Less Hair Strands
Redheads have fewer hair than brunettes or blondes. According to research on an average, brunettes have 140,000 strands of hair; blondes have 110,000 strands of hair and redheads have 90,000 which is too less, but red hair is thicker than any other hair color.
Larger Dose of Anesthesia
In surgeries, it’s been recommended that a few redheads require 20 percent larger doses of anesthesia as compared to a regular patient. Research proved this that redhead needs more anesthesia than people having other hair colors.
Absorption and Making of Vitamin D
They are more efficient at making Vitamin D. Redheads have the low amount of eumelanin in their body that is why they cannot absorb the required level of Vitamin D. In any case, they compensate for this by creating their particular Vitamin D when they are present in low-light condition.
So, they do not need as much sunlight to get what they need.
Concept of Christmas Communities
Christian communities considered a mark of the devil were birthmarks, patches and the major one was red hair. Many Christian communities believed that Judas was a redheaded textual proof from the Bible.
This belief really inspired some painters to paint Judas with red hair.
Aristotle Theory
Aristotle had some issues with redheads. Aristotle himself reported for the once saying “The reddish are of bad character” which shows that he hates redheads.
Resistant to Pain Blocker
Redheads are more resistant to pain blocker. Redhead gene releases a chemical called pheomelanin, which is the cause of blocks the brain’s receptivity/acceptance to pain.
gemma louise
I am a natural redhead too, I love this article and I am always open to learn new things about redheads.
My name is Gemma Louise Roberts.
wordsiseek
Hi Gemma, nice to meet you. thanks for stopping by and giving the introduction.
Courtney Mings
I am a redhead with bright sky blue eyes and I am very proud of it. My name is Courtney mings ????
wordsiseek
Hey courtney,
thanks, would you like to share your social profile ?
Lorelle
Hello, as far as redheads being more hot-headed, I definitely agree that it’s because we are teased so much as kids and eventually we just bite whoever pokes fingers at us. Kids can be very mean to kids who stand out. Both my son and daughter were born with red hair, Keegan has blue eyes and Tanya has got dark brown. Mine is also blue and although I’m almost 51, I have practically no grey hair yet. Lucky for us!
wordsiseek
Thanks Lorelle, I appreciate your input.
Cade
Heck yeah red hair don’t care , and yeah I do have red hair and dark blue with a little bit of green in my eyes and my hair is really dark red I love seeing other “Gingers” it makes my day.
Aris
I am a redhead with grey eyes! Only 1% have my genetic make-up!
Alison
Same with me!!
wordsiseek
Thank you. Do you mind sharing your social profile ?
Jake
I am a redhead with deep blue eyes and a apparently deathly stare.
Cody douglas McMahon
This is great. I was wondering about the pain thing and anesthetics i knew it!! Thanks guys red head and always been proud of it!!
wordsiseek
Yes they do!
Erin
I have a son with red hair and brown eyes. I could not ask for a more thoughtful, caring young man. He is very unique in that he likes what he likes and doesn’t care what anyone says about it. He’d give the shirt off his back to anyone. Once Cory is your friend he’s your friend for life! I wouldn’t trade him for anything!
wordsiseek
Nice to know about Cory 🙂
Jake
Redhead nation!!! Natural redhead here! I have a older brother and sister and both of them have red hair also. Trio!!!
Robyn
I’m a red head with green eyes. My hair is red with a natural blonde highlight. My eyes are in between emerald green and solid dark green. I also have freckles under my eyes.
Kristy36
I am a natural redhead with bluegreen eyes I am left handed a twin and waa born to a beautiful blond with blue eyes and a jandsome brunette guy with very dark blue eyes Im proud that they created me and my mom passed away two years ago and I miss her dearly she was an ash blond but she was gorgeous I get my beautful eyes from her!!
Austin
I’m a natural redhead and both of my parents have brown hair, I guess they both carried the gene for red hair. I get bullied at school for my hair color. Idc it doesn’t bother me
Isabella
I’m a redhead <3
Kaylee sohn
I have red hair and blue eyes
Wesley
My name is Wes Long and I have red hair and central heterochromia this my eyes are blue,gray and yellow/gold so I am a pretty rare mutant altogether.
Isaac Beam
I’m a natural ginger with blue eyes. Reading this made me feel special. I loved it!
Carr
This isn’t true,here a scientist gives a very detailed genetic explanation on a science page for young people,to the question a young woman asked,Why Is Red Hair And Brown Eyes so Uncommon.
madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-06/993598918.Ge.r.html
wordsiseek
Yes, red hair with brown eyes combination is uncommon but when we compare it with red hair & blue eyes combination, it is more common.
Terry Kraft
Ginger with blue eyes. Hated it growing up. I think male gingers get a bad rap for being odd looking, but I’ve grown into a unique looking ginger that turns heads wherever I go. Proud now.
Rafaela
❤❤❤❤
Tayla
I am a redhead. I have blue eyes that change to green sometimes. Im.. Uhm well lets just say I’m weird xD
Liam
I’m a red head and I can say we are spawns of Satan. One day we shall all come and devour your soul.
Paisley
Wow, I heard redheads were rarer, being one myself, but I had no idea that my blue eyes were also thrown in the category of rare.
Sandra Freed
You actually have the same chance as any other person, but since red hair and blue eyes are both rare, chances to be born with both are low, I’m red hair and hazel BTW.
Ella Pazare
Ohh I have red hair and green eyes❤????
Sandra Freed
I have red hair, and this article has both right and wrong information (at least the wrong things are not true for me). The real reason Blue is rare with redheads is because it is a rare color in general, and when combined with the rarity of red hair, it is one of the least common combinations. Even if the second “fact” is true, don’t just call us mutants, we get offended. The one about redheads being left handed is FALSE, your strong hand is the hand you learned to use most, I’m right handed, and in fact lost my left hand.
