Babies are born with fine, downy, short, and slightly pigmented body hair called lanugo. The term comes from the Latin word ...

Hair is visible on the head, and fine, downy lanugo covers the body – especially the shoulders, back, ears, and forehead. 23 weeks to birth Melanin starts being produced, adding color to hair.

In one case, a 68-year-old woman reported feeling like her tongue was burning — and she had fine lanugo hair all over her face. Fewer than 1,000 Americans have the condition, according to the ...

Most babies shed it in the womb at around 33-36 weeks of pregnancy, where it mixes with amniotic fluid and is swallowed by the baby. Babies born early, however, tend to have a lot more body hair.