Short Hair Myths

Over the years lots of myths or misconceptions have formed just about the topic of hair. Several are obvious and humorous where others need a bit of research and thought. There are plenty of short hair myths that circle the globe similar to urban legends. Similar to a new scary virus, once a hair rumor is started, it develops a life of its own and spreads akin to wildfire. A few of the short strand stories tolerate for years.

Top 5 Short Hair Care Myths

Here are several of the oldest and most frequent short hair myths along with the actual facts:

Hair can turn gray or white over night

Individual hair fibers do not revolve white overnight. Hair receives its color heritably and can only turn gray or white over very long periods of time. Yet, there is a grain of truth in the claim. In the situation alopecia areata, hair follicles are attacked through inflammatory cells which then cause hair loss. So in these people, all their pigmented hair fell out, other than the white hair kept growing. So looking at the entire scalp, it looked as these peoples hair turned white in a short space of time.

Hair continues to grow after death

This is a popular conviction but it is not true to any significant degree. Hair follicles will cultivate for a day or two after death if the skin stays humid, but the follicles won't grow for much long than that. Yet, several people might think they see the hair grow for longer, but it's an illusion.

Shaving hair makes it grow back stronger

There are strong beliefs in lots of cultures that shaving hair makes it grow stronger. A few communities traditionally shave the heads of new born babies to “encourage” hair growth. In fact, shaving does not do anything to promote hair growth. There is, though, an illusion of improved hair growth after shaving. The stubble that grows look as “strong” because it is short and comparatively inflexible compared to the long hair just removed.

Brushing your hair with 100 strokes a day is good for it

In times when shampoos had only an inadequate cleaning ability and when conditioning agents were basic or non existent, brushing helped to eliminate dirt and dead skin buildup. Brushing as well helped to dispense the natural oils over the length of the hair serving as a natural conditioner. Brushing is required to keep hair looking smart, but excessive brushing is bad for hair. Too much brushing or violent use of brush damages the hair cuticle and can lead to split ends and hair breakage.

Baldness is inherited from the mother's side of the family

At least on of the genes related with vulnerability to pattern baldness is located on the X chromosome. From this it looks some have recommended that andro-genetic alopecia is passed through the mother's side of the family from mother to child. But it is apparent from investigating tracing pattern baldness through extended families that hair loss can be inherited from either parent or from both parents. So, baldness in a child cannot be envisaged only from the mother's lineage.