As fashion looks to become more sustainable, we’ve seen a whole assortment of alternative materials hit the market, from mushroom leather to seaweed yarns and everything in between. One potential ...

Agustina Woodgate works with some pretty peculiar materials. “Collectivism,” her fourth solo show with Spinello Projects, includes unusual uses of human hair and the fur of stuffed animals — ...

When Zsofia Kollar gets a haircut, she can’t help but think about all the precious material her hairdresser is sweeping into the trash. “I’ve always had a fascination with human hair,” said Kollar, a ...

For close to 40 years, Leila Cohoon — and later, her daughter Linda Clifford — welcomed tourists to the family’s small museum in Independence, Missouri. There were two common reactions, Clifford ...

As uncanny as it may sound, human beings hold contradictory opinions about their own hair. As long as the hair adorns their heads, branching out from the top of their skulls, they’re ornaments of ...

A wooly coat and a head of human hair have more in common than you think; not only do they help retain body heat, they’re both made from keratin protein fibers. Now, a Dutch startup is questioning why ...

Recent scientific advancements have led to the development of an innovative toothpaste containing proteins derived from human hair. This breakthrough promises not only to rebuild tooth enamel but also ...

The khipu examined in the study, found to be made with a primary cord of human hair Hyland, School of Divinity, University of St Andrews via Science Advances A single lock of 500-year-old hair could ...

SANTIAGO, June 4 (Reuters) - Luisana Gil, a dog groomer in Santiago, Chile, has a lot of hair on her hands - she throws away bags and bags of her clients' hair, which until recently went straight to ...