Brown hair

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Brown hair is the second most common human hair color, after dark hair. It varies from light brown to almost black hair. It is characterized by higher levels of eumelanin dark pigment and lower levels of pheomelanin pale pigment. The strands are thicker than regular hair but not as much as red hair. People with brown hair are often referred to as brunette , which in French is a feminine form of small brunet,
(brown, brown-haired or dark-haired).

Brown hair is common among populations in the Western world, especially among them from Central Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Southern Cone, the United States, as well as some populations in the Middle East where it transitions smoothly into hair black.. In addition, brown hair is common among Aboriginal Australians and Melanesians.

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Etymology and grammar

The term is the feminine form of the French word , which is a small form of brun meaning "brown/brunette", the feminine < i> brune . All these terms are basically derived from Proto-Indo-European roots * bhr? N - "brown, gray". The form of "brun" (pronounced ) is still commonly used in Scotland, especially in rural areas, as well as the word for "chocolate" in Scandinavian languages. However, in modern British usage, it has lost a minor meaning and usually refers to a girl or a brunette or black haired woman, or a hair color associated. Merriam-Webster defines â € Å"brunetâ € as â € Å"someone who has brown or black hairâ € - whereby they may have â € Å"the dark complexion is relatively dark - spelled out as brown haired when used for men or male and usually brown hair when used for women or women. "Although is a masculine version of a popular little form used to describe a boy or young man with brown hair, the use of" brunet "rarely happens in English Someone is more likely to say about a man or boy," He has brown hair "or" He has brown hair "than to say," He has brown hair "(or brunette).

Lighter or darker brown hair may be referred to as "light brunette" or "dark brunette", although in such cases it generally refers to hair color, not using the term as a metaphor for that person; someone would not be able to say, "She's a young brunette." Instead, people will say, "She has light brown hair."

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Geographic distribution

The brown-haired individuals dominate in most of Europe. In northern and central Europe, medium to light brown is the most common, while darker shades apply across the continent, especially in the Iberian Peninsula, where it transitions into black hair. Brown hair, mostly medium to light, is also dominant in Australia, Canada and the United States among descendants of Northern, Central and Eastern European immigrants (England, Germany, Poland, and Russia).

Similar to blond hair, brown hair generally appears among the Australian Aboriginal and Melanesian populations.

Dark brown hair is dominant in the Mediterranean part of Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Central Africa and in some parts of South Asia. Very dark brown hair, easily mistaken for black hair, can sometimes be found in parts of East Asia. This also applies to Southern Cones in South America (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, central-south Brazil) and Pakistan.

It can sometimes be found among indigenous Siberians and Americans, especially when they are young, as well as in many other groups.

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Biochemistry

Eumelanin pigments color the typical brown hair. Brown hair has more eumelanin than blond hair but also has much less than black. There are two different types of eumelanin, which are distinguished from each other by their polymer bonding patterns. Both types are black eumelanin and chocolate eumelanin. Black eumelanin is the darkest; chocolate eumelanin is much lighter than black. A small amount of black eumelanin without other pigments causes gray hair. A small amount of brown eumelanin without other pigments causes yellow (blond) hair. Often, natural blonde or red hair will become dark for brown color from time to time. The brown-haired people have medium thick hair.

The brown-haired people are thought to produce eumelanin that further protects the skin and is associated with having a more evenly colored skin. The range of skin tones associated with brown hair is very broad, ranging from the most pale skin color to dark olive skin.

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Variety of brown hair

Brown hair has a variety of shades from the darkest brown (almost black) to light brown that shows little signs of blonde. Brown hair color includes:

• deepest brunette : darkest brown, which can be a very dark canary; sometimes it looks off black in the distance.
• dark brown
• milk chocolate brown
• dark chestnut chocolate
• light brown
• medium chocolate : standard brunette, comparable to Russet color (color) brown
• brown walnut : medium warm brown variant, comparable to light walnuts
• caramel chocolate : brown with a yellowish tone.
• young golden brown
• light brown ashes : almost blonde hair
• the brightest chocolate : light brown to medium blonde in the sun
• maple brown : dark golden brown, like maple syrup
• dirty brown with a bit of light brown and dark blonde. dirty

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Culture

Cultural connotation

In popular Western culture, the common stereotype is that brown hair is stable, serious, intelligent and sophisticated. A British study on hair color and attraction intensity found that 62 percent of men participating in the study associate brown-haired women with stability and competence. Brunettes is described as independent and independent by 67 percent of men, and as smart by 81 percent. According to the magazine Allure , in 2005, 76 percent of American women believed that the first female president of the United States would have brown hair.

Modern fiction

Anita Loos, author of the novel and playing Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, wrote a sequel titled But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes . The film was created, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes , starring Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain.

Art and fiction

The Lady of Shalott of Lord Tennyson's poem is described as a brunette in most of the paintings. Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting, Mona Lisa, is also brunette. In the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune", the favored Lubin visited his brown-skinned neighbor at Pierrot's suggestion. In the Irish song "The Star of the Down Down" the narrator falls in love with a woman with "chocolate-bean" hair, called Rose McCann. The Doctor, the eponymous character of Doctor Who, is able to regenerate his body and has brown hair in his seven incarnations, including the first three doctors to appear in the revived series.

Compete with blond

In popular culture, brown-haired women can be described as competitors or competitions with blondes. Competition can take the form of competitive sport or as part of a love triangle in which a blonde woman and a brunette woman compete for a man's affection.

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See also

• Hair color
• Human skin color
• Black hair
• Melanin

References

External links

Source of the article : Wikipedia