On this blog, we have previously discussed differences between Rh(D) negative and Rh(D) positive people.
Many of them have also been shown to be common in people with red hair.
Here are 12:
1) Higher Sex Drive
A University of Hamburg sex researcher found that women with red hair, whether they’re single or in a committed relationship, participate in substantially more sexual activity than other women.
2) Acidic Sweat
Everyone has an ‘acid mantle,’ an acidic layer of film that that covers every bit of skin but is invisible to the eye. For redheads, this layer is a bit more acidic than it is for everyone else.
3) Wavy Hair
4) The Temper
Known as the #RhNegativeDoorslam or “red-headed temper”.
5) Freckles
6) Energy
Redheads and Rh(D) negatives tend to have the two extremes: Being very strong when we need to be, but also very sensitive.
7) Low tolerance for pain
Medical research is zeroing in on what makes redheads feel pain more acutely than the rest of us, why they’re more susceptible to developing melanoma and why they have more drug allergies.
8) We age well
Ginger hair retains its natural pigment a lot longer than other shades, so there’s no need to panic about going grey. Red hair simply fades with age through a glorious spectrum of faded copper to rosy-blonde colours, then to silvery-white.
9) Sensitivity
Ginger people can produce their own Vitamin D. But, as they can produce their own personal supply of the compound, this means that redheads are significantly less likely to develop rickets, a disease which weakens bones, or contract the lung disease tuberculosis, which can be fatal.
10) Allergies
11) Drug Allergies
12) Being rare
Redheads comprise just 1% to 2% of the population worldwide.
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