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2. Root hair - Wikipedia

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   Root hair cells vary between 15 and 17 micrometers in diameter, and 80 and 1,500 micrometers in length. [5] Root hairs are found only in the zone of maturation, also called the zone of differentiation. [6] They are not found in the zone of elongation, possibly because older root hairs are sheared off as the root elongates and moves through the ...

3. Hair follicle - Wikipedia

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   A hair pulled out in this phase will typically have the root sheath attached to it which appears as a clear gel coating the first few mm of the hair from its base; this may be misidentified as the follicle, the root or the sebaceous gland by non-health care professionals. Scalp hair stays in this active phase of growth for 2–7 years; this ...

4. Root sheath (hair) - Wikipedia

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   The inner root sheath (IRS) consists of: a delicate cuticle next the hair, composed of a single layer of imbricated scales with atrophied nuclei; Huxley's layer; Henle's layer; The term "trichilemmal" refers to the outer root sheath. [2] The IRS functions to mould, adhere, as well as participate in the keratinization of growing hair. [3]

5. Hair - Wikipedia

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   Waxing involves using a sticky wax and strip of paper or cloth to pull hair from the root. Waxing is the ideal hair removal technique to keep an area hair-free for long periods of time. It can take three to five weeks for waxed hair to begin to resurface again. Hair in areas that have been waxed consistently is known to grow back finer and ...

6. Trichome - Wikipedia

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   Root hairs form from trichoblasts, the hair-forming cells on the epidermis of a plant root. Root hairs vary between 5 and 17 micrometers in diameter, and 80 to 1,500 micrometers in length (Dittmar, cited in Esau, 1965). Root hairs can survive for two to three weeks and then die off. At the same time new root hairs are continually being formed ...

7. The Surprising Reason Your Hair Hurts When It’s Dirty - AOL

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   While a little bit of oil can be beneficial for your hair, too much of it can suffocate the hair root and lead to inflammation. The result is hair that hurts and a painful, irritated scalp that ...