Where does the colour in our hair come from?
Within the interior of each of your hair fibres is the cortex. Your hair’s cortex contains many packets of pigment. There are two known types of pigment or melanin in human hair.
Dark hair has an abundance of eumelanin, whereas blond/red hair has a majority of pheomelanin.
The full beautiful range of colours seen arises due to differences in these colour molecules' relative abundances and their total concentrations.
Other factors play important roles in hair colour and hair colour perception (using the human eye), so for a deeper dive into hair colour, check out our other colour guide.
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If you are interested in knowing more about your hair's colour, health, or porosity, then check out one of our HairKnowHow analyses.
Contact the HairKnowHow Team if you have any questions.
Knowing your hair porosity is one of the keys to unlocking your hair's beauty and health - so your hair can look its best.
Healthy, beautiful hair requires using the right products and haircare practices for your hair porosity. Using the right products will save money and significantly improve your hair's texture, bounce, and colour, reducing frizz and split ends.
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Getting The Complete Hair Analysis is the simple way to discover how healthy your hair really is and, importantly, to get the right products and advice for your hair. Only then can you unleash your hair’s full beauty and health potential.
Our tests uncover and quantify hidden heat damage, increasing porosity, cuticle damage, hair abnormalities, and much more. This hidden damage can lead to hair shortening, frizz, and breakage, including dull, hard-to-manage hair.
So before rushing out to buy those products you think you need for your hair, get The Complete Hair Analysis first!
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Healthy hair is beautiful hair.
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