Hair and Nails 

Facial Hair

Facial hair grows faster than any other hair on the body . If youve ever had a covering of stubble on your face as youre clocking out at 5 oclock youre probably pretty familiar with this . In fact , if the average man never shaved his beard it would grow to over 30 feet during his lifetime , longer than a killer whale .

Average Person Loses

Every day the average person loses 60-100 strands of hair. Unless youre already bald, chances are good that youre shedding pretty heavily on a daily basis. Your hair loss will vary in accordance with the season, pregnancy, illness, diet and age.

Womens Hair

Womens hair is about half the diameter of mens hair. While it might sound strange, it shouldnt come as too much of a surprise that mens hair should be coarser than that of women. Hair diameter also varies on average between races, making hair plugs on some men look especially obvious.

Human Hair

One human hair can support 3.5 ounces. Thats about the weight of two full size candy bars, and with hundreds of thousands of hairs on the human head, makes the tale of Rapunzel much more plausible.

Fastest Growing Nail

The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. And the nail on the middle finger of your dominant hand will grow the fastest of all. Why is not entirely known, but nail growth is related to the length of the finger, with the longest fingers growing nails the fastest and shortest the slowest.

Many Hairs Per Square Inch

There are as many hairs per square inch on your body as a chimpanzee. Humans are not quite the naked apes that were made out to be. We have lots of hair, but on most of us its not obvious as a majority of the hairs are too fine or light to be seen.

Blondes

Blondes have more hair. Theyre said to have more fun, and they definitely have more hair. Hair color determines how dense the hair on your head is. The average human has 100,000 hair follicles, each of which is capable of producing 20 individual hairs during a persons lifetime. Blondes average 146,000 follicles while people with black hair tend to have about 110,000 follicles. Those with brown hair fit the average with 100,000 follicles and redheads have the least dense hair, with about 86,000 follicles.

Fingernails

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. If you notice that youre trimming your fingernails much more frequently than your toenails youre not just imagining it. The nails that get the most exposure and are used most frequently grow the fastest. On average, nails on both the toes and fingers grow about one-tenth of an inch each month.

The Lifespan

The lifespan of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average. While you quite a few hairs each day, your hairs actually have a pretty long life providing they arent subject to any trauma. Your hairs will likely get to see several different hair- cuts, styles, and even possibly decades before they fall out on their own.

You Must Lose

You must lose over 50% of your scalp hairs before it is apparent to anyone. You lose hundreds of hairs a day but youll have to lose a lot more before you or anyone else will notice. Half of the hairs on your pretty little head will have to disappear before your impending baldness will become obvious to all those around you.

Virtually Indestructible

Human hair is virtually indestructible. Aside from its flammability, human hair decays at such a slow rate that it is practically non-disintegrative. If youve ever wondered how your how clogs up your pipes so quick consider this: hair cannot be destroyed by cold, change of climate, water, or other natural forces and it is resistant to many kinds of acids and corrosive chemicals.