Does anyone know why hair doesn't decompose?
Answer:
The decomposition is very2 slow.As compositio0n of hair is
Hair is made of protein which originates in the hair follicle. As the cells mature, they fill up with a fibrous protein called keratin. These cells lose their nucleus and die as they travel up the hair follicle. Approximately 91 percent of the hair is protein made up of long chains of amino acids. The amino acids are joined to each other by chemical bonds called peptide bonds or end bonds. The long chain of amino acids is called a called a polypeptide chain and is linked by peptide bonds. The polypeptide chains are intertwined around each other in a helix shape.
There are various elements found in the hair and they are used to make amino acids, keratin, melanin, and protein.
The average compostion of normal hair is composed of 45.2 % carbon, 27.9% oxygen, 6.6% hydrogen, 15.1% nitrogen and 5.2a% sulphur.
The keratin found in hair is called "hard" keratin. This type of keratin does not dissolve in water and is quite resilient. So what is keratin made from? Keratin is an important, insoluble protein and it is made from eighteen amino acids. The most abundant of these amino acids is cystine which gives hair much of its strength...
becuase it is dead already
burn it and it does
I think it is a form of protein. Hence cannot decompose.
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