How Your Hair Can Reveal Your History!
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What are your thoughts on the use of hair analysis as a method for detecting substances in the body and understanding an individual's past exposures or habits?
Hair as a Record of Body Substances:
Keratin Composition:
- Hair is primarily composed of keratin, a protein produced in hair follicles.
Hair Growth Process:
- Extends from hair follicles located in the skin.
- Nourished by blood vessels within the hair follicle.
Incorporation of Substances:
- Blood circulates substances like drugs, minerals, and vitamins through the body.
- Some substances enter the hair follicle and become part of the growing hair shaft.
Trapping and Retention:
- Once incorporated into the hair shaft, substances are trapped and can remain for months or years.
- Hair analysis can detect substances present in the body during hair growth.
Gender Neutrality:
- Hair composition remains the same regardless of gender.
- Differences between male and female hair are mainly in thickness and growth patterns determined by genetics and hormones.
Secrets in Strands:
- Hair holds a record of substances circulating in the body, offering insights into past exposures and habits.
- Despite its gender-neutral composition, individual characteristics vary based on genetic and hormonal factors.
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