2011 07 05 india hairoil market growing strongly list of suppliersbrands and categories cocunutamlacoolinglight hairoilHairOil Industry improve categories date November 2011 Category 1989 introductions Category Indian brands Category Brand name hair oils Category Cosmetics brands ...Infobox company Brand name Bajaj Almond Drops logo File Bajaj Almond Drops Hair Oil.png thumb caption Logo Brand type Light HairOil Brand of Bajaj Corp Ltd foundation 1989 location Bajaj Corp Ltd, Andheri Mumbai area served All over india industry FMCG, Personal Care products HairOil homepage http bajajcorp.com almond drops.html Official Website footnotes Bajaj Almond Drops HairOil lang mr is the key brand in the products of Bajaj Corp Ltd and is the leading brand in the light hair care oils category. ref cite web url http www.majorgainz.com market pdfipo RHP BAJAJCO.pdf title IPO prospectus for Bajaj Corp Limited date July 22, 2010 page 32 ref Place in the Indian hairoil industry Hair care products are a significant industry segment in India, according to Nielsen Media Research . Bajaj Almond drops commands a 52 market share in light hairoil category which is the second fastest hairoil category across all hair oils. ref cite web url http www.indiainfoline.com Research LeaderSpeak Mr. Kushagra Bajaj Vice Chairman of Bajaj Corp Ltd. 19310291 publisher India Infoline title Interview of Mr. Kushagra Bajaj, Vice Chairman, Bajaj Corp Ltd date August 2, 2010 ref Brand Bajaj Almond Drops HairOil is a significant brand in the hairoil product industry in India. Advertising Bajaj Almond Drops HairOil claims to provide 300 Nourishment with 100 style in its various http bajajcorp.com tvads.htm ads . The list of Brand Ambassador s for Bajaj Almond Drops HairOil includes Urvashi Sharma ref cite news url http www.exchange4media.com e4m news fullstory.asp?section id 1&news id 28745&tag 23652&pict title Bajaj Almond Drop launches new TVC featuring actress ... more details
pp move indef pp semi indef Other uses An oil is any chemical substance substance that is liquid at Room ... solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oil s, volatile essential oils , petrochemistry petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils . Etymology First attested in English 1176, the word oil ... , olive oil, oil ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0057 3Aentry ... s and similar chemicals often found in the oils produced by living things, while oil refers to an overall ... of the Cell . New York Garland Science, 2002, pp. 62, 118 119. ref Mineral oils Crude oil , or petroleum ... economy. Crude oil originates from ancient fossilized organic material s, such as zooplankton and algae , which geochemical processes convert into oil. ref cite journal doi 10.1016 j.orggeochem.2005.09.001 ... oil because it does not have an organic origin on human timescales, but is instead obtained from rocks, underground traps, or sands. Mineral oil also refers to several specific distillates of crude oil. Applications Unreferenced section date October 2009 File Italian olive oil 2007.jpg thumb right 75px A bottle of olive oil used in food Cosmetics Oils are applied to hair to give it a lustrous look, to prevent tangles and roughness and to stabilize the hair to promote growth. Citation needed date January 2010 See Hair conditioner . Religion Oils are commonly used in ritual anointment s. As a particular example, Holy anointing oil has been an important ritual liquid for Judaism and Christianity . Painting Color pigments are easily Suspension chemistry suspended in oil, making it suitable as a supporting medium for Oil paint paints . The oldest known extant oil paintings date from 650 AD. ref http dsc.discovery.com news 2008 02 19 oldest oil painting.html Oldest Oil Paintings Found in Afghanistan ... in oil cooling , for instance in electric Transformer Coolant transformers . Oils are also used ... work. To obtain most of these oils, crude oil is pumped from the ground and is shipped via oil tanker ... more details
Infobox Company company name S Oil company logo company type public company Public foundation 1977 location Seoul , South Korea key people Ahmed H. Subaey , Representative Director & CEO industry Energy & Petrochemicals revenue profit 20 billion USD 2010 homepage http www.s oil.com Infobox Korean name hangul rr Esseu Oil mr Ess Oil S Oil Corporation hangul is a petroleum and refinery company, headquartered in Seoul , Korea . It was established in 1976 by old name SsangYong Refinery hangul . It produces petroleum and lubricant products. It is similar to SK Corporation , GS Caltex , Hyundai Oil Bank . Corporate Governance CEO & Representative Director Ahmed A. Subaey As of March 2008 Ownership Aramco Overseas Company AOC 34.1 Hanjin Energy 27.4 As of October 2008 Products S Gasoline, S Diesel SSU Lubricant S Oil Bonus Card Ultra S Group III Lube Base oil Competitors SK Energy GS Caltex Hyundai Oil Bank See also Economy of South Korea List of Korea related topics External links http www.s oil.co.kr S Oil Homepage in Korean http www.s oil.com NexSoil ENG index.asp S Oil Homepage in English petroleum company stub korea company stub KOPA Category Oil companies of South Korea Category Chemical companies of South Korea Category Automotive fuel brands de S Oil ko S Oil ... more details
