How Fast Does Hair Grow?
When planning to grow long hair, it is but obvious that you would first like to know the rate at which your hair actually grow.
On an average, your tresses grow at a rate of 0.5 inches per month or almost 6 inches in a year. However, this rate may be more in case of certain individuals.
For instance, some people are genetically predisposed to have hair growth at the rate of nearly 15 inches in a year. Factors like diet, general health, lifestyle and hormones also have an effect on the way your hair grow.
Although it may seem that the hair on fringes develop faster than hair on the nape, but the fact is that strands of hair grow at the same rate at the crown, nape as well as fringe. The ones that are present on the temporal area and other parts of the body grow at a lesser rate.
Hair is a keratinized protein that consists of dead cells on the hair shaft and hair root that is alive.
Basically, there are about 100,000 strands of hair on the scalp. It is normal to lose almost 100 strands in a day that are replaced by new hair over a period of time.
The cycle of hair growth depends on cell division. During this hair growth cycle, hair grows actively during the first stage, that is, anagen phase.
Cell division takes place in cells present in the bulb of the hair follicle; thereby pushing the hair forwards and making it longer.
During the second stage known as catagen phase, hair cells in the bulb stop developing. This phase lasts for about 2-3 weeks. The third and final stage is called telogen.
During this stage old hair fall out hence paving the way for new hair to grow. Strands of hair usually fall out within 1-6 years under normal conditions.
Rate of hair growth tends to decrease with increasing age. Therefore, your hair may merely grow at a rate of a quarter inch in a month in old age.
If you are wondering about the daily rate at which your hair grow then rest assured that your tresses grow approximately 0.3 to 0.4 mm per day.
Surely, it is difficult to appreciate such insignificant amount of growth on your head when you are craving for much more!
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@SUNAYA: try some homeopathic shampoo sunaya
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How often should you wash your hair in the shower?
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@Ashley: you may run water through your hair in the shower every 2-3 days. daily washings are also fine. but you don’t need to shampoo your hair daily unless you have really oily hair.
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Thanks for those wonderful tips. I really want to grow my hair faster and my boy friend likes long hair.
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@Lauren: u can get any of the hair oils online (i’d prefer organic extra virgin coconut oil). keep the oil in a bowl and place it in warm water to make it melt. now apply the oil on your hair and scalp and shampoo after half an hour. it’s great for damaged hair and split ends
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My hair has a lot of split ends. Should I get it cut or is there a product for my hair to help protect it. What should I do? Help me.
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It depends on the type of style hair you have and how you clean it. Male hair loses volume first.
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I agreee with you@Brooke:
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@jessica:cutting the split ends is the best solution
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@jessica:
you don’t have to chop it all off but it depends how long the split end are
get a trim
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@jessica: Jessica, I would guarentee getting them trimmed. Split ends can grow to the roots, making the hair fall out.
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my hair is kid=nd of long but i want it grown really longer? how to make it grow plz reply my anuwer
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@SUNAYA: hi don’t worry, hair grows your whole life. If it is cut badly, then it will not be healthy. For example, if you have very fine hair and it is cut with rough sissors, then it will be damaged, but with good care it will recover. So don’t worry.
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@jessica: you can trim it, but another way would be to put oils in it. Coconut oil is great but try to usepure, natural oils. Its amazing!
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I have a lot of of splits and I don’t want to cut my hair how should I do it
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Thats a great idea@Tickle:
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Duh , use extensions;D
google me ; i have great extensions.
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I like pie!
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I’ve been wearing exstentions for two years after a bad haircut. But my hair never seemed to really grow sence. Could this have been caused from exstentions?
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i have got short hair but i need to grow my hair longer and stronger plz help me wht should i have to do to get long and strong hair faster
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There is a way of cutting split ends without unnecessarily losing length. ‘Google’ the George Michael (long hair guru) method. He suggests taking a half inch strand of hair, twist it all the way to the bottom and any split ends will stick out – these you cut off. You may find splits all the way down the length but you don’t have to trim hair that is not split. This is the best way to trim hair without losing length. Systematically work through the hair in half inch sections.
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My hair use to be really long not its starting to break off and its starting to thinning out. I want to know how to make my hair thicker and longer again.
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@Belle Mckenzie: love how you think your famous… But I can’t find you sweetheart, no one knows you…
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@Lauren: I wouldn’t use a lot of hair spray, unless you really need it. Heat protection with curling irons or straighteners don’t protect your hair 100%. You can buy these oils anywhere. I buy them at the dollar store.
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My hair doesn’t grow fast, but when I was little my hair used to grow about 17 inches. After my experience it depends on your diet and your genes from your parents.
THANKS,
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OLIVIA!
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