I was introduced to the Hair Grooming Syncope by users on another thread I made and also to the face that bothering the scalp (massaging, brushing, combing, etc) increases serotonin:
its a phenomenon where people faint, have migraines, have seizures while having their hair groomed:
"The hair follicle is almost completely embedded in a blood sinus and equipped with more than 2,000 sensory nerve endings."
The sensory nerve endings near the skin surface conduct signals to relay neurons in the dorsal root ganglia and then into the spinal cord where they course upward to relay neurons in the thalamus that terminate on sensory neurons in the primary somatosensory region of the cerebral cortex."
From my own experimentation with different combs and brushes - the effect is very serotonergic and induces hair loss in itself - the girl in this video is a good example
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abfZJAc-NM4&ab_channel=ASMRPsychetruth
If you notice her hair gets very brittle and flat. she looks stressed and disturbed towards the beginning of the video when the hair brushing picks up
This begs the question - clearly disturbing the hair follicles nerve endings in general (but especially with a brush/comb/scalp message) is very serotonergic - what is the evolutionary reason for the scalp sending serotonergic signals when hair is disturbed?
From what I've read on the forum it seems that Ray seems to believe that hair serves as insulation for the brain - which I completely agree with, I think insulation for the brain is important for ideal metabolic health.
But there are even more reasons why I think it is especially important:
- It is an electrical conductor
- It acts as a sixth sense - the sensory nerve endings in the hair follicle can detect movement of the hair, in a way having longer hair is like having the spider sense in spiderman
In other words, in the wild if an animal sneaks up on another animal from the right and they don't hear it but the hair of the animal is ever so slightly disturbed in the right direction (if the hair moves at all - the nerves in the hair follicle react and send serotonin signals to the brain - the survival hormone)
-the animal will sense the animal sneaking up from the right without necessarily hearing it
- so then it seems when people say our hair is antennae - in the quiet literal sense it does detect movement and is a survival mechanism
By combing/brushing/scalp messaging - messing with your hair and scalp in any way - you are sending your body straight to survival mode and serotonin shooting up
I believe brushing/combing the hair can induce hair loss by itself by that serotonergic increase - I don't think these hair grooming activities are natural and should be avoided
Given the importance of hair and how bothering the hair/scalp has nerve endings send serotonin I think it is best for both men and women to:
- Have longer hair in general
(for both men and women)
- have hair tied - because if your hair is loose and moving around and being touched - your sensory nerve endings are sending serotonin to the brain -
I do think tying the hair or having the hair stationery does keep serotonin low for women and men with longer hair
its a phenomenon where people faint, have migraines, have seizures while having their hair groomed:
Hair-grooming syncope - Wikipedia
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Would you pay someone to brush your hair for 45 minutes?
The Kit’s beauty director tried it and never felt more relaxed
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"The hair follicle is almost completely embedded in a blood sinus and equipped with more than 2,000 sensory nerve endings."
The sensory nerve endings near the skin surface conduct signals to relay neurons in the dorsal root ganglia and then into the spinal cord where they course upward to relay neurons in the thalamus that terminate on sensory neurons in the primary somatosensory region of the cerebral cortex."
From my own experimentation with different combs and brushes - the effect is very serotonergic and induces hair loss in itself - the girl in this video is a good example
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abfZJAc-NM4&ab_channel=ASMRPsychetruth
If you notice her hair gets very brittle and flat. she looks stressed and disturbed towards the beginning of the video when the hair brushing picks up
This begs the question - clearly disturbing the hair follicles nerve endings in general (but especially with a brush/comb/scalp message) is very serotonergic - what is the evolutionary reason for the scalp sending serotonergic signals when hair is disturbed?
From what I've read on the forum it seems that Ray seems to believe that hair serves as insulation for the brain - which I completely agree with, I think insulation for the brain is important for ideal metabolic health.
But there are even more reasons why I think it is especially important:
- It is an electrical conductor
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I looked over the forum and was surprised I couldnt find a discussion about optimal hair length. Considering hair is made of copper which is an electrical conductor, is it an extension of our nervous system as speculated by some people? Is more better or nah? Peat himself cuts his hair just...
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- It acts as a sixth sense - the sensory nerve endings in the hair follicle can detect movement of the hair, in a way having longer hair is like having the spider sense in spiderman
In other words, in the wild if an animal sneaks up on another animal from the right and they don't hear it but the hair of the animal is ever so slightly disturbed in the right direction (if the hair moves at all - the nerves in the hair follicle react and send serotonin signals to the brain - the survival hormone)
-the animal will sense the animal sneaking up from the right without necessarily hearing it
- so then it seems when people say our hair is antennae - in the quiet literal sense it does detect movement and is a survival mechanism
By combing/brushing/scalp messaging - messing with your hair and scalp in any way - you are sending your body straight to survival mode and serotonin shooting up
I believe brushing/combing the hair can induce hair loss by itself by that serotonergic increase - I don't think these hair grooming activities are natural and should be avoided
Given the importance of hair and how bothering the hair/scalp has nerve endings send serotonin I think it is best for both men and women to:
- Have longer hair in general
(for both men and women)
- have hair tied - because if your hair is loose and moving around and being touched - your sensory nerve endings are sending serotonin to the brain -
I do think tying the hair or having the hair stationery does keep serotonin low for women and men with longer hair