Author: leticiatishburke

My name is Leticia Burke but all of my friends and family call me Tish. I am a Hairstylist of 6 years behind the chair and licensed for 18 years for the state of Nevada. Wow that's a long time. I am a widowed, single mother of 3 teenagers. Oldest boys are 17 and 15, my daughter is 13. I am here to blog about all things hair and beauty as well as throwing in some fitness.

Random hair facts

by leticiatishburke

I thought about blogging more about hair business these past few days but didn’t want to bore you. So here is a 10 random hair facts instead.

  1. The average person has 100,000-150,000 strands of hair. A natural blonde usually has more hair strands then dark or red heads. Towheads generally have 120,000 strands; brunettes or dark blondes have 100,000; and red-heads average 80,000 strands.
  2. On average, you shed around 50-150 strands of hair a day.
  3. Hair is the second fastest growing tissue in the body after bone marrow.
  4. Beauty can take time. The average time a woman spends to wash, dry and style her hair is 1 hour and 53 minutes a week. By the time she is 65, she will have spent 7 months of her life doing her hair.
  5. A Healthy strand of hair can stretch an additional 30% when it’s wet. which is why wet hair is the most fragile.
  6. A new hair begins to grow as soon as it is plucked from its follicle.
  7. At different times, 90% of hair is growing, while the other 10% is resting.
  8. On average, hair grows .3mm – .5mm per day, 1.25 centimeters or 0.5 inches per month, and 6 inches per year.
  9. When we are cold or scared, goosbumps (also known as arrectorpili muscles-my favorite word) contract or form. Hence also pushing out more of the hair from its follicle that has not broken the surface yet.
  10. Hair is made up of mostly keratin, whichcan also be found on the outer layer of our skin and nails.

And there you have it. Some simple, fun facts about hair.

I hope you have a wonderful week and will see you all next week. Stay tuned.

Loves to all my Loves,

Tish

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My name is Leticia Burke, but all of my friends call me Tish. I am a licensed Cosmetologist in the state of Nevada for 18 years but behind the chair for 6 years currently. I specialize in special occasion hair styles such as weddings and proms with a secondary specialization in extensions. I am certified in Elstile updo styles and certified in Waterfall Beaded Rows (WBR) hair extensions as well as Babe Hair Extensions. I am certified to do ITips, tape in, fusion and wefts, both handtied and machine tied wefts. I use both Babe Hair and Bellami Hair. This is just to let you know about my credentials.

Why am I blogging?

This blog isn’t about me. I want to help you in as many ways as possible. I love hair and I want to talk to those who are having hair loss problems, those who are obsessed with having long hair, those who love or want to learn to style their hair for everyday wear, and those who just want regular everyday hair care tips. Also I want to throw in some fitness tips as well because don’t we all want to have some accountability and some motivation.

Please send me some ideas or things that you are wanting to know about, and anything that I had mentioned above I would very much appreciate it.

loves to all my loves

Tish.

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