I've also gotten compliments my whole life on my hair color, and I am just now beginning to really appreciate it. You really can't get this color from a box!! Of course with the hair comes the "freak skin" and freckles... but I'm beginning to kind of like those too..
Here are some red hair inspired facts for you:
I am a mutant! Red hair is caused by a recessive mutation on the MC1R gene on chromosome 16.
That same gene mutation causes Spirit Bears too.
There are more Mormons than Redheads! Only 1-2% of the world has red hair, and it's slowly dying out:(.
We have less hairs on our head then the average person, but the hairs themselves tend to be thicker.
We are more sensitive to pain, and it normally takes 20% more anesthesia to make us comfortable. No wonder I don't love my dentist.
Throughout history we have been called violent, emotional, hot tempered, crazy, mystical, and unclean..
In early Germany, natural red hair was considered to be a sure sign that a woman was a witch. The Greeks believed that red heads became vampires when they died. Egyptians reportedly paid tribute to their god by burying men with red hair while they were still alive. If you pass a red haired person on the street in Corsica, you're supposed to spit. Yet it's considered an honor to have a red haired child in Denmark..
With that being said, do you think having red hair is a blessing, or a curse?
I hope you all have a favorite red head in your life!
Until next time- ☮ ♥ ☀
