• Question: how come only some people can grow afros?

    Asked by koonertwh to David, Helen, Ian, rhysphillips, Sarah on 20 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Rhys Phillips

      Rhys Phillips answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      Because not everyone has the genetic makeup which makes their hair behave like this.

    • Photo: Helen Fletcher

      Helen Fletcher answered on 19 Jun 2011:

      My colleague Pam says:

      The shape of the hair influences whether it is curly of straight. Straight hair is oval or cylindrical,curly hair is flattened. straight hair is stronger than curly hair.

    • Photo: Ian van der Linde

      Ian van der Linde answered on 20 Jun 2011:

      Because some people have naturally cool genes.

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