History has shown that redheads were targeted for the colour of their hair.įor instance, redheads were once thought to be conceived out of “unclean” sex. We’ve got a lot to be proud of as redheads, but some do not share this sentiment as there has been fear surrounding our mystical hair. I mean, who wouldn’t want to walk on the ginger side of life? The Bad Myths Out of the women who dye their hair at home, 30% choose red shades. Thanks to our natural awesomeness, and the greatness of famous redheads, people like to copy us. There are some nifty hair products for redheads out there that can help to enhance your gingerness, though! Copy cats Red hair simply fades with age through a glorious spectrum of faded copper to rosy-blonde colours, then to silvery-white. Ginger hair retains its natural pigment a lot longer than other shades, so there’s no need to panic about going grey. They’re not exactly going bald though, as each strand of natural ginger hair is much thicker, so the appearance is often that redheads have more hair in general.
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On average, flame-haired beauties have 90,000 strands, compared to blondes with 110,000, and brunettes with 140,000. In terms of total number of strands, gingers have far fewer atop their red heads than any other colour. If redheads desired to dye their hair to any other colour (why would you?), it would only have a noticeable difference after bleaching the hair beforehand. It holds its pigment much firmer than any other hair colour.
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Natural red hair is harder to dye than other shades.
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Sun is responsible for sunburn and massive amounts of sunblock, particularly for redheads who are at a much higher risk of getting skin cancer. Bring on the warm weather! Wait, warmth brings sun. Redheads may be more sensitive to cold, too. We’re also said to have more sensitive teeth, which explains why we dread the dentist so much. Some claim that redheads bruise more easily than those who have other hair colours. Um, good to know! Redheads bruise more easily Depending on the research you read, it’s estimated that we need about 20% more anaesthesia to prevent us from waking up mid-surgery. Superpowers aside, it’s also been reported that redheads require more anaesthesia and are harder to sedate than other hair colours. This may sound like bad news, but this lower melanin-concentration means that gingers can cleverly produce their own Vitamin D within their body when exposed to low light conditions. Redheads can’t absorb sufficient Vitamin D due to low concentrations of eumelanin in their body. Having pale skin may mean that redheads burn more easily when exposed to UV rays, but their paleness can serve as an advantage. And if two gingers parents a child, they have 100% chance. Secret GingersĮxtensive research conducted by BritainsDNA has found that more than 40% of the population carry the mutated MC1R gene that’s responsible for red hair. If both parents carry the ginger gene, you have 25% chance of bearing a beautiful ginger bairn. This explains how a mother and father who both have brown or blonde hair can have a redheaded child. MC1R is a recessive gene and must be passed on from both mother and father. Everything we love about being redheads comes from this mutation: ginger hair colour (in varying shades), pale skin, and freckles EVERYWHERE. Which basically means that redheads are like superheroes, but naturally so, not due to some weird chemical reaction. This ginger gene is a slight mutation of the MC1R gene on chromosome 16. Many thanks go to Professor Jonathan Rees who is responsible for discovering what makes redheads special after conducting a study at the University of Edinburgh in 1995.
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This is the melanocortin 1 receptor, also known as MC1R for short. There is one specific gene responsible for natural red hair (something we enjoy calling ‘the ginger gene’). Scotland holds the highest ranking with an approximate population of 13% redheads, followed by Ireland at 10% and the United States rounds out the bottom with 2%. Western Europe houses more redheads than anywhere else in the world. That’s a small number, but it represents a very proud population. It’s estimated around 1-2% world’s population has natural red hair. Here’s a round-up of ginger myths and facts – the good, the bad, and the plain funny. As a redhead, it’s hard to not go through life and hear things about your ginger hair.Īnd sometimes, it can be hard to distinguish fact from myth, so this page is for you, fellow redheads.