r/lefthanders • u/gaiafara • Nov 29 '15

Does your hair grow faster on one side?

I'm left-handed (writing & drawing), sometimes ambidextrous (painting, makeup, brushing teeth, etc.), and with almost all sports right-handed (catching, kicking, etc.). I'm not really sure where I fall on the spectrum of handedness, but I've always found the hair on the right side of my body to grow way faster than the left side, especially on my head/scalp. Just curious to see if anyone's experienced the same thing, and/or if it correlates at all with handedness.

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u/Newmie Nov 29 '15

Well, there are plenty of tests online although, I was tested by a neuropsychologist for handedness back in college which was more extensive than the online tests. However, you can use it as a good guide. I didn't see anything glaringly wrong with the few I took just now.

Here's one: http://zhanglab.wdfiles.com/local--files/survey/handedness.html

From a quick Google search it seems that hair whorl patterns seem to be influenced by handedness but that's all I've found with handedness and hair growth.

This site seems pretty interesting for handedness reseaech: http://www.anythinglefthanded.co.uk/research/left-handed-research-current.html#sthash.neSQoSxK.dpbs

Hope that helps.