Feel like straighter hair? Just pop a pill developed after discovery of 'curly gene'

By Daily Mail Reporter

Scientists who discovered the 'curly gene' are developing a treatment which could spell the end of hair straighteners.

It is hoped the breakthrough could lead to a pill to make hair straighter or curlier, rendering the must-have beauty accessory redundant.

The discovery will also make it possible to predict whether a baby will have straight or curly hair.

And it may even help police, with DNA found at the scene of the crime indicating how wavy a suspect's locks are.

Researchers in Australia identified the trichohyalin gene as being mainly responsible for creating curls.

Although it was known to play a role in the development of the hair follicle, Queensland Institute of Medical Research scientists have discovered its role in curliness.

Professor Nick Martin, author of the research, said a variation in the gene determined the straightness or curliness of hair. Professor Martin said it may be possible to come up with treatments to make hair straighter rather than relying on heated hair straighteners.

He said: 'Potentially we can now develop new treatments to make hair curlier or straighter, rather than treating the hair directly.

'I will be discussing this with a major cosmetic company in Paris in January.

'The most immediate application is in forensics.

'We might be able to refine identikit pictures, using DNA to say whether the suspect had straight or curly hair.'

Professor Martin and colleague Dr Sarah Medland sought to find genetic variations responsible for curly hair in those of European descent.

Research showed that 45 per cent of European people have straight hair, 40 per cent wavy and 15 per cent curly hair. The chance of inheriting curly hair is around 90 per cent.

Researchers analysed data collected from a study of 5,000 twins in Australia over a 30-year period.


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it's a shame that i won't have any hair left by that time tho

if you take a pill to straighten the hair on your head, will it unkink your pubes and underarm hair as well?

whistle said:

Lol, idk but I think its just for the scalp

AWESOME! lol i mean so long as they could find a way to make this totally safe cuz perms/hot combs are a biyatch. tho i wonder if there would be an option for it to be temporary? i enjoy my fro at times

Can it be the opposite too?

ufoclub said:

I think the article implies that; I'm not sure if the pill would have the ability to make curly hair curlier and straight hair curly

I think it would be scary what those pills might be doing to inside of the body

luv4u said:

Just imagine everyone walking around the 'good hair'..... down there.

wow that just seems bizarre to me