What gives curly hair its curl?

03/07/2025 28 min Episodio 27
What gives curly hair its curl?

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Episode Synopsis

#027 Rebroadcast
Originally Published January 23, 2020
This week, Melissa and Jam dive into the chemistry of something that may not seem like chemistry at first: hair. Curly hair to be specific. What makes hair curl? Also what is hair in the first place? Why can hair be so radically different? Alright curly girls, curly guys, and curly folks, let's find out.
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References from this episode

Biochemistry, Edition 4 - Garret and Grisham
The Chemistry of Hair - C. S. Whewell, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.T.I.
The Science of Curls -  Leidamarie Tirado-Lee
Bad Hair Days? Chemistry to the Rescue - Marlene M. Gutierrez

 
 
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