Fun Fact – Pheomelanin

pheomelanin

Scientific definition: a natural red-yellow pigment responsible for red hair.

Outlander definition: color urging one to grasp and drag owners of long red curls!

Learn more about pheomelanin in Anatomy Lesson #6, Jamie’s Mane or Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ!

And a description of Jamie’s hair from Outlander book:

…a mass of auburn, copper, cinnamon and gold all gleaming together…

Watch Claire make a mess of Jamie’s hair and watch Claire watch Jamie’s hair after discovering Laoghaire’s ill wish in Starz, episode 109, The Reckoning!

A deeply grateful,

Outlander Anatomist

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