Average number of hairs, growth rate, average lifespan

The color, shape, curvature, and cross-sectional shape of the hair differ depending on the body part, individual, and race. Koreans have black (brown) hair, but whites have less melanin, so there are many colors of brown, yellow, and red. 


1. Number of hairs

Human body 1.3 ~ 1.4 million

Hair depends on hair color, but usually 100,000

hairs and about 30,000 beards


2. Hair shape

Straight (Asian), wavy (Western), spherical (black)


3. Hair Thickness

Average hair 01.mm

Hair soft hair 0.005mm

Hair terminal 0.02mm


4. Growth direction

a. Corresponds to the direction of the secant of the skin and protrudes outward from the skin surface.

me. Wool is different for different body parts.

    Whorl - axillary, parietal region, pubic hair, red pepper line

    head (cowlick) - hair extended above the forehead hairline

    Body hair 24 to 25 degrees

    Eyebrows -90 degrees


5. Growth rate

Hair - 0.2 to 0.5mm/day, 1.2 cm/month, 12-13cm/year

Beard - 0.4mm/day, 14cm/year


6. Lifespan of hair

hair Hair - Average 2 years and 6 months

Eyebrows - 100 miles - 150 miles (4-5 months)

Male - 2-4 years , Women -

        Natural hair loss for 3-5 years - Hair (80 ~ 100 pieces/day, 1.5 million pieces/year)


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