The Human Body

How many individual hairs are on the average adult human scalp?

Answer

100,000 hairs

Natural blondes actually have the most scalp hairs (around 150,000) and redheads the fewest (around 90,000) — finer hair means more follicles fit per square centimeter.

Source: Healthline

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