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Straight Hair Experiment

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Researchers at Purdue University conducted an experiment to determine the effect of heat on human hair. They used a robotic arm and a straightener to straighten eight different hair samples and utilized a microscope with infrared light to observe how the molecules reacted to the heat that was applied to them. What they found was that “straight hair conducts heat better than curly hair” (Romain). This means that straight hair can tolerate higher levels of heat or heat for more amounts of time than curly hair because “heat spreads more easily through the hair fiber, so hair is less likely to be burned” (Romain). This information is useful especially to girls who straighten or curl their hair a lot and wish for it to remain healthy – I know
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