HAIR GROWTH FACTS

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  Hair grows half (1/2) an inch per month.

Whether you are good to your hair or not, it continues to grow; ¼ to ½  an inch per month. If that was not the case, people with relaxed hair would not have to do retouches and  every month you would not always  have a little under an inch of loosened hair between your scalp and the weave braids. 

since the rate or speed of hair growth is about 1.25 cm or 0.5 inches per month, with proper hair care, you should have atleast 15 cm or 6 inches of hair per year.

Hair is dead.

Hair growth begins inside the hair follicle. The only "living" portion of the hair is found in the follicle. The hair that is visible is the hair shaft, which exhibits no biochemical activity and is considered "dead". because hair is dead, it has to be preserved, it cant regenerate itself or get rejuvenated by itself. The key to long healthy hair is preservation of the hair strands and preventing breakage.

hair follows a specific growth cycle.

 Hair follows a specific growth cycle with three distinct and concurrent phases: anagen (growth), catagen (transitional), and telogen (resting) phases. Each phase has specific characteristics that determine the length of the hair. All three phases occur simultaneously; one strand of hair may be in the anagen phase, while another is in the telogen phase.

About 85% of the hairs on one's head are in the anagen phase at any given time.

The natural life cycle of a single hair strand is 2-6 years, and your scalp can shed as many as 60-100 hairs per day. The hair that is shed, is hair that has undergone the the full cycle of growth.

Scientists say that 80% of the Black population has dry hair because of the tight curl pattern.

Our hair as blacks is usually coiled or curled or its just kinky with no curl pattern at all. The twists and bends in our strands make it difficult for sebum to move up and moisturise or lubricate the hair, hence our hair is prone to dryness. and that is why moisture is emphasized in growing natural hair.

Trimming hair has nothing to do with growth.

Hair grows from the roots, not the ends,therefore, trimming has nothing to do with growth. Trimming should only be done when necessary, that is when you want to get rid of split ends or single strand notes.

Hair is 90% protein.

Like skin, hair is a stratified squamous, keratinized epithelium made of multi-layered, flat cells with overlying keratin (a protein), whose rope-like filament provide structure and strength to the hair shaft.

Hair breaks because it is excessively dry or abused

I have already mentioned that our hair is prone to dryness and if you do not moisturize it, it will break off and You cannot use chemicals improperly, burn the life out of your hair, contantly pull on the hair, whether it be from hair weave, synthetic braids, or hair accessories --and still expect to have long, healthy hair.

you have got to treat your hair right, if long and healthy hair is what you are looking for..

Women with extraordinary long hair practice GREAT discipline. It takes a lot of patience and hard-work to almost completely eliminate hair breakage. You have to be willing to put in the work.

ALL THE BEST.