Why do Americans collect hair? Peru has followed suit, why don't other countries follow suit?

> > Can you believe it? A company in San Francisco, the United States, collects hair from all over the world every day. If someone mails body hair or animal fur, they also receive it correctly. It is said that they have also received the armpit hair of the heartthrob Beckham. So the question is, why do Americans collect hair? Is there some unknown secret? >

Twenty or thirty years ago, people could often hear people shouting on the street to get their hair cut. Since the price of hair is quite high, people would joke that "long hair is a good way to get rich", but now it is sold There are fewer and fewer people with hair and hair. Even if someone makes a one-size-fits-all cut for their hair because of lovelorn, most of them will give it to the barber shop for free, or take it home as a souvenir. So are you curious, where does all the cut hair go?

In China, hair can be used to make wigs, extend hair, and make props. Some unscrupulous merchants also extract amino acids from hair to make soy sauce. But the company in San Francisco, USA has found another use for hair. They first wash the collected hair, and then put it on a special nail board to arrange the hair, in order to remove some of the hairpins, The debris such as clods are picked out, and after a simple operation, the head is sent into the machine to make a large cushion. What is this cushion for? Are you really not going to be hated? Let's look down.

Why do Americans collect hair and throw it into the sea? Is it to raise fish? You may not believe it. A company in San Francisco, USA, made a lot of money by collecting hair, and even applied for a patent. What is the use of looking at the humble hair? Back in 2010, a huge oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. Although the loss was stopped in time, if the oil floating on the sea could not be handled quickly, it would inevitably cause irreversible damage to the local ecological environment.

At this time, some experts called on locals to donate their hair, put it in nylon stockings, and then throw it into the sea. After a while, the oil on the sea was sucked up by the hair. This company has also begun to gradually become famous internationally! In 2022, a similar situation occurred in the Peruvian waters. At that time, a huge ship carrying more than 6,000 barrels of oil leaked, causing about 174 hectares of sea surface to be polluted. At first, the local people wanted to use the method of incineration to deal with the aftermath, but the incineration will undoubtedly Converting sea pollution into air pollution was quickly opposed.

At this time, Peruvians began to follow the example, and they also had ideas for hair. Under the appeal of environmental protection organizations, about one-sixth of the citizens in the country donated their hair, and finally won the "oil sucking". war". It is said that a pound of hair can absorb four liters of oil. It must be said that hair is really useful, but it is strange why other countries do not follow suit? Doesn't their oil leak? Let's look down.

Hair can be used to absorb oil, can you believe it? At first, when they learned that a company in San Francisco in the United States collected hair from all over the world, many people thought that Americans had some hidden secret. Later, they learned that they made their hair into a carpet-like cushion. Where is the oil leak? , throw these pads away, and over time, an "oil-absorbing culture" has been formed. Sounds like a great invention, why don't other countries follow suit?

It can only be said that the ideal is very plump and the reality is very skinny. It seems like a good invention, but it is limited by the amount of hair. If it is placed in China, it can barely meet the supply and demand relationship. Moreover, there are many things that can replace hair oil absorption. The common one is polyethylene. The principle of use of the two is roughly the same. Although there is no environmental protection for hair, mass production is very easy.

In addition, many countries are still using microbial decomposition methods, which are divided into two types according to different dispersants, one is chemical dispersing agent, and the other is microbial dispersing agent. The former decomposes oil into many small oil droplets like soap, and then leaves it to microorganisms. Decomposition, the latter is to put a microorganism that eats oil on the sea surface, which will also be the mainstream direction in the future. And different countries have different needs for hair. Taking China as an example, the profit of the wig industry is significantly higher than that of the "oil-absorbing industry". So how do you feel about hair absorbing oil? Friends who like it, don't forget to click a favorite and follow, we will see you in the next issue.