any thoughts on this??

basically on my right arm i have one strand of golden hair and it is about ten times the size of all the rest of my hairs on my arm which are black i pulled it out before and it just grew back does anyone know what it is?? :s-smilie:

Reply 1

ch0c0h01ic

It could be skin cell damage. When you get sunburnt say, the ultraviolet radiation is absorbed mainly by your DNA, causing damage. Some of this can be/is rectified, but sometimes it isn't causing abnormal growth, such as distorted hair growth, uncontrolled division, etc. On its own its pretty insignificant.

Is the hair coming out of a mole or freckle? If it(freckle/mole) increases in size, changes in colour, starts hurting, starts bleeding, etc, go and see your doctor as soon as possible because you could have a melanoma(skin cancer).

The moral of the story is, wear sun cream, and try to avoid being burnt by staying in the shade and covering your skin with long sleeves.

Reply 2

browzer-911

i get this but with inverse colours. Means nothing.

Also get a couple of grey's on my head which is a little depressing :frown:

Reply 3

shewantstobeme

i work part-time in a shop and there was a girl who came in with her whole arms with really long hair (about an inch and a half :frown:

poor thing)

i just googled it and i think it happens to a few people... there's a world record for the longest one (http://wbli.com/morningshow/longestarmhair.html)

don't worry about it :smile:

just pluck it as it'll make it grow back less, or cut it.

Reply 4

Nyruz

erm their are no marks around it or anything i dont think it could be sunburn because on one strand of hair is effected could it be somthing speical?? hehe

Reply 5

UnspokenTruth

I have a grey pube, i'm trying to think of a name for it

Reply 6

ßlαcksωαn

that would be mine!

Reply 7

Nyruz

aww i measured mine it doesnt beat the world record :frown:

oh well back to revision

Reply 8

yellow96

A friend of mine has one on her boob. :biggrin:

I think they're common enough.

Reply 9

Talya

I have a random blonde hair on my NOSE. I dunno how long it would get if I let it grow though.

Reply 10

tinkerbellejess

iTalya

I have a random blonde hair on my NOSE. I dunno how long it would get if I let it grow though.

I had a random dark hair on my nose once...just plucked it out and haven't seen one since! :smile:

Reply 11

andy_cole2

lol how would anyone let it grow to 4.1 inches!

Reply 12

abc101

Oo I have this too!!! The hairs on my arm are dark but on my left arm I have one blonde hair that is freakishly long, it just keeps on growing and by the time I notice how long it's got it's like, 'Eww!' I just snip it with scissors when it gets longer than a non-freak hair lol...I have no idea what it could be though...just one of those weird things.