DatJerseyDyme, remember everyone's hair occasionally takes a break from growing - which could last 4 months - then starts all over again, according to hair scientists at
The Trichology Society website:
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Hair Cycle: Growth periods are followed by follicular regression and consequential hair loss. No hair therefore grows continuously. This hair cycle, which dictates the ultimate hair length attainable by an individual, is explained under the following headings:-
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Anagen: The period of follicle regeneration and active growth of scalp hairs is from 2-7 years.
Hairs in the anagen phase grow faster during the early years. Average growth rate is 1-2 cm per month.[/list]
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Catagen: the preliminary stage of the retrogressive catagen phase during which changes can occasionally be seen above the skin surface with the naked eye: e.g. loss of pigment and the narrowing of the hairshaft accompanied by a narrowing and eventual loss of the medulla. During this short period of change (approximately 2 weeks) the follicle rests the dermal papilla stops production of new cells, the dentrites and melanocytes contract and melanin production ceases. The follicle and epithelial sheath contract and the hairshaft is ejected.[/list]
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Telogen: the resting phase of the follicle lasts approximately four months. The follicle remains quiescent in its shortened state and awakens to regenerate with the onset of the new Anagen phase.[/list]
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So just concentrate on taking the best care you can of what you have now while you wait for your follicles to wake up again. That way your ends...(which may be what you'll be calling the hair you have now before too long
)...do not look thin and unhealthy compared to the rest of the hair yet to come. Remember being able to keep all that you have is the key to getting the length you seek. So don't you dare quit or despair.
"When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit -
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It might be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit."
Hugs,
