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The plant for red hair is called rutilism. Only about one to two percent of the world`s population has natural red hair. The most common cause is a variation on chromosome 16, which leads to a change in the MC1R protein: Instead of dark melanin, there is pheomelanin in the skin, hair and eyes, which also leads to sensitive, light skin that can only tolerate little or no sun exposure , and as a result also tends to sunburn and freckle formation. In terms of sensitivity to light, many redheads are relatively close to albinism compared to other hair colors.The highest proportion of redheads is found in northern Europe, especially in the west, in the British Isles. Among them Scotland with supposedly 13 percent about 660,000 people in 2005, Ireland with supposedly about 10 percent 420,000 and Wales also with about 10 percent about 290,000 people. In England, the percentage of redheads is high in Cornwall, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, as well as in the northern counties.