Eyebrow facts for kids
An eyebrow is a strip of hair found just above your eye. Eyebrows help keep your eyes safe. They stop water, like sweat or rain, from dripping into your eyes. They also help protect your eyes from bright sunlight. Besides protection, eyebrows are very important for showing how you feel!
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Why Eyebrows Are Important
Eyebrows have several cool jobs. They protect your eyes and help you communicate without even speaking.
Keeping Your Eyes Safe
One main job of your eyebrows is to protect your eyes from moisture. Imagine you are sweating a lot or it's raining. Your eyebrows, with their curved shape, help guide the sweat or rain to the sides of your face and away from your eyes. This stops salty water from getting into your eyes and stinging them.
Your eyebrows also help shade your eyes from the sun. They can also stop small things, like dandruff or tiny insects, from falling into your eyes. They even make your eye area more sensitive, so you might notice something close to your eye before it touches you.
Showing How You Feel
Eyebrows are super important for showing your emotions. Think about how your eyebrows move when you are surprised or angry. They can go up, down, or scrunch together to show exactly what you are feeling. Sometimes, the shape of someone's eyebrows might make them look like they are feeling an emotion, even if they are not.
Helping You Be Recognized
Your eyebrows are a big part of what makes you look like you! A study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) showed how important eyebrows are for recognizing people. When pictures of famous people had their eyebrows removed, it was harder for people to tell who they were. This means your eyebrows are a key part of your unique face.
Images for kids
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An eyebrow that has been shaped by waxing.
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Joan Crawford with thin eyebrows, a popular style in the 1930s.
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A young person with a unibrow, which is hair between the eyebrows.
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