Infobox Book See Wikipedia WikiProject Novels or Wikipedia WikiProject Books name Oil image File OilNovel.jpg ... Oil is a novel by Upton Sinclair published in 1927 told as a Third person narrative third person ... Bunny, son of an oil tycoon. Bunny s sympathetic feelings towards oilfield workers and socialists provoke ... made oil millionaire. James Arnold Bunny Ross, Jr. the protagonist, is the son of a self made oil millionaire ... oil. He also works to crush the unions that oppose him by bribing the authorities to throw its ... as they drive by car through the southern California desert to a meeting with the owners of some oil property. li The Lease Dad meets with the owners of the residential lots to discuss an oil lease the owners ... of Paul Watkins is introduced. li The Drilling Details of the oil drilling business and of the Ross ... family, and find oil. li The Revelation At Bunny s urging, Dad tries to prevent Old Man Watkins ... that HE has received the revelation. li The Wild Cat Drilling begins at the Paradise oil field Bunny begins to realize his father s business methods are not entirely ethical an oil worker is killed in an accident, and the oil well explodes and burns. li The Strike The oil workers go on strike, and Bunny ... care of some business matters, but in reality so that Roscoe can have a free hand to crush the oil workers movement. li The Killing Dad makes a killing by joining with the big oil companies, but loses ... involved in the naval oil reserve transactions during the Harding administration becomes ... by Congress in connection with the naval oil reserve scandal. li The Penalty Dad meets and marries ... in 1910 to bring oil via pipeline from Kern County to the Pacific Coast facilities of Unocal Corporation Union Oil Company at Port Harford now called Port San Luis just west of Avila Beach, California ... Edition of Oil in Boston Oil was banned in Boston ref cite web title Tufts Journal Hot to Get Banned ... Globe http www.boston.com bostonglobe ideas articles 2008 02 17 blood from oil Jack Curtis, Blood ... more details
damaged by the Macassar oil. Modern hair conditioner was created at the turn of the 20th century ... oil called sebum . EFAs are the closest thing to natural sebum sebum contains EFAs . Surfactant s Hair ...Unreferenced date October 2008 Image Hair detergent.jpg thumb right 250px A 19th century advertisement for 9 hair care products from a company named Dupuy. Hair conditioner is a hair care product that alters the wikt texture texture and appearance of hair . History For centuries, natural oils have been used to condition human hair. These natural products are still used today, including essential oil essential oils such as tea tree oil and carrier oil s such as jojoba oil . A conditioner popular with men in the late Victorian era was Macassar oil , but this product was quite greasy and required ... Universelle 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. His product was intended to soften men s hair, including ... the hair conditioner industry to include those made with silicone, fatty alcohol s, and quaternary ammonium compounds. These chemical products allow the benefits of hair conditioner without feeling greasy or heavy. Hair conditioner is different from creme rinse sometimes spelled cream rinse .... Hair conditioner is a thicker substance which coats the Cuticle hair cuticle of the hair itself. Ingredients There are several types of hair conditioner ingredients, differing in composition and functionality Moisturizer s , whose role is to hold moisture in the hair. Usually these contain high ... is supposedly to penetrate the hair and strengthen its structure through polymer crosslinking. Acidifiers ... environment, the hair s somewhat scaly surface tightens up, as the hydrogen bond s between the keratin molecules are strengthened. Detanglers , which modify the hair surface by pH as acidifiers, and or by coating ... the hair against excessive heat, caused by, e.g., Blowdryer blow drying or curling iron s or Hair roller hot roller s. Glossers , light reflecting chemicals which bind to the hair surface. Usually ... more details
