Everyone has heard the age old tale of Sampson and Delilah. You learn that the source of Sampson’s immense strength was in his hair all along. Well, there is some truth to that tale. Hair itself is a remarkably strong fiber. In fact, it’s even stronger than aluminum!

A hair fiber is built much like a tree, with a layered outside and a fibrous inside. An average hair can support more than 3 ounces of weight before it breaks. Not impressed? Think about it this way: 3 ounces is over 100,000 times the weight of that hair fiber. If you braided a whole head of hair into a rope, it could support ten tons of weight. That’s approximately the weight of four Hummers!

If your hair is healthy, it will pull out of the scalp more easily than it will break. If you notice your hair breaking very easily, it’s a sign that your hair may not be as strong as it should be. Try and cut back on chemically processing your hair or over styling with heat tools like flat irons. And of course, take good care of your hair starting with a gentle, conditioning Shampoo, Conditioner and Leave-in Conditioner– check out our No Frizz line here!