Hair

Hair was a part of the anatomy that grew all over the body on many creatures and beings, mostly mammalian (like the Zabrak or the Bothan) and reptomammalian (like the Falleen or the Abyssin) species. The thick coat of hair that grew on certain species was also called fur. Humans, the dominant sentient species in the galaxy, grew hair in all manner of places except the soles of their feet and the palms of their hands. Other species like the Wookiees were fully covered with a thick coat of hair.

Hair came in a great variety of thicknesses, lengths, and colors, but usually lost its hue with old age. As it was made of a living material, all hair would grow and fall when the cells died. In younger beings, soon after the cells died, new ones grew again in the same place, making new hair. In some beings, the regrowth process became less efficient with old age, eventually leading to baldness.

Text and facts from the “Hair/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.