Refimprove date October 2008 Infobox anatomy Name Hair follicle Latin folliculus pili GraySubject Image Hair follicle en.svg Caption Hair follicle Image2 ArmHair.jpg Caption2 A photograph of hairs on a human ... MeshNumber Code Terminologia Histologica TH H3.12.00.3.01034 A hair follicle is a skin organ anatomy organ that produces hair . Hair production occurs in phases, including a growth phase anagen ... for the production of hair. Structure Image Gray944.png right thumb 300px Diagram of a hair follicle ... is either rare or non existent. Matrix Around the papilla is the Trichocyte human hair matrix ... . Cell division in the hair matrix produces the cells that will form the major structures of the hair fiber and the inner root sheath. The hair matrix epithelium is one of the fastest growing cell populations ... may lead to temporary hair loss . The papilla is usually ovoid or pear shaped with the matrix ... , and an internal cuticle that is continuous with the outermost layer of the hair fiber. Hair fiber The hair fiber is composed of keratin . Bulge The bulge is located in the outer root sheath at the insertion ... hair follicle with new cells, and take part in healing the epidermis after a wound. ref cite ... of hair follicle epidermal stem cells journal Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. volume 33 issue ... pmid 16778814 doi 10.1038 sj.jid.5700376 ref Other structures Other structures associated with the hair follicle include arrector pili muscles, sebaceous glands , and apocrine sweat glands . Hair follicle ... the surrounding skin piloerection and a Sweat gland pore encased with skin oil. This process results ... the oily or waxy substance sebum . The thicker the density of the hair, the more sebaceous glands ... hair follicles. ref name Paus Paus, Ralf Cotsarelis, George. The Biology of Hair Follicles. The New England Journal of Medicine. 1999 341 7 491 497. PMID 10441606. ref Hair follicle cycling Hair grows in cycles of various phases ref cite journal author K. S. Stenn and R. Paus title Controls of Hair ... more details
bristle brush. The natural bristles effectively move the oil from the scalp through to the hair s mid ... excess sweat and oil, as well as unwanted products from the hair and scalp. Often hair is washed as part ... is attracted to the grease, dirt and oil on the hair shaft. The physical action of shampooing makes ...Cleanup date November 2009 Refimprove date November 2009 Hair care is an overall term for parts of hygiene and cosmetology involving the hair on the human head. Hair care will differ according to one s hair type and according to various processes that can be applied to hair. All hair is not the same indeed, hair is a manifestation of human diversity. In this article, Hair care is taken to mean care of hair on the human head, but mention should be made of process and services which impact hair on other parts of the body. This includes men s and women s facial, pubic, and other body hair, which may be Hair coloring colored , trimmed, Shaving shaved , plucked, or otherwise removed with treatments ... hair removal and Electrology electrolysis are also available, though these are provided in the US by licensed professionals in medical offices or speciality spas. Hair cleaning and conditioning Biological processes and hygiene File Human hair closeup 08960 nevit.jpg thumb right 220px Human hair close up Care of the hair and care of the scalp skin may appear separate, but are actually intertwined because hair grows from beneath the skin. The living parts of hairhair follicle , hair root , root sheath , and sebaceous gland are beneath the skin, while the actual hair shaft which emerges the cuticle ... hair shaft cannot be repaired by a biological process, though much can be done to manage hair ... be kept healthy to ensure a healthy body and healthy hair production. If the scalp is not cleaned regularly ... affect the hair itself. Head lice is probably the most common hair and scalp ailment worldwide ... with poor hygiene. More recent studies reveal that head lice actually thrive in clean hair ... more details
Orphan date August 2010 Infobox Company company name Hair Fairies company logo company type foundation 1999 founder Maria Botham location city Los Angeles location country United States key people industry Health products revenue operating income net income num employees parent subsid homepage http www.hairfairies.com www.hairfairies.com intl yes Hair Fairies is a chain of clinical salons dedicated to the removal of Head louse head lice . The company s headquarters are located in Los Angeles , California, ref name citysearch http losangeles.citysearch.com profile 36388518 los angeles ca hair fairies head lice helpers.html CitySearch ref and there are Hair Fairies stores in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York City and Chicago. Hair Fairies features a range of natural, non toxic products that include such ingredients as rosemary, aloe vera, lavender and peppermint oil. ref name sdnn http www.sdnn.com sandiego 2009 06 10 local county news like magic hair fairies make head lice vanish San Diego News Network ref Hair Fairies was founded in 1999 by Maria Botham, who is currently the company President. ref name NPR http www.npr.org templates story story.php?storyId 6556831 NPR ref ref name ABC News, Attack of the Superlice http abcnews.go.com Nightline video attack superlice 10766332 ABC, Attack of the Super Lice ref ref name Good Morning America,Coping with Head Lice http abcnews.go.com GMA OnCall head lice detect treat infestation stop spread story?id 9660502 Good Morning America, Coping with Head Lice ref References reflist External links http www.hairfairies.com Hair Fairies official website youtube id dW9nGo8rZBk title Lice Attack http www.cdc.gov lice Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Categories DEFAULTSORT Hair Fairies Category Health Category Parasites Category Hair ... more details
