Static

I have no idea why but these past few months my hair has been going static every time I brush it using the same brush I've used for ages! It's a nightmare trying to do my hair! Do you think it could be my pacemaker or just coincidence? I know it's a daft question but I have to ask.

3 Comments

Clinging Hair

by J.B. - 2010-04-23 10:04:24


It ain't likely to be the pacemaker. You say you have been using the same brush for ages. How about having the same weather conditions? Have you been having some cool and/or dry weather? A change in atmospheric conditions are most likely the cause.

lol

by LS - 2010-04-24 10:04:54

Static electricity is caused by "damaged hair?" LOL
My 4 year old grandaughter & one that's 18 months old have "TERRIBLE" static electricity in their hair & it's hardly damaged. @@
A dry house would be more of a reason.
Liz

For Renee

by SMITTY - 2010-04-25 01:04:44

Renee,

I have to ask, pH below 7 of what? Since pH is a measure of the hydrogen ion content of a liquid, hair is not going to have a pH. The oil on it maybe, but not the hair itself. I have seen the shampoo ads where they talk about one having pH of 7, but that is just window dressing as all it means they have neutralized the pH of that shampoo. As soon as you mix it with water, it will probably assume the pH of the water it was diluted with, unless you are using water of distilled quality.

As for the dry and damaged hair, that simply means the natural oils have been washed out of the hair. To do that the best way is use a shampoo with a high pH, one about pH 9 or 10. As for drying out the hair folical I'm guessing that you mean removing the oil from the folical and again the best way to do that is use an alkaline solution.

So what causes static electricity in hair? When your comb rubs against your hair, electrons move from your hair to the comb. A static charge builds up and now each of the hairs has the same positive charge. (Remember, things with the same charge repel each other.) So the hairs try to get as far from each other as possible. And that is how static electricity causes a bad hair day!

The best way to stop static electricity from having every hair waving at its neighbor try rubbing an anti static sheet over your hair. Like the ones used in the clothes dryer. You may want to get a non scented one, unless you happen to like the perfume used on some.

Smitty

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