Does Cutting Your Hair Make It Grow Faster? | Abingdon | Didcot | Wantage | Oxfordshire

Hair growth is a process that occurs deep within the scalp at the hair follicle, a small but complex structure embedded in the skin. Each follicle produces keratin which is responsible for the protein that forms the hair shaft. New cells grow from the base of the follicle and gradually push older cells upward and out through the scalp. The byproduct of this process is what you see; your hair is essentially those dead keratinised cells which have been “pushed” out which means that any cutting happens only to this non-living portion.

On average, hair grows about half an inch per month, though this isn’t an exact science nor an identical measurement for every person. Rates are typically influenced and can vary depending upon genetics, age, health, and hormones. The growth cycle of hair comprises three distinct phases: anagen (active growth), catagen (transition), and telogen (resting and shedding). The stage which determines growth is the active growth phase which isn’t influenced by the frequency or infrequency of a haircut. That being said, the issue which many people may experience is split ends (also known as split hairs). The need to address split hairs won’t affect the active growth phase though it will achieve greater length when avoiding your hair splitting.