Image Haircoloring.jpg thumb A hairdresser colors a client s hair. Hair coloring is the practice of changing the color of hair . Common reasons are to cover gray hair, to change to a color regarded as more fashionable or desirable, and to restore the original hair color after it has been discolored by hairdressing ... , various methods of coloring hair black, gold, green, red, yellow, and white are explained. ref ... books?id nDYVAAAAQAAJ doi id isbn ref Types of hair coloring The four most common classifications are permanent ... Ullmann Permanent hair color The most popular way to achieve permanent hair coloring is through the use ... intermediate causes the natural hair to be lightened, which provides a blank canvas for the dye. Ammonia opens the hair shaft so that the dye can actually bond with the hair, and ammonia speeds up the reaction of the dye with the hair. Various combinations of primary intermediates and couplers provide a spectrum of shades of hair colors. The primary intermediates are aromatic para compounds ... that define the color of the hair dye. Shown here are three red couplers A,B,C , two yellow green ... natural looking hair colors. The combination of 2,5 diaminotoluene with the coupler resorcinol ... and final step, the product from the quinonediimine coupler reaction oxidizes to the final hair dye. File QuinodiimineCouplerOx.png 520px The resulting hair dye is also much larger than the precursor molecules, which causes the dye to bond to the hair. ref name Ullmann Hair Preparations, Ullmann ... from hair . Hydrogen peroxide and ammonium hydroxide are common bleachants. Any color treatment ..., making the hair more porous. Semi permanent hair dye Semi permanent hair dye has smaller molecules than temporary dyes, and is therefore able to partially penetrate the hair shaft. For this reason ... or fragile hair. However, semi permanents may still contain the toxic compound p phenylenediamine or other ... Phenylenediamine , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ref The final color of each strand of hair will depend ... more details
This article is about human hair . For other uses, see Longhair disambiguation or Hair Image Long haired boy.jpg right thumb Boy with shoulder length hair on a beach in Melanesia . Long hair is a hairstyle . Exactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For example, a woman with chin length hair in some cultures may be said to have short hair, while a man with the same length of hair in some of the same cultures would be said to have long hair. Scientists view long hair as playing a large part in natural selection among many species, since long, thick and healthy hair or fur is frequently a sign of fertility and youth. ref name watson Citation ... publisher Running Press year 2005 page 1042 isbn 0 7624 2136 3 ref As hair grows slowly, long hair reveals several years of a person s health status and reproductive fitness. Hair length is significantly ..., 2002 ref Hair length and quality can act as a cue to especially a woman s youth and health, signifying ... s hair signal reproductive potential? , Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 0022 1031 2001, vol 37, iss 2, pg 166. ref The prevalence of trichophilia hair partialism or fetischism is 7 in the population, and very long hair is a common subject of devotion in this group. ref cite journal last1 ..., often have explicit rules regarding hair length. For example, Buddhist monks shave their heads as part ... title Magical Hair journal The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland ... structures, cultures often associate male long hair with ways of life outside of what is culturally accepted. Subservient cultures, for example, are sometimes detected by their rulers through hair ... seen long, unkempt hair in a woman as a sign of sexual intent or a recent sexual encounter, as usually their hair is tied up in styles such as the ponytail, plait, or any bun. ref name asia Transferred meaning The traditional connotation of long hair in English language English meant, roughly ... more details
