Hair Cycle

For a better understanding of what the hair goes through or better yet the growth processs I thought was important to share since I do get asked quite often on that paticular topic.

Hair Growth

Hair cycle. If the hair is normal and healthy, each individual hair goes through a steady cycle of events: Anagen phase(growth), Catagen phase(fall) and Telogen phase(replacement).

The formation and growth of hair cells depend upon proper nourishment and oxygen which only the blood stream can supply. Therefore, the function of blood is necessary to the life and health of the hair.

When the body is healthy, hair flourishes. If the body is ill, hair weakens and as any functioning organ it dies. When the blood stream provides the hair with food elements, it grows long and strong. If malnourished, it becomes weak and eventually hair loss occurs.

Normal hair growth. The average growth of healthy hair on the scalp is about half inch per month. The rate of growth of human hair will differ on specific parts of the body, between sexes, among races and with age. Scalp hair will aslo differ among individuals, in strength, elasticity, and waviness.

Racial factors have a bearing on hair growth. For example,  American Indians and Chinese both have long, thick straight black hair. Ethnic hair is usually shorter and over-curly hair. 

The growth of scalp hair occurs more rapidly between the ages of 15 and 30, but declines or slows between 50 and 60.

Normal hair shedding. A certain amount of hair is shed daily. This is normal to make way for new hair growth. The average daily shedding is roughly 50 to 100 hairs per day. Hair loss beyond this estimated average is a sign of potential scalp or hair trouble that main need special or medical attention. Hair growth is also influenced by the season of the year, nutrition and hormones…

  The life span of hair ranges from two to eight years. 

Other factors such as sex, age, type of hair, heredity and health have a bearing on the duration  of the hair's life span.

Hair does not grow after death.

 Take care of your health because your hair feels it!