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Hair feels different when touched and rubs together in various ways.
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Moisture makes hair flexible for reshaping during blowouts.
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Treating hair with 1M sodium hydroxide increases its friction, making it better for small medical knots.
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May 1983 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” The hairpiece matted due to weathered hair after shampooing.
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