Hey Andy - you men think you have it bad - what about us women and the white coarse witchy chin hair? :lol: Not am I only turning into my mother if I grow anymore chin hair :wink2: and hubby grows a beard - WE WILL STICK TOGETHER LIKE A PIECE OF VELCRO :lol: :lol: :lol: Now Mother Nature is definitely having a laugh and I don't know why??????:lol:Something tells me this was Mother Nature's little joke at the expense of us menfolk... lucky, lucky us
Andy x
Hey Andy - you men think you have it bad - what about us women and the white coarse witchy chin hair? :lol: Not am I only turning into my mother if I grow anymore chin hair :wink2: and hubby grows a beard - WE WILL STICK TOGETHER LIKE A PIECE OF VELCRO :lol: :lol: :lol: Now Mother Nature is definitely having a laugh and I don't know why??????:lol:
What can I say Andy ??? - except that if we din't have all this hair then we wouldn't have to wax - then where would we be??? :lol: :hug:LOL, fair point Debs - somebody somewhere is definitely having a giggle at our expense! :lol: Either that or there was a design flaw somewhere along the line! :wink2:
You are spot on Andy!! Good job!As men and women age, a decrease in the female sex hormones leads to a higher percentage of male hormones (androgens such as testosterone) kicking around the body, which are responsible for the growth of darker, coarser terminal hair. Unruly ear and nose hair is a natural consequence of this (and of course chaps have a higher dominance of androgens to start with).
Unfortunately, higher levels of a particularly potent form of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) are known to be partly responsible for male-pattern baldness. Unluckily for chaps, an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase transforms regular testosterone into DHT, and this little blighter is especially prominent in the scalp.
So, whilst higher levels of testosterone will lead to more terminal hair sprouting in strange and wonderful places elsewhere on the body, when it comes into contact with this particular enzyme in the scalp it gets transformed into DHT and this actually then leads to hairloss.
Andy x
can you define the term .... terminal hair ...please
Terminal Hair:
" deep rooted, thick, coarse, pigmented hair found on the scalp, underarms, pubic region, eyelash and brow areas." (beauty therapy, the foundations, Lorraine Nordmann)
ahh i see , as apposed to the soft downy hair that covers the rest of the body. thankyou.
Yes - that is correct - the soft downy ones are called vellus hair.
Next quiz question for 10 house points - what is the name of the hair type that is generally found on baby feotuses - sometimes shown when born premature!
Monkey hair...LOL..
lanugo
Well done Angel Fingers - go to the top of the class! :hug:
Well done Angel Fingers - go to the top of the class! :hug:
:lol: I think you are a cheeky monkey JD.
You can now lose 10 house points for that one!
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