What gives curly hair its curl?

<p><strong>#027</strong></p><p>This week, Melissa and Jam dive into the chemistry of something that may not seem like chemistry at first: hair.<br>Curly hair to be specific. What makes hair curl? Also what is hair in the first place? Why can hair be so radically different? Alright curly girls, curly guys, and curly folks, let's find out.</p><p><br><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li>Biochemistry, Edition 4 - Garret and Grisham</li> <li><a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a04/9292a77dde05d4a3ffd32ca011ba9e2e6967.pdf">The Chemistry of Hair - C. S. Whewell, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., F.T.I.</a></li> <li><a href="https://helix.northwestern.edu/blog/2014/05/science-curls">The Science of Curls -  Leidamarie Tirado-Lee</a></li> <li><a href="https://teachers.yale.edu/curriculum/viewer/initiative_11.05.04_u">Bad Hair Days? Chemistry to the Rescue - Marlene M. Gutierrez</a></li> </ol><p><br>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a><br>And check out our chill, simple little website at <a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/">https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/</a></p> <strong>Thanks to our monthly supporters</strong> <ul> <li>Nelly Silva</li> <li>Venus Rebholz</li> <li>Lyn Stubblefield</li> <li>Jacob Taber</li> <li>Brian Kimball</li> <li>shadow</li> <li>Emerson Woodhall</li> <li>Nichole Criss</li> <li>Kristina Gotfredsen</li> <li>Timothy Parker</li> <li>Steven Boyles</li> <li>Chris Skupien</li> <li>Chelsea B</li> <li>Bri McAllister</li> <li>Avishai Barnoy</li> <li>Hunter Reardon</li> </ul> <strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/chemforyourlife" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>