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Why and how does curly hair grow in curly?


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Stephanie,

They are a number of reasons why hair grows curly. One of the factors that determiner the makeup of your hair is the chromosomes and genes you inherit from your parents. More specifically, the shape of the hair follicle has is somewhat affected by pore in which it is growing. In addition, curly hair can be achieved by artificial means.
Hope this is of some help to you!

B Whitbeck


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