We have a lot of hairs. Several million, in fact. And hair is important for us humans. They make us look good – or less good. There's even one hairy part of the body that we use to communicate with other people. In other words: You should never neglect your eyebrows. Or underestimate them.

Being diagnosed with a disease is bad enough. If it is accompanied by the prospect of chemotherapy, it becomes all the more difficult to come to terms with and look to the future with optimism. In many cases, hair loss is one of the unpleasant side effects. For many people, this is the most serious side effect of all.

Hair care these days is pretty simple. Go shopping, pick up the right product from the endless range of products and formulae on offer, take it home and apply it. But in times gone by, people had to be far more creative when it came to hair care. Sometimes it even became bizarre and risky.

Everything here revolves around the right care for your scalp & hair. In this article, we'd like to give you a few interesting facts: things that you don't necessarily need to know, but which may still surprise you or leave an impression. They might just prove useful the next time you play Trivial Pursuit.

A visit to the barber has become a much-loved ritual for many men. Although barber shops are still considered a recent trend, they have a long, a very long tradition.