Can shaving your baby really make your baby's hair thicker?

I wonder if it's also said there. Some old people know that they have grandchildren at home, and they will tell their children's parents to shave off their fetal hair, so that the child's hair will grow dark and thick in the future. The cleaner it is shaved, the thicker it will grow and the better it will look. Otherwise, it is difficult for children to change their hair styles when they grow up, but is the fact really the same as what the old man said?

In fact, this saying or custom that shaving the baby will make the baby's hair thicker when he grows up is just a wrong understanding. Why do you say that? We must first know the physiological structure and foundation of hair itself. Our human hair can be divided into four parts from top to bottom: hair shaft, hair root, hair follicle and hair nipple. The physiological characteristics and functions of hair mainly depend on hair follicles, nipples and sebaceous glands under the scalp epidermis. In other words, the hair shaft is lifeless, and it is mainly composed of keratin. Therefore, whether the hair outside the scalp is cut off or shaved off, as long as it is not "uprooted", it will not affect the hair follicles, nipples and sebaceous glands under the scalp epidermis, and it will not improve the hair quality.

According to the research, the baby's hair is determined by two factors, 1, genetic factors, 2, nutritional status, nursing situation and diseases.

However, if it is a child with a thick head fat, it is best to shave off or cut short some hair, because the thick head fat will clog pores and be prone to inflammation, which is not conducive to sweat discharge. For children with thick head fat, we can put some peanut oil or vegetable oil on their heads to make the head fat dissolve and slowly fall off. At this time, the child's hair is cut short just for the convenience of painting oil. Of course, there is no need to shave his head. Especially in winter, if you shave your head, it is not conducive to keeping warm. When the cold wind blows, children easily catch a cold.