So let’s talk about how Cardassians have hair.
Because they do have some really awesome hair.
Well, interesting enough, this hair started out as feathers.
Sexy.
Very primitive Cardassians looked a lot like a mix between a theropod dinosaur and a human, with cartilaginous ridges to protect against attacks from predators. They had dark feathered crests to aid in nocturnal stealth camouflage that started at their heads and tapered down their backs, terminating at the tip of their vestigial tails with a fan of black plumes.
Some of this feathering could also be found on the arms, but was more downy than anything else.
Slowly over time, these feathers began to be less prominent on areas other than the head. They lost their feathery projections so that just the keratinous shaft was left behind. With each generation born, this shaft got smaller and smaller in diameter until it became of a hair-like consistency.
Today, Cardassian hair is known for its’ thick, strong, shiny texture that is often enhanced by the application of slug oil and other moisturizing, perfumed substances. The oil is necessary because during the evolutionary process, the oil glands used to lubricate and moisturize the feathers shrunk, forcing Cardassians to rely on their natural skin oils instead. That isn’t quite enough to keep their hair from taking on brittle properties and a matte finish.
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