wiktionary hairHair is a type of protein filament characteristic of mammals. Hair may also refer to Hair musical Hair musical , a rock musical by James Rado and Gerome Ragni Hair film Hair film , a 1979 film adaptation Hair song Hair song , title song from the musical and film Hair s breadth or equivalent terms, a traditionally and colloquially used unit of length, approximately 75 micrometres Hair , a song by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure Ashley Tisdale album Guilty Pleasure Hair , a song by The Early November from The Mother, the Mechanic, and the Path Hair Lady Gaga song Hair Lady Gaga song , a song by Lady Gaga from Born This Way Hair , an episode of the British sitcom List of Men Behaving Badly episodes ep26 Men Behaving Badly Darrell Hair , cricket umpire See also Lookfrom Hair Hare disambiguation disambiguation cs Hair fr Hair hu Hair egy rtelm s t lap nl Hair ja pt Hair desambigua o ru fi Hair t smennyssivu tr Hair ... more details
Hair keratin is a type of keratin found in hair and nail anatomy nails . There are two types of hair keratin the acidic type I hair keratin type I hair keratin 1 , Gene KRT31 type I hair keratin 2 , Gene KRT32 type I hair keratin 3A , Gene KRT33A type I hair keratin 3B , Gene KRT33B type I hair keratin 4 , Gene KRT34 type I hair keratin 5 , Gene KRT35 type I hair keratin 6 , Gene KRT36 type I hair keratin 7 , Gene KRT37 type I hair keratin 8 , Gene KRT38 the basic chemistry basic type II hair keratin . type II hair keratin 1 , Gene KRT81 type II hair keratin 2 , Gene KRT82 type II hair keratin 3 , Gene KRT83 type II hair keratin 4 , Gene KRT84 type II hair keratin 5 , Gene KRT85 type II hair keratin 6 , Gene KRT86 External links MeshName Keratins, Hair Specific http www.expasy.org spotlight snapshot 2006 05 hair keratin.shtml protein stub Fibrous proteins Category Keratins fr Exok ratine ja ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2010 File Hair tie.jpg thumb A male ponytail affixed with a black hair tie File Haarband.jpg thumb A hair tie A hair tie or ponytailer , ponytail holder , or hair band is a device used to fasten hair , particularly long hair , into a hairstyle usually a ponytail . Two kinds of hair tie are the scrunchie and the Hairpin fashion hairpin . Hair ties are useful in securing one s hair back to keep it away from the face. The hair tie was first invented by Mary Lasswell Smith in the mid 1920 s. Mary was a clumsy woman who had very long hair. Her long hair constantly got in the way so she used a small, stretchy band to tie her hair back. Her trend caught on and became quite popular. Another term is a hair binder which many people prefer. See also Barrette Headband Category Headgear fashion stub de Haargummi ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2010 File Elena risteska.JPG right thumb 165px Elena Risteska , a naturally chestnut haired Macedonian. Chestnut hair is a hair color which is a red hair reddish shade of brown hair . In contrast to auburn hair , the reddish shade of chestnut color chestnut is darker. The chemical pigments that cause the coloration of chestnut hair are frequently brown eumelanin with stronger levels of pheomelanin . Hair colors state expand Category Hair color ... more details
Refimprove date July 2007 Awn hairs are the intermediate hair s in a mammal s coat. They are shorter than the guard hair s and longer than the down hair s. They help with Thermal insulation insulation and protect the down hairs underneath. Most of the visible coat is made of this kind of hair. See also Coat animal for a general discussion of coats Coat dog for details about dog coats Fur Guard hair Down hair Category Animal hair mammal stub Animal anatomy stub ... more details
Refimprove date June 2010 File Hair mousse.jpg thumb Hair mousse. Hair mousse is a hairstyling product added to hair for extra volume and shine. It is often dispensed in an aerosol foam spray or in a cream form. Hair mousse adds volume to hair and often provides both hair conditioner conditioning and hold, without any clumps or buildup. Hair mousse is a purple color while in the can, but after it comes in contact with air it becomes an off white color. One of the lighter weight hair styling products, hair mousse is applied to wet hair before drying and styling. Hair mousse may also be referred to as styling foam. Hair mousse can be used on naturally curly or Perm hairstyle permed hair to reduce frizz and define curl. Hair mousse is easy to use and handle, and there is very little risk of immediate danger. As a versatile hair styling product, hair mousse is a popular choice for both short and long hairstyles. When hair mousse is applied to wet hair that is allowed to air dry, the hair is often left with a wet look that can be crunchy feeling, but unlike hair gel , hair mousse combs out easily for a softer look. When hair mousse is applied to wet hair that is dried with a hair dryer, it provides additional volume and hold. There are hundreds of brands of hair mousse from professional to store brands, many delivering a quality styling product. Certain brands contain alcohol , which is fine for most hair types except dry. For dry hair, look for hair mousse that contains natural conditioners and vitamins, but no alcohol. Users might also consider checking hair mousse and other styling products for ultraviolet sun protection. Color mousse is used to cover up Hair color grey hair and to create Hairstyle hair styles at the same time. Semi permanent color mousse can be used to give toning to hair that is fading from the hair color process.It provides strong grip to hairs. References DEFAULTSORT Hair Mousse Category Hairdressing az Sa k p y ja pl Pianka do w os w ... more details
