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Modern hairstyles and facial hair - fashionable trends or a food contamination nightmare?
Posted by Monday 25 April 2016
Hair is today's number one food contaminant. Hardly surprising when you consider that the average human sheds 40-130 hairs from the scalp per day. According to Professor Barry Stevens, President of the Trichological Society, food production personnel can prevent head hair contamination by using ABurnet's performance products. But what about the risk of facial hair contamination?
Beards and facial hair may be a current trend, but maintaining modern hairstyles with the application of heat and chemicals can cause hair shafts to blister and sever. This dramatically increases the risk of contamination. Independent research done by the University of Bolton shows that you are 6 times more likely to shed hairs from the beard than from the scalp.
Beards and moustaches host more than 3 times as many hairs at the ‘telogen (resting/shedding) stage’ than the scalp does. With daily growth rates between 0.27mm and 0.40mm, the risk of facial hair contamination should not be taken lightly. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered!
ABurnet has a range of beard snoods that will keep your employees cool and comfortable with unique StayCool technology that directs moisture away from the users’ face. They also have AntiMicrobial technology, which prevents the multiplication of Gram Positive and Gram Negative bacteria and fungi. Greater comfort entails a reduced need to fidget or readjust, which leads to a much lower risk of hair contamination; great news for your business and customers!
From the biggest of beards to the most modest of moustaches, the containment of facial hair is an absolute must!
Here is a link to our beard snood products page.
