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What Causes Sudden Curling Of My Hair Including My Eye Lashes?
Question: I have always had straight hair and all of a sudden it's very curly on one side, including my eye lashes.
Brief Answer:
It is quite normal and natural to find bit curly hair after a certain age.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the sudden appearance of curly hair. After analyzing your query with diligence let me reassure you first that it is quite normal and natural to find this kind episode in some persons.
To explain you simply: our human hair are basically made up of proteins with various bonds in it which makes our hair into different textures of straight or curly or wavy in nature.
Texture and curvature of the hair strand depends on the roots of hair (called as hair follicle). When the root of the hair is symmetrical then there is production of straight hair and when asymmetrical, the hair has tendency to curl.
Additionally there is uneven distribution of the protein bonds which are formed of keratin protein. This protein keratin which is the main component of hair gets unevenly distributed and then the result is curly hair.
I reassure you that this is quite normal and natural to find sudden change after a particular age which causes this curly appearance.
If there are any other associated symptoms please let me know.
I hope this information will help you. I will be glad to guide you any further.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY
It is quite normal and natural to find bit curly hair after a certain age.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the sudden appearance of curly hair. After analyzing your query with diligence let me reassure you first that it is quite normal and natural to find this kind episode in some persons.
To explain you simply: our human hair are basically made up of proteins with various bonds in it which makes our hair into different textures of straight or curly or wavy in nature.
Texture and curvature of the hair strand depends on the roots of hair (called as hair follicle). When the root of the hair is symmetrical then there is production of straight hair and when asymmetrical, the hair has tendency to curl.
Additionally there is uneven distribution of the protein bonds which are formed of keratin protein. This protein keratin which is the main component of hair gets unevenly distributed and then the result is curly hair.
I reassure you that this is quite normal and natural to find sudden change after a particular age which causes this curly appearance.
If there are any other associated symptoms please let me know.
I hope this information will help you. I will be glad to guide you any further.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY
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