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The 1,2,3's of Hair Growth

My mother told me that I should make the basics of hair health easy. So I thought what's easier than learning your abc's and 123's. First the 123's:

There are 1, 2, 3 stages of hair growth:

1) The Anagen phase is known as the period of active growth. It can last up to eight years, this is determined by genetics. The longer the hair stays in the anagen phase, the faster and longer it will grow. About 85% of the hairs on one's head are in the anagen phase at a given time.

2) The Catagen phase determines when the anagen phase ends and the catagen phase begins. The catagen phase, also known as the transitional phase, allows the follicle to, in a sense, renew itself as it prepares for the resting phase. During this time, which lasts about two weeks, the hair follicle shrinks due to disintegration and the papilla detaches and "rests", cutting the hair strand off from its nourishing blood supply.