How does hair grow?
There are 3 stages of hair growth in the cycle, from actively beginning growth from the root to hair shedding. These are known as the Anagen phase, Catagen phase and Telogen
phase.
THE ANAGEN PHASE
The Anagen phase is the period of growth.
The cells in the hair bulb divide rapidly creating new hair growth. Hair actively grows from the roots
for an average of 3-7 years before hair follicles becomes dormant.
The length of this phase is dependent on your maximum hair length,
which varies between people due to genetics, age, health and many
more factors.
THE CATAGEN PHASE
The second phase of your hair growth cycle is Catagen.
This period is short, lasting only 2-3 weeks on average.
In this transitional phase, hair stops growing and detaches
itself from the blood supply.
THE TELOGEN PHASE
Finally, hair enters it’s third and final stage called the
Telogen phase. This phase begins with a resting period, where
club hairs rest in the root while new hair begins to grow beneath
it. This phase lasts for around 4 months.
After this time, the resting club hairs will fall out to
allow the new hair to come through the hair follicle. This
is nothing to be alarmed about and is a natural process that
should go completely unnoticed. Each follicle is independent
and goes through the growth cycle at different times so you don’t
lose patches of hair all at once and only shed 50-100 hairs each
day.
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