perfectpeace
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I know some of you came across this article before, but I thought I would reintroduce it--
www.longhairlovers.com/gm_interview.html
To summarize, basically Dr. George Michael discourages women from getting bangs and layers while trying to grow hair to its longest length. He reasons that when you have bangs and layered cuts, your body will instinctively attempt to even out the hair by causing the longest layers to shed.
"Dr. Michael explained that the most important step for growing the longest, healthiest hair possible is to have hair that's all one length."
He further reassures that once the shorter lengths catch up, the shedding should subside and growth will really take off.
I thought this would be encouraging for some of us who have been experiencing shedding and don't have any medical challenges, but do have bangs and layers. Perhaps nature is just trying to even things out.
(Disclaimer: I realize this article makes MAJOR generalizations. There are ladies on this board who maintained layered hair while growing it out long and did not experience shedding. There are also ladies on this board who get more than 6 inches of growth per year. So I am just taking all this information in stride with everything else I am learning.)
--perfect peace
www.longhairlovers.com/gm_interview.html
To summarize, basically Dr. George Michael discourages women from getting bangs and layers while trying to grow hair to its longest length. He reasons that when you have bangs and layered cuts, your body will instinctively attempt to even out the hair by causing the longest layers to shed.
"Dr. Michael explained that the most important step for growing the longest, healthiest hair possible is to have hair that's all one length."
He further reassures that once the shorter lengths catch up, the shedding should subside and growth will really take off.
I thought this would be encouraging for some of us who have been experiencing shedding and don't have any medical challenges, but do have bangs and layers. Perhaps nature is just trying to even things out.
(Disclaimer: I realize this article makes MAJOR generalizations. There are ladies on this board who maintained layered hair while growing it out long and did not experience shedding. There are also ladies on this board who get more than 6 inches of growth per year. So I am just taking all this information in stride with everything else I am learning.)
--perfect peace