I am more sensitive to the cold than my sister, who is blonde. This might not be true for all reds, but I do consider myself to be a hot-head. About being easy to find, it all depends on the size of the crowd and ratio of redheads to others.
AND WHO THE HECK THOUGHT WE WERE VAMPIRES?!
Jamie
The left handed part MAY be wrong but with my child once she started to reach for stuff and started to use her hands for holding stuff or even when she began to color, she done it ALL with her left hand. It came natural to her.
The Ginger Philes
These are all true. Especially the last one.
Presley
I am a redhead with frosty blue eyes and i could never not be happy
Kj
I’m right handed is that rare
April
Redheads have more allergies than any other hair color.
Alec Hengstman
Hi, i have red hair and brown eyes. For people who cant stand it if someone calls you ginger, i have a tip: make a contest about who had the most original joke about redheads. It is just very funny what you here sometimes. There is this bully who is on the top of the list without knowing it. Its just funny, try it out. Also, am i the only one who sweats and gets a red face although i am not embarresed at all? Btw, good facts
Robert Rudd
Hey there,
I am a redhead with green eyes and I feel shut out of the world due to my gingerness and always have. It’s nice to see that people like me care and respect being unique. I mean really why is it that when I date a red haired girl everyone assumes she is my sister, it’s wrong and I want to stop this bias behavior the world has toward us. Thank you.
Abi McCartney
Wow, what a great article. I have long ginger hair, freckles, blue eyes and I’m left handed. I have very sensitive skin and teeth! My sense of humour and the amount that I laugh is often commented on. I love being around people and embrace the light hearted ridicule that I receive on a daily basis for being so different. I’m not hot headed, more laid back if anything. However I’m very passionate, loving and caring. I was very fourtunate not to be picked on at school, I guess I was a cool kid and got on with everyone (I’m 30 by the way). I wouldn’t suggest I am proud to be a red head, just grateful to be loved for being me.
Malachai Smith
I’m a redheaded teen guy and I am not just a red-head ginger. I am on the full-on-fire-headed level and I have often been made fun of for it. To find that I am not the only one and that we can actually be appreciated is a huge blessing. Too often, I have been mocked and insulted in my hallways at school. So, to know that they are being stupid is awesome. My heart and my soul are so happy to find this community of red-heads.
Rachel
I am also a natural redhead. My eyes are difficult to define. They have an outer ring of brown with an inner circle of green. They change slightly to more green or more brown depending on what I am wearing. Many people also have said that they see blue in my eyes. I have four children and I am sad that not one of them is a redhead. I enjoyed reading the facts in this article.
Alec Hengstman
I am being teased a lot in high school and sometimes I’m like: please go and find a life. But what I often do to make it less bad, I am always saying to myself: “they are just jealous because I have some colour and they don’t have”. What also helps is keeping track of the most original phrase or word someone has ever said to me. When people just say “ginger spot!”, I always say back: “Wow, you spotted a ginger, tell the news! Write it in the newspaper, shout from the top of your house! Oh, wait you don’t have a house, I’m sorry. “
By the way, good article and really relatable. I also have red hair with brown eyes.
Kerryeann Davis
I am a black girl that’s not mixed and I have naturally red hair and freckles. I don’t really see too many black people with naturally red hair. I have 3 siblings, none of them or my mom has red hair. I don’t know my dad so I can’t tell about him. I have 4 kids, my hair is reddish brownish and it brightens in the summer and goes a darker red in the winter. My freckles are dark brown and my skin complexion is light brown. I just wondered, are there more in this world like me?
C. B.
Me and my identical twin sister both have red hair and blue eyes but our eyes are dark blue. We have very long hair. We wished our eyes were sky blue. We have friends at our school who are nonuplets and they have red hair and sky blue eyes.
Milla Chapman
Hi! I am a natural redhead with brown eyes, and I’m actually mixed. My mom is African American, and my dad was Filipino, so imagine their surprise when they got a white kid lol. Anyways, this article is very interesting. And I’m always trying to educate myself on my unique hair color. So thank you!!
David
red hair with blue eyes, going grey at 46 and high tolerance of pain
Michael E Stevens
Regarding resistance to pain killers – on two occasions, I have been admitted to hospital with traumatic injuries – both times I was injected with morphine – it did not work at all and made things worse because it made my perception of time stretch and the pain longer lasting. The doctors said it was because there was something wrong with my central nervous system – no it was because of my red hair.
I think that red/green color blindness is common with red-haired men. When I was a kid in school, it was interpreted as stupidity. It is a very big advantage if you go hunting, very big, natural camouflage is no defense for the beast being hunted.
And those Vikings were good old boys.
Elizabeth
I’m a redhead too, but as I got older the red faded to honey color and now it’s getting white. I still miss my red hair though. I have a red headed daughter, but none of her 6 kids have red hair. I also had three red headed aunts, different shades of red. So, who knows who will get the red gene next? I was teased a bit, but when I became an adult, I had women ask me what color I used on my hair. I was always proud to tell them, “it’s natural”. I have blue eyes and my daughter has green eyes.
Ashley
I always see other redheads with a black or a Muslim… I want to see more redheads. I’m a redhead. I have blue eyes.
Jamie
One of my daughters has red hair and lighter blue eyes. The other has dark brown and hazel eyes.
My husband and I have brown hair but his has a little red in it and he has dark brown eyes. My eyes are blue. Both sides of our family has redheads.
It is just so amazing how we made two beautiful and so very different children.
Also I do believe redheads ARE hot headed. My child is a prime example of it and so was my grandmother and my brother (which only has a red beard, lol).