Clinic that can measure hair diameter in microns??

[Dutchie]

Is there a clinic in North-America (preferably in Toronto) that has a machine where I can measure my hair diameter in microns??

 

I dont mind paying a nominal fee

[Dutchie]

*bump*

[gillenator]

Dutchie,

 

A video-scope can do this and some clinics have them when doing the microscopic exams.

 

The nice thing about this type of scope is that it will transform the images into a monitor and adjust the magnification for hair shaft diameter comparisons.

 

They can also be purchased online for roughly $2,500 - $3,000 retail.

[Dutchie]

Dutchie,

 

A video-scope can do this and some clinics have them when doing the microscopic exams

Okay, but which clinics can do this??

[Dutchie]

I figured out a cheap, easy way to do this at home. You will need:

 

1. Microscope calibrator which 1,000 microns in length: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/400511514005?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

2. Microscope app downloaded on your smartphone. I got the Cozy magnifier from Samsung Android.

3. A standard ruler

 

You then pluck a few hairs from your scalp that are away from the miniaturization area.

You place one hair on the microscope calibration slide. You take a pic, and you save it on your computer.

 

You then blow up the pic a bit until it looks like this:

 

 

 

You then place a ruler over the image. measure how long the calibration area is in millimeters.

Then you measure how wide the hair diameter is in mm.

 

My calibration slide was 14.5 mm long. My hair diameter was 1mm wide.

 

If 14.5mm = 1,000 microns, then 1 mm = 68.9 microns. Or pretty close to it.

This tells me my hair is approximately 69 microns in diameter

 

And viola, I did it all myself

[Dutchie]

My grey hairs are a bit thinner, they are only 48.5 microns in diameter