Each strand of black hair grows like a tiny
spring or a corkscrew shape. The texture and look of African hair come from the
curvature in the hair follicle, while straight hair follicle cause straight
hair to grow curved one causes curved hairs to grow. Though individuals of
African descent have less hair than other individuals with straight black hair,
the texture and appearance seems to have the impression that African’s have
more hair than other races. The shape of the hair makes it very prone to
breakage when combed or brushed. Slave masters usually the master’s wife would
refer to their slaves as having nappy or kinky hair and would force many of the
female slaves to cut their hair from the fair that their husbands would be
attracted to the slaves. Many African tribe women spend hours per day dressing
and caring for their hair, like many women they attribute their hair as a part
of their beauty. Persons of African descent have about 190 hairs per square centimetre,
while Caucasians have about 227 hairs per squares per centimetre. Also African
hair grows at a rate of 256 micrometres per day, while Caucasian hair grows at
396 micrometres per day.
African hair is the only hair type that has
a higher rate of protecting the brain from UV Radiation emitted by the sun.
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