Conditioned research: Scientists root out cause of bad hair days

THE bane of a “bad hair day” could soon be over as scientists believe they have got to the root of a problem that vexes millions of self-conscious women and men on a daily basis.

So is there an end to the split end? Will perms frizzle out of fashion? A team of German researchers believe that stress with one’s tresses may shortly be a thing of the past due to their pioneering work in the microscopic examination of human hair.

The recipe for how to avoid a follicular faux-pas could also prove lucrative as more than €30 billion is spent annually on haircare products.