Intresting facts about hair and nails

HAIR

●The color of the hair depends upon the melanin present inside.●An average person has 120,000 head hairs.●Each grows about 3mm per week.

HAIR

NAILS

●Nails grow from a nail root called cuticle.●Most nails only grow by about 0.5mm a month.●Fingernails grow faster than toe nails.●Nails grow faster in summer than winter.●If you are a right hander the nails on your right hand will grow faster than your left hand.

●If you are a left hander the nails on your lefthand will grow faster than your right hand.●Nails are formed of dead cells.●It is strengthened by a protein called keratin.●Nails protect the ends of our fingers and toes.

NAILS