientifically to be effective for the treatment of androgenetic hair loss. They are topical minoxidil for use in both men and women and oral finasteride for use in men," says Ms Chan Cheng Leng, Division Director of the Enforcement Branch of HSA. "The efficacy of complementary health products such as CPM and cosmetics is not assessed by HSA. As such, claims that such products can promote hair growth or slow hair loss may not be substantiated by scientific evidence," she added.

HSA also advised consumers to be wary of unrealistic or exaggerated claims on health products, particularly those that employ these gimmicks:

Promotions using terms such as "scientific breakthrough", "ancient remedy"

Testimonials from people claiming amazing results

Promises of no-risk, money-back guarantees

Promises of an easy fix

Claims that the product is "all natural" or "non-toxic"

Under the law, complementary health products are not allowed to contain western medicinal ingredients or substances controlled under the Poisons Act.

If convicted, offenders will be fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed for up to two years under the Medicines Act. They could also be fined up to $10,000 and/or jailed up to two years under the Poisons Act.

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