| Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, second only to bone marrow |
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35 meters of hair fibre is produced every day on the average adult scalp. |
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The average scalp has 100,000 hairs. Redheads have the least at 80,000; brown and black haired persons have about 100,000; and blondes have the most at 120,000. |
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90% of scalp hairs are growing and 10% are resting. |
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It is normal to lose 100 hairs per day from the scalp. |
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Many drugs can cause hair loss. |
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You must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone. |
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Thyroid imbalance and iron deficiency are reversible causes for hair loss. |
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Over 50% of men by age 50 have male pattern hair loss. |
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Forty percent of women by the time they reach menopause will have female pattern (hereditary) hair loss. |