2006-11-25 05:25:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I was referring to hair that has already broken off midway. Will that hair get repaired? Or is the entire shaft of hair made of dead cells only?
2006-11-25 05:30:46 · update #1
Hair is not repaired after being broken, but if removed it will regenerate, assuming that the folicle hasnt been damanged. The entire hair is composed of dead cells.
2006-11-25 06:51:15 · answer #1 · answered by cero143_326 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hair is dead to begin with
its made of a protein named keratin much like your nails.
so whatever it repairs, it starts within your body.
all the gunk we put outside is just for aesthetics.
2006-11-25 13:29:25 · answer #2 · answered by globiaeon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, hair is actually dead skin cells, the only way to make it look good, is to cut the splits
2006-11-25 13:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Todd M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hair is made from keratin, a dead protein. It can't repair itself.
2006-11-25 13:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by soberlunatic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean split ends, then no. Those cells are dead.
2006-11-25 13:28:49 · answer #5 · answered by Ice Cream 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
but it'll grow new
2006-11-25 13:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by blondnirvana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah,it grows back, if that's what you mean...
2006-11-25 13:27:33 · answer #7 · answered by teddy bear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