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Because when you pull your hair it is coming out the scalp out of the hair follicles. Whereas, cutting it does not dig in your scalp.
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Why does it hurt when you pull your hair?
why does it hurt to pull your hair but not cut it?
What part of body does not hurt when cut?
The hair does not hurt when cut
WHY DO YOU FEEL PAIN WHEN YOU PULL ON YOUR HAIR AND NAILS BUT NOT WHEN YOU CUT THEM'?
Because there are no nerves in your hair or nails. When you pull on them you are making the hair pull on your scalp, which contains nerves and can thus cause pain. Cutting your hair doesn't touch any nerves, so it doesn't hurt.
Why does it hurt when you pluck a hair but not when you cut one?
my guess would that because when you pluck a hair it comes out from the root and pulls from your skin/scalp. But when you cut you're not usually cutting from the root. Well, yeah, that seems to be part of it. I would word it this way: It doesn't hurt when you cut hair because hair doesn't have any nerves, but when you pluck hair, you also kind of pull the nerve the hair is attached to.
Why doesn't your hair hurt when its cut?
Hair doesn't hurt when it is cut because hair is made up of dead skin cells. Therefore, they have not nerve endings and you won't feel anything when they are cut.
Pulling on hair can be quite painful but not cutting the hair explain?
When you pull on your hair it hurts your scalp because your hair is connected to it.When you cut your hair it doesn't hurt because your hair doesn't have nerves.When you pull on hair you also stretch it out which can cause you hair to have weak spots.When you cut it you cut it from the bottom so it is still able to grow without damage. Pulling of hair is pain because hair follicle is surrounded by nerve endings which can detect the movement of pulling of hair. Whereas cutting the hair is just cutting the shaft which is dead, keratinized epithelium, and doesn't have nerves. Therefore this does not hurt.
Do they cut the hair or pull the hair for drug screen?
cut, just off the scalp
How do you get a bracelet out of your hair?
pull it out of your hair cut your hair to get it out brush it an it will get on the brush
How Come It Doesn't Hurt To Cut What if your Hair?
It doesnt hurt when you cut your hair because your hair hasn't any nerve cells so you don't feel anything.
How do groomers pull the hair out of a dog's ears without hurting them or does it hurt?
it hurts just like a human. if necessary they should be carefully cut.
Does getting a weave in hurt?
yes they pull your hair a lot
Why doesn't you hair hurt when you cut it?
there are no nerves in hair to transmit any sensation to the brain.
