The aging population initially posed a problem for hair-product makers.

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"I had no problem giving up the hair for money, " Morean says.

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Washing your hair too infrequently is more likely a problem than washing too much, as the scalp rarely dries out.

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Though the employees were all wearing hair nets, hair spray was indeed the cause of the problem.

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The real broadband market suffers from exactly the same problem as our imaginary (and, admittedly, silly) hair-cutting market.

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