Split Ends

Split Ends

Cutting your hair more often doesn’t make it grow faster: Getting rid of the ends of your hair doesn’t directly effect hair growth. The ends of your hair don’t effect the follicles in your scalp, which determine how much your hair grows. Trimming...
Common Hair Conditions

Common Hair Conditions

Each hair strand has about seven to twelve layers of cuticle scales. The cuticle layers protect the inside of the strand, which is called the cortex. In healthy hair, the scales should lie flat along the cortex. The acid mantle lubricates the outermost layer of the...
Hair Structure and Behavior

Hair Structure and Behavior

If all hair is made up primarily of protein, then why is everyone’s hair so different? Why does a shampoo that works well on one person’s hair not work well on another’s? The answer lies in the physical structure of hair. There are three factors that...
Stages of Hair Growth

Stages of Hair Growth

Genes determine the growing stages of the hair. There are three stages of hair growth. The Anagen or active growing stage, during which time each hair bulb has an attached root sheath. On the average 90 percent of a person’s hair is in this stage which lasts from two...