The dark shiny substance on the end of a properly epilated dark anagen hair is called the

• A. Hair bulb
• B. Hair shaft
• C. Hair root
• D. Hair follicle

Answer: (A)

The thing you’re seeing is the hair bulb. It’s the enlarged, rounded end of the hair where growth occurs and where the pigment-containing cells are located. When a properly epilated dark anagen hair is pulled out, the bulb stays at the end of the hair shaft, giving that dark, shiny knob-like appearance. This distinguishes it from the hair shaft (the visible part above the skin), the hair root (the portion still within the follicle beneath the skin surface), and the hair follicle itself (the skin structure that houses the hair).