Throughout history, artists from Sandro Botticelli to Dante Gabriel Rossetti have mined the potent symbolism of red hair to alternately suggest promiscuity, sensuality, deviousness, and—above all—otherness for centuries.
What are redheads known for?
- Red is the rarest hair color - only between 1-2% of the world's population are redheads.
- If you're a redhead with blue eyes, you're a unicorn.
- Redheads have less hair, with only 90 000 strands compared with an average 110 000 for blondes and 140 000 for brunettes.