Image Curler 2005.jpg thumb Hair rollers A Hair roller is a small roller used in hair care for styling and curling hair, and with a blowdryer . It can be made from synthetic sponge or plastic covered with velcro . Hair curling Hair rollers work by breaking down the hair s hydrogen bond s cn date September 2011 , found in the hair s cortex, which cause hair to bend and become curly. Once the bonds are broken, hair is prevented from holding its original, natural form however, the hydrogen bonds can re form if exposed to moisture. Electric hair rollers Electric hair rollers are also called Heated rollers . A heated roller is a tool used to curl the hair with the help of the heat. There are different diameter of hair rollers.The roller s diameter can be anywhere from convert 0.8 in mm to convert 1.4 in mm .Hair rollers are typically used to give shape and volume to a hairstyle . In 1966, the first electric hair rollers were produced by Panasonic in Japan these are called Hot curlers . In 2009 a new heated hair roller system was developed by unil electronics and distributed and sold by http www.theobycloudninehair.com Cloud Nine Hair TheO by Cloud Nine Hair. The roller pod heats hair rollers through induction technology and is a considerable advancement in hair roller technology. Hair roller brands Conair Corporation Conair Babyliss Remington Products Remington TheO Cloud Nine Hair http www.curlformers.com Curlformers See also Comb Hair clip Hair dryer Hair spray Category Hairdressing Category Toiletry fashion stub ca Rul lo es Rulo peluquer a fa fr Bigoudi pt Bobe ru fi Papiljotti sv Papiljott ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Unreferenced date December 2009 Hair Plexuses or Root Hair Plexuses are special groups of nerve fiber endings. Each forms a network around a hair follicle and is a Receptor biochemistry receptor it sends nervous impulses to the brain when the hair moves. Category Neurophysiology neuroanatomy stub ... more details
About hair that is black in color information regarding hair that is the texture of unprocessed African hair Afro textured hair File Kid boy.jpg thumb 400 Boy with black hair Black hair is the darkest and most common of all human hair color s globally. It is a dominant genetic trait, and it is found ... other hair colors. Black hair is known to be the shiniest of all hair colors. Black hair can be slightly rufous, soft black, or blue black . Sometimes black hair can appear to shine silver blue in the sun. ref Frost, Peter. http cogweb.ucla.edu ep Frost 06.html Why Do Europeans Have So Many Hair and Eye Colors? summarizing Frost, P. 2006. European hair and eye color A case of frequency dependent sexual selection? Evolution and Human Behavior 27 85 103 ref In English, black hair is sometimes described as jet black or raven black . The range of skin colors associated with black hair is vast, ranging ... can have dark or light eyes. Distribution The majority of humans have black hair. ref name NatGeo National Geographic. See also Blond for more information on the origins of blond hair. ref This is likely the original hair color of Homo sapiens , and is found in its greatest distribution in sub ... , black hair may appear, although most people turn out to have dark brown hair often mistaken for black ... of ethnolinguistic affiliation, black hair is again very common although other colors may appear ... Hair and Eye Colors? , Peter Frost date 2006 ref Black hair is very scarce in the Baltic littoral, where true blondism is believed to have originated. Varieties Black hair comes in a variety of hair texture textures . Straight black hair is very common in Europeans, Asians and Native Americans. Curly, wavy, straight, fine, medium, and coarse hair textures are common among all racialized groups. Citation needed date April 2010 Within African populations, hair textures vary greatly. Many people of African descent have diverse hair textures ranging from Afro textured hair the most common , to straight ... more details
