The Hair Facts

Treat Your Hair with Respect!

Your hair is your most unique feature and should be your crowning glory. The barbers and professional stylists at Classic Barber Shop in Carmel, Indiana suggest that to make the most of what you have, start with what your hair does naturally. Healthy hair has an average lifetime of 2 to 6 years but that lifetime depends on how you take care of yourself and your hair.

Hair is made up of keratin, the material that is also responsible for the elasticity of human fingernails Hair grows at approximately half of an inch per month and although it is as strong as a wire of iron, a single strand of hair has a thickness of only 0.02-0.04mm. In other words, it would take almost 50 hairs side by side to equal one millimeter. A normal head of hair contains about 150,000 hair fibers but blondes usually have more fibers than brunettes or redheads.

Since hair growth equals about one half inch per month, stylists recommend you schedule an appointment for a hair trim with a barber or hair care professional every four weeks to keep your hair cut in shape. The hair in a beard or mustache grows a little faster, about 0.4mm per day or just over a half inch per month, which means well-groomed facial hair also requires regular appointments in the barber's chair.

It may come as a surprise but if you look closely you'll find that many of the classic hairstyles are the result of what each hair type does naturally and uniquely. With few exceptions, a professional barber, like the stylists at Classic Barber Shop, can look at your hair, the shape of your head and face, and recommend a look that works for you.