BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 8 (UPI) — Researchers at Australia’s Queensland Institute of Medical Research said they have discovered the gene responsible for dictating the curliness of hair.

Researcher Professor Nick Martin said his team discovered variations in the trichohyalin gene, which was previously known to have a role in the development of hair follicles, are responsible for the curliness or straightness of hair, the Melbourne Herald-Sun reported Tuesday.

According to Martin:

Potentially we can now develop new treatments to make hair curlier or straighter, rather than treating the hair directly,” he said. “I will be discussing this with a major cosmetic company in Paris in January. [Read more here.]

I can’t even sit well with products that are strong enough to break my hair’s natural structure, so you could only imagine how I would feel about taking some mysterious pill that messes around with my genes. I’m trying to figure out why they’re developing pills on things that aren’t necessary to live a functional life, but aren’t developing pills that can help abnormalities in genes. You know…things that cause genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis, down syndrome, sickle-cell anemia, etc?

Next thing you’ll know, they’ll come out with something that changes hair color, eye color, and skin color with a pill. So much for influencing people to love their natural features, right?

I’m sure this will become a best seller if it were to be released though. Billions and billions are spent on women getting their hair straightened. I can also picture women going back and forth through hair types. Someone going from “4A hair pill” in April, to the “1A hair pill” in March and vice-versa. The sad thing about this is that it would probably cause all types of disorders and cancers for the person who takes the pill, along with any of their offspring born after the fact. I’m picturing recalls and people being sued.