Cutting hair makes hair grow faster... myth???

femmeftle9 · October 2009

My mom & DH are telling me to get DD a haircut already, and her hair will grow more.

I always thought that was a myth, so I've been hoping & wishing that DD's hair will miraculously grow one night (it's very thin & fine right now).

What do you know about this?

lpennie16 · October 2009

Sure. The end your hair is dead anyway so if you cut off the split ends, it allows for quicker growth.

libby73 · October 2009

lpennie16:
Sure. The end your hair is dead anyway so if you cut off the split ends, it allows for quicker growth.

I would say it is true in my DS's case, he got his hair cut a month ago and already needs another hair cut.

Mrs.tlcS · October 2009

it's myth.

sloughing off dead cells (whether skin, nail or hair) doesn't make new growth quicker. It just makes it more evident.

Michael_Hunter · October 2009

myth. hair grows from the root outward. nothing you can do but have a nice healthy diet and make sure you get all your vitamins.

MegGary · October 2009

It's a myth. Same as if you shave your hair will grown in thicker & darker.

vicky_d · October 2009

Myth - your hair grows from the root not the end, so cutting your hair has no effect on the growth. It just makes it look healther if you have split ends.

Monkeybuttwhat · October 2009

FALSE

hair stylist here

the ends of your hair have nothing to do with it's growth.

babymama863 · October 2009

hair stylist here and TRUE!!

although as PP's said, your hair does grow from your roots, im guessing we all know this?

but when your hair split's at the end, it causes a reaction not unlike a "run in your pantyhose". so, you put clear nail polish on the end to stop the run. if you dont cut the ends of your hair, your hair shaft will keep splitting till it breaks off.

so regular trims will keep your hair growing longer and not breaking as often!!

Mrs.State746 · October 2009

babymama863:
hair stylist here and TRUE!!

although as PP's said, your hair does grow from your roots, im guessing we all know this?

but when your hair split's at the end, it causes a reaction not unlike a "run in your pantyhose". so, you put clear nail polish on the end to stop the run. if you dont cut the ends of your hair, your hair shaft will keep splitting till it breaks off.

so regular trims will keep your hair growing longer and not breaking as often!!

This makes sense for someone like me that gets my hair colored and uses a flat iron....but a babies hair isn't "Damaged". So in this case it's false. You might notice the growth more because it's shorter, I did with DS the first time he got his hair cut. But it doesn't make it grow "faster" just healthier ( for us who've had hair for 20+ years) IMO.

bim38106 · October 2009

babymama863:
hair stylist here and TRUE!!

although as PP's said, your hair does grow from your roots, im guessing we all know this?

but when your hair split's at the end, it causes a reaction not unlike a "run in your pantyhose". so, you put clear nail polish on the end to stop the run. if you dont cut the ends of your hair, your hair shaft will keep splitting till it breaks off.

so regular trims will keep your hair growing longer and not breaking as often!!

This is what's true (the bolded part). Your hair doesn't actually grow faster, it just appears that way because there is less breakage.

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