Why is my eyebrow healthier than my head hair?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the perceived differences in health and texture between eyebrow hair and head hair. Participants explore potential biological, physical, and lifestyle factors that may contribute to these differences, as well as the possibility of improving head hair health.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that the differences may be due to physical factors, implying that the health of hair can be influenced by various conditions.
  • Another participant notes that eyebrow hair is generally younger than head hair, which may contribute to its healthier appearance, and mentions the impact of grooming practices on head hair.
  • Some participants propose that the basic structures of the two types of hair differ and suggest microscopic comparison to understand these differences better.
  • One participant humorously attributes the health of eyebrow hair to "nurturing mite-poop," indicating a playful take on the topic.
  • A participant raises the point that while many factors affect hair health, they have observed individuals with head hair as healthy as their eyebrow hair, suggesting that the explanation may not be fully understood.
  • Another participant introduces the role of testosterone and hereditary factors in the health of head hair, along with lifestyle factors such as exercise, diet, and stress management.
  • One participant questions the assumption that eyebrow hair is significantly younger than head hair, indicating a difference in perspective on the age of the hair.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express multiple competing views on the reasons for the differences in hair health, and the discussion remains unresolved with no consensus on a singular explanation.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention various factors influencing hair health, but there are limitations in the assumptions made regarding the age and structure of the hair types, as well as the impact of grooming practices.

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I noticed that my eye brow hair is substantially smoother,softer and healthier overall than my head hair? I know that part of the answer is that we touch and mess with head hair more but there must be another reason - at the molecular level.

And is it possible to make my head hair as healthy?
 
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The reason is physics.

Possible, impractical.

(Might want a bio' forum for more detail :biggrin:)
 
Many factors, the hair on your head is much older than the eyebrow hair. You probably comb your hear, put products in it, wash it with shampoo. The basic structures are different too, you should put it under the microscope and compare the thickness etc.
 
Monique said:
Many factors, the hair on your head is much older than the eyebrow hair. You probably comb your hear, put products in it, wash it with shampoo. The basic structures are different too, you should put it under the microscope and compare the thickness etc.


I think it's all that nurturing mite-poop.:biggrin:
 
Monique said:
Many factors, the hair on your head is much older than the eyebrow hair. You probably comb your hear, put products in it, wash it with shampoo. The basic structures are different too, you should put it under the microscope and compare the thickness etc.

Well people said the same thing ata other forums but I had already stated that.

But that can't be the full answer because I see people with head hair as healthy as their eye brow hair.
 
Are you male? Testosterone tends to do that to hair (on head) as you grow older; for some worse than others due to heredity, as there is variance in how it interacts with the follicle for each person. Other things to do: exercise, eat healthy, sleep, don't stress.


I don't think the eyebrow hair is that much younger than the head hair anyway.
 

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