THE STRUCTURE

OF HAIR
FACTS ABOUT HUMAN
HAIR
• H a i r g r o w s 1 c m p e r
m o n t h .

• A s i n g l e h a i r s t r a n d
l i v e s u p t o s e v e n y e a r s .
FACTS ABOUT HUMAN
• HAIR
H a i r g r o w s f a s t e r
d u r i n g h o t w e a t h e r a n d
s l e e p .
• H a i r g r o w s q u i c k e r
b e t w e e n a g e s 1 6 t o 2 4 .
FACTS ABOUT HUMAN
• HHAIR
a i r b e c o m e s d r i e r
w i t h a g e .

• Wo m e n h a v e m o r e h a i r
t h a n m e n .
FACTS ABOUT HUMAN
• HHAIR
a i r i s m a d e u p o f
s t r o n g e l a s t i c s t r a n d s
o f p r o t e i n c a l l e d
k e r a t i n .
• T h e s h a f t i s t h e v i s i b l e
p a r t o f t h e h a i r. I t i s
c o m p o s e d o f d e a d c e l l s .
FACTS ABOUT HUMAN
• T h HAIR
e o n l y l i v i n g p a r t o f
a h a i r i s i t s r o o t , t h e
d e r m a l p a p i l l a , w h i c h
l i e s s n u g l y b e l o w t h e
s u r f a c e o f t h e s c a l p , i n
a t u b e l i k e d e p r e s s i o n
k n o w n a s t h e f o l l i c l e .
Regions of
the HAIR
 Regions of the HAIR
Cuticle
 The outermost layer of the hair
shaft.
 Protects the inner cortex layer
 Made up of flattened horny cells
 The cuticle physically and
chemically breaking because of
 Regions of the HAIR
Cortex
 Made up of fiber-like cells that
give hair strength, elasticity,
pliability, and texture.
 Contains pigment called melanin,
which gives hair its natural color.
 Regions of the HAIR
medulla

 The center of each hair

 Consists of very soft keratin cells
interspersed with spaces.
Parts of the
HAIR
The hair’s natural shine is supplied
by sebum, its own conditioner.
Sebum is oil composed of waxes
and fats.
The sebaceous glands produce the
sebum present in the dermis.
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