Colours of Hair Design

BY ANASTASIA KRAVTSOVA

Red Heads Have More Fun?

Red is not easy to categorize. It has carried many different meanings across cultures and periods in history. From the bright scarlet of vermilion to the cool crimson of a carmine lake, its history is as varied and bold as the colour itself. colour of blood, it has historically been associated with sacrifice, violence, and courage. In Roman mythology, it was the colour of Mars, the God of War. Roman soldiers wore red tunics, their generals wore scarlet cloaks, and they celebrated victories by painting their bodies entirely in red. Earlier, Egyptians coloured themselves with red ochre during celebrations, as did many ancient cultures, including the Indigenous people of Australia.

Royal Redheads

during celebrations, as did many ancient cultures, including the Indigenous people of Australia. But red can also signify charity, fertility, and love. Brides in Ancient Rome wore a red shawl, Chinese brides wear red wedding gowns, and in Greece and other Balkan nations, brides still wear red veils. In many Asian countries, red is the colour of good fortune and happiness.

For better or worse, red hair seems to increasingly receive attention in contemporary society. With many events and products specifically catering to redheads being introduced every year, including Redhead Day UK in London and the Irish Redhead Convention, it is hard to ignore redheads these days.

Red hair was a symbol of royalty in ancient times or a witchcraft sign during the Inquisition times. All because natural red hair is the rarest hair colour in the world, only occurring in 1 to 2 percent of the global population. Since red hair is a recessive genetic trait, it is necessary for both parents to carry the gene, whether or not they themselves are redheaded.

While redheads are found around the world (yes, even in Africa and Asia), they are primarily located in the northern and western fringes of Europe, especially Ireland and Scotland. Regardless of ethnic heritage, redheads tend to have fair skin that is much lighter than the skin of non-redheads.

Everyone should try red hair at least once - colour or a wig. Try it for yourself to see how it feels to be so different and stand out like our favorite redhead icons - Nicole Kidman, Lucille Ball, Christina Hendricks, or even cartoon characters like The Little Mermaid or Jessica Rabbit.

Perceptions of redheads possibly fluctuated over time, just like today. Either way, we can safely state that redheads drew a lot of attention in ancient times, and they probably always will. Our rare redheads will always be noticed!

Stay beautiful! xo xo Anastasia Kravtsova

Did you know?

Redheads are more sensitive to pain and need more anesthetic than people with other hair colours because the mutation that causes red hair also affects their pain perception.

They have more sex than blondes or brunettes. “The sex lives of women with red hair were clearly more active than those with other hair colours, with more partners and having sex more often than the average,” Hamburg sex researcher Professor Werner Habermehl told the Daily Mail, after leading a survey of 6,000 German women through the Hamburg Medical Research Institute in Germany.

Redheads most commonly have brown eyes. The least common eye colour: blue, so red hair and blue eyes are the rarest hair and eye colour combination in the world.

They won’t go gray. One of the many facts about redheads is that their hair will never turns gray. The pigment in their hair that causes it to be red will just fade over time, causing their hair to turn blonde or white, but never gray.

Redheads have less hair. People without red hair have about 140,000 strands of hair, while people with red hair have only 90,000. But red hair tends to be thicker, so it looks just as full.

Having red hair isn’t the only thing that makes some redheads unique. They are also more likely to be left-handed. Both characteristics come from recessive genes, which like to come in pairs.

Bees have been proven to be more attracted to redheads.