Need To Knows Of Hair Growth

Genetics is a big part of the type of hair you will have. There is no instant answer for instant hair growth. There a quite a few things that can be done to maximize the potential of your hair growth cycle but it is silly to think that you can go to bed one night with a short, neck lengthened bob and awake the following morning with locks down your back. There are rare exceptions but most hair is genetically programmed to grow no more than 6 inches per year.

A lot of people aren’t aware that once the hair is out of the hair shaft it doesn’t have the ability to renew itself and is considered to be dead protein. Your average person has about 100,000 strands of hair on their head and their average growth is about ½ of an inch per month. Not per day or week, but per month. Needless to say, it takes time to get a decent length of hair if your starting from scratch. Even if you do the best that you can to take care of your hair it will still go through an aging process which can also come into play with the impact of your personal growth cycle.


Certain vitamins and minerals play a major part in keeping your hair thick and healthy. The lack thereof can lead to thinning or even more so, baldness. The hair reflects the physical condition of the body so if you should happen to have an under active thyroid, it can result in brittle or frizzy hair, while an over active thyroid could produce limp or greasy hair.

To nip it all in the bud, take good care of your hair and your body, now knowing that your physical well-being also effects the health of your hair.