What are the rules for shaving your head on the full moon?

Shaving the baby's head at the full moon is a popular method nowadays. Some people will hold a special banquet to make it more solemn, while others will just clean up the excess hair and keep the fetal hair as a commemoration. The baby's skin is very fragile. If you don't take some precautions, it is easy to hurt the skin, so you must master the techniques in normal times.

Is it okay to shave your head?

Shaving the baby's head when it is one month old is a folk practice. When the baby is one month old, the baby's hair is shaved off with a razor. It is believed that this can reduce the chance of sores on the head. Some also believe that this can make the hair grow thicker and darker. Some people even shave the baby's eyebrows. In fact, these practices have no scientific basis at all.

The baby's skin is thin, and the stratum corneum is composed of several layers of scales that are not tightly attached to each other. The skin is smooth and delicate in appearance and can be damaged by even the slightest trauma. In addition, the water content in the connective tissue of children's skin is higher than that of adults, and the blood vessels are rich but fragile. Even slight stimulation can cause injury and bleeding. In addition, the skin is attached with bacteria soon after birth. Under these conditions, shaving the baby's hair, especially with a razor that has not been sterilized at all, can easily cause scalp damage. The bacteria on the razor and skin can enter the skin through the wound and cause scalp infection, and in severe cases, it can also cause sepsis. This not only fails to prevent sores, but also causes unnecessary damage.

In addition, hair growth has a certain periodicity, and the amount of hair is related to endocrine, nutritional, nervous, genetic and other factors. Hair growth is related to the growth cycle of the hair follicles themselves. Hair follicles in different parts grow asynchronously, and the hair growth cycle is relatively long, generally 2-5 years. Shaving the hair cannot change the growth of hair follicles or the nature of the hair. Therefore, shaving the head on the full moon day is harmful rather than helpful.

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