Redhead

Our Emma's a redhead. When we're out, we often hear comments like "Look at that hair!!" We have no idea if it'll stay red but it does seem to be getting more and more red by the minute. We love it.

Want to know some cool things about redheads?

1. The gene that causes red hair is recessive, so in order for someone to have red hair, he/she has to inherit two copies of the gene, one from each parent.

2. The highest percentage of natural redheads in the world is in Scotland (13%), followed closely by Ireland (10%). In the United States, about 2% of the population has red hair.

3. A 2002 study found that redheads are harder to sedate than blondes and brunettes and require 20% more anesthesia.

4. Red hair doesn't turn gray. It turns sandy and then white. It also fades later in life.

5. 60% of women who dye their hair do so at home. Of them 26% percent choose to go blonde, 27% percent go basic brunette, and 30% choose to become redheads. The sale of at-home red dye kits has gone up 17% since the year 2000.