Does human hair weigh a lot?

So me and my significant other are in an argument about the wright of human hair. It started by her saying she lost 2 pounds due to the fact that she got her hair cut, which was a quite a lot hair but it was nothing like Rapunzel had. Now, I disagree with her saying that it cannot simply weigh 2 pounds, even for a good amount of it and that her weight loss is due to other factors like dieting and such, which we are both currently doing.

So, any opinions on this? Factual evidence is greatly appreciate!

Thanks!

Does human hair weigh a lot?

wow this required some research... anyway what I found is that hair weight can vary based on many things such as the protein compsition (British Journal of Dermatology) , texture, cultural differences in the persons hair being weighed. Some sources said hair weight ranged from 2.5 pounds to 3.5 pounds for a 8 to 16 inches of hair again depending on the type of human hair (texture, thickness and so forth).

I did a Google search and found that also in addition to the various dermatology studies done on hair many advertisers of hair extensions tell you the weight of hair for different types, color, texture hair extensions they sell in various lengths which range from the same I mentioned above from the dermatology sites I visited.

so yes I would say a 2 pound loss is possible...

Hope this helps!

Hope this helps

Does human hair weigh a lot?

Human hair is very light.. four feet of hair make about a 1/4 pound

Does human hair weigh a lot?

it's really really light. i had hair to my waist and when i chopped it all off it was very light when i was done. it makes a difference on your head, but it was only a couple ounces. she probably just lost two pounds off her body

Does human hair weigh a lot?

i would ask the shop keeper and see what he or she say