Human Hair Market Growing Fast

Sarasota Herald Tribune / The Associated Press ^ | January 6, 2008 | By Tere Figueras Negrete

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[LibFreeOrDie]

it is a common raw-material source for l-cysteine, an amino acid frequently used in baked goods such as pizza dough and bagels.

Blecchhh!!!

[Cicero]

Fascinating. Typical, too, that the Chinese are the major sellers of human hair, but that it was a couple of innovative Americans (NOT scientists on research grants, either) who thought up the ideas of how to use it.

[billorites]

There are domestic sources of the stuff...

[Spok]

“About 15 tons of it on a recent day, imported from China”

No need to guess where the ChiComs are getting it. When he buys a certain quantity, they probably throw in a matched pair of kidneys.

[TexasCajun]

Me and my Nascar friends could collect 30,000 lbs in no time!

[hellbender]

From this picture, it appears it is used a mulch. I could see how it would work that way.

I wonder if the Chinese get some of their hair from condemned criminals, Tibetan monks, Christians, etc.? That would certainly be their style.

[mrmargaritaville]

This wasn’t quite the use that Joe Biden had in mind.

[The Great RJ]

I seem to recall in the Borat movies that that pubic hair was a very valuable commodity.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“surprised to learn that hair had a folk-remedy reputation for repelling deer “
Works very well for this purpose. I just used to get it at the local barbershop.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Hardly original, similar governments have done it.

[Larry Lucido]

“Waiter, there’s a hair in my soup!”

“Yes, and that’s why we charged you extra.”

[NonValueAdded]

Keeps the deer from eating the newly planted grass in the ballfield, too. /obscure

[metmom]

Uses range from the obvious, such as false eyelashes and wigs, to the more obscure: it is a common raw-material source for l-cysteine, an amino acid frequently used in baked goods such as pizza dough and bagels.

There is an admitted yuck factor to using hair in lieu of herbicide, but Palmateer points out that common agricultural methods can be similarly unappetizing.

Hair used in an agricultural context has far less of a YUCK factor than hair used as a source for food products used IN food.

[metmom]

Isn’t this supposed to be an ingredient in soy sauce???

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Hair Soy Sauce: A Revolting Alternative to the Conventional

[xc1427]

It would take about three races, and the good thing about it—it will grow back!!!

[freekitty]

Good for this guy. If his product is good; I hope he makes a bundle and I would be very curious to use it growing my orchids.

[Larry Lucido]

Jerry: Who you calling?

George: China.

Jerry: China really?

George: Yeah. I’ll pay for it.

Jerry: What for?

George: What for? . I’ll tell you what for.... for hair.

Jerry: Hair?

George: The Chinese have done it my friend . The Chinese have done it.

Jerry: Done what?

George: Discovered a cure for baldness.

Repairman: Did you see that last night?

George: It was on CNN. This Chinese doctor Zeng Zau has discovered a cure for baldness.