Image Hair gel.jpg thumb Hair styled with hair gel Hair gel is a hairstyling product that is used to stiffen hair into a particular hairstyle . The results it produces are usually similar to, but stronger than, those of hair spray and hair wax , and weaker than those of hair glue. Types Many brands of hair gel in North America and the United Kingdom come in numbered variants. Higher numbered gels maintain a greater hold on hair, while lower numbers do not make the hair as wiktionary stiff stiff and in some products give the hair a wet look. A category typically referred to as ethnic gels are designed and manufactured specifically for sculpting the hair texture common to African Americans . Ampro Ampro Industries is a common example of this category. Some forms of hair gel include temporary Hair colouring hair coloring for the hair, including variants in unnatural colors associated with various subculture s, and are popular within the Gothic fashion goth and raver subcultures. Fact date February 2007 Cationic polymers cation Cationic polymer s are one of the main functional component of hair gel. The positive charges in polymer causes it to stretch, making the gel more viscosity viscous . Hair gels resist natural protein conformations and allow hair to be styled and textured. This is because the stretched out polymer takes up more space than a coiled polymer and thus resists the flow of solvent molecules around it. The positive charges also bind the gel to the negatively charged amino acid s on the surface of the keratin molecules in the hair. More complicated polymer formulas exist, e.g. a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone , methacrylamide , and N vinylimidazole . ref http www.corporate.basf.com basfcorp img stories wipo haargel Haargel e.pdf ref See also Hair mousse Hair wax Pomade References this empty section displays references defined elsewhere reflist cosmetics Category Hairdressing fashion stub de Haargel es Fijador pelo fa fr Gomina id Minyak rambut it Gel ... more details
File VellushaarTerminalhaar translation.JPG thumb 300px Comparison of the vellus hair left to the terminal hair right in humans. Notice the lack of subcutaneous tissue on the vellus hair. File Huid.jpg thumb 300px Vellus hair. Vellus hair is short, fine, light colored, and barely noticeable hair that develops ... and scar tissue. The density of hair the number of hair follicle s per area of skin varies from person to person. Each strand of vellus hair is usually less than 2 Milimetre mm 1 13 inch long and the Hair ... edition 4th publisher Elsevier Inc. page 11 ISBN 1 4160 3185 5 ref Vellus hair is most easily observed on children and adult women, as they generally have less terminal hair to obscure it. Vellus hair is not lanugo hair. Lanugo hair is a much thicker type of hair that, in human forms, normally grows only on fetuses. Vellus hair is differentiated from the more visible terminal hair terminal or androgenic hair , which develops only during and after puberty , usually to a greater extent on men than it does on women. Production Vellus hair replaces lanugo hair on a human fetus at 36 to 40 ... cycle of vellus hair is different from the growth cycle of terminal hair . At puberty , the androgen hormone causes much of the vellus hair to turn into terminal hair and stimulates the growth of new hair in the armpit and the pubic hair pubic area . In men, this change in vellus hair occurs on the face and the body. Function Vellus hair provides both thermal insulation and cooling for the body. This insulation regulates body temperature. The function of vellus hair on sweat is that of a wick. While a skin pore is open, sweat wets a strand of vellus hair. The sweat on the external part .... This process is perspiration. Complications The unusual growth of vellus hair is a side effect of some types of disease and some types of mental disorder. An abundance of vellus hair can develop from ... nervosa increases vellus hair. Vellus hair can also be found in men with male pattern baldness or hirsutism ... more details
Bobbed Hair may refer to Bobbed Hair 1925 film Bobbed Hair 1925 film , a 1925 silent film comedy Bobbed Hair 1967 film Bobbed Hair 1967 film , a 1967 List of South Korean films of 1967 South Korean film Bobbed hair , a hair style disambiguation Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it from being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Long comment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2007 File Bill Blass 2009.jpg thumb A camel hair blazer from the American fashion label Bill Blass , 2009. Camel hair is, variously, the hair of a camel a type of cloth made from camel hair or a substitute for authentic camel hair and is classified as a specialty hair fibre. When Weaving woven into haircloth , using the outer protective fur called guard hair, camel hair is coarse and inflexible. However, other varieties of camel hair cloth&mdash especially those that blend camel hair with wool &mdash or from the pure under coat are soft and plush. Pure camel hair, frequently ... from the dense, coarse guard hair for cloth use. Source and Geographic Origin Camel hair is collected from the two humped Bactrian camel , found from Turkey east to China and north to Siberia . Significant supplier countries of camel hair are Mongolia , Iran , Afghanistan , Russia , China , and Australia . Gathering process A camel can produce around 5 pounds of hair a year. The specialty ... , and collecting the hair shed naturally during the moulting season. During the moulting season the hair falls off first from the neck, then the mane and lastly the body hair. The moulting season occurs ... steps to the production of camel hair collection, sorting, dehairing, spinning, and weaving or knitting. After collecting the hair either through shearing or collecting during the moulting season the hair goes through a sorting method. In this process the coarse hair is separated from the fine, soft .... The sorted and washed hair is then dehaired. This process removes the coarse hair and any dandruff ... tones. Camel s hair is also a fibre that supplies warmth without added weight. The hair contains thermostatic ... making fabrics woven from camel hair. Common End Uses of Camel Hair The fine fur of the camel hair ..., skirts, hosiery, sweaters, gloves, scarves, mufflers, and caps and robes. The long coarser hair removed ... coats that are very warm for colder climates. Textile Analysis Although most camel hair is left ... more details
Refimprove date May 2007 Human hair Leg hair is hair that grows on the legs of humans, generally appearing at the onset of adulthood. Male legs are most often hairier than female ones. The amount of hair on an individuals legs can depend on their ethnic background. People of Middle Eastern , South Asian , Eastern European , or general Mediterranean descent generally having more, however this may also be due to members of these ethnic groups having darker hair. People of Asian people East Asian , black people African and Nordic race Northern European descent can have very little hair on their legs with some having virtually none. For beauty , sports , and many other purposes, women and some men shave , wax , or use hair removal creams such as Nair to remove the hair from their legs. Alternate treatments, such as laser hair removal , are quite popular. Waxing is painful, but the most effective because it removes the entire hair from the Hair follicle follicle . Shaving is the most common treatment, but it isn t as long lasting as waxing or creams, and shaving unless done properly can cut or irritate the skin. Hair removal creams dissolve the hair, so it lasts for quite a long time. The current Guinness World Record for world s longest leg hair belongs to Wes Pemberton of Tyler, Texas at 6.5 inches 16.51 cm . ref name example web reference http www.guinnessworldrecords.com records human body medical marvels longest leg hair.aspx Guinness Records ref Image Adolescent leg hair.jpg thumb Leg hair of a 17 year old male See also File Leg hair.jpg thumb Leg hair of 15 year old Beard Facial hair Arm hair Pubic hairHair Hirsutism Trichophilia Foot hair integumentary system human anatomical features References references Category Lower limb anatomy anatomy stub nl Beenhaar zh ... more details
Image Hair straightening before and after.jpg thumb A woman s hair before and after using a flat iron Hair straightening is a hair styling technique which involves the flattening and straightening of hair ... hair irons and hot comb s, chemical relaxer s, Japanese hair straightening, or Brazilian hair straightening . In addition, some shampoo s, and Hair conditioner conditioners and hair gel s can help to make hair temporarily straight. The process is often called rebonding in Southeast Asia e.g. Malaysia and Philippines . ref http vanniedosa.wordpress.com 2008 08 23 facts on hair rebonding Facts on Hair Rebonding ref Hair irons and hot combs can only temporarily modify hair texture, whereas relaxers and the other methods permanently alter the structure of the hair, although new hair growth is not affected. The drug interferon alpha has been reported as being shown to modify hair follicle s causing permanent change in a person s hair texture. ref name TheTelegraphUK Highfield Paris CurlyHair cite ... Scientists hold out prospect of a pill to make your hair curl url http www.telegraph.co.uk news worldnews europe france 1503145 Scientists hold out prospect of a pill to make your hair curl.html accessdate ... whair16.xml&sSheet news 2005 11 16 ixnewstop.html Afro textured hair File Madame CJ Walker.gif thumb upright left Madam C. J. Walker 1867 1919 , popularizer of the straightening comb File Hair straighteners 3 .JPG thumb Hair being straightened with a flat iron. File Hairstraightenerrrrr.jpg thumb upright Man with straightened hairHair straightening using a hot comb or relaxer has a long history among ... M. Rooks title Hair raising beauty, culture, and African American women url http books.google.com ... issue in discussions of racial identity, visits to the hair salon have become embedded in black culture ... straightening our hair by bell hooks Straightening Our Hair , Z Magazine , September 1988 ref ref name Rooks1996 8 cite book author Noliwe M. Rooks title Hair raising beauty, culture, and African ... more details
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