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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
The Science of Hair
How hair actually works — the follicle it grows from, the keratin it's built of, the melanocytes and melanin that give it colour, and the difference between fine vellus hair and thicker terminal hair.
10 entriesGoing Grey
The biology behind grey and white hair — how melanin production slows with age, the hydrogen-peroxide buildup behind premature greying, and what growing older does to a strand of hair.
10 entriesColouring & Covering
The chemistry of changing hair colour — ancient plant dyes like henna and indigo, the bleach and aniline dyes behind modern colour, and the historical metallic salts used to cover grey.
8 entriesCare & Styling
The everyday tools and trade of hair care — shampoo and conditioner, the comb, the barber's and hairdresser's craft, and the heat tools and perms used to style it.
10 entries