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Moment Of Um

If hair is dead, how does it grow?

Moment Of Um

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Do you know why it doesn’t hurt to get a haircut? Because the hair on your head is actually dead. But if it’s dead, how does it grow? Dermatologist Roxana Daneshjou explained it to us.  Send your hairiest questions for Moment of Um to BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll comb for the answers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um.

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Answering those questions that make you go.

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Um. Um. The moment of um comes to you from APM Studios.

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I'm Mniko Wilhelm.

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I think the very best part about getting a haircut is when they wash your hair in the big sink.

0:35.0

You get to lean back, rest your neck on that special little cutout,

0:38.5

and someone massages your scalp with warm, soapy water. Ah, I feel more relaxed just thinking about it.

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Then they dried a little bit with a towel, and it's time to start cutting. If you've ever

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wondered why it doesn't hurt to get your hair cut, it's because the hair on your head is actually dead.

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But one of our listeners had another question.

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My name is Glory from Shanghai, China.

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My question is, if hair is dead, how does it grow?

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That's a really great question.

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