“If I cut my hair it grows faster”, is a very common phrase among girls, but is this statement true or false?
The golden dream of many women is to have long and abundant hair and to make it come true, they do literally everything, from cutting it according to the lunar calendar to getting extensions.
In fact, there is a widely held belief among ordinary people and stylists that cutting hair helps it grow faster and more abundantly.
Myth or reality: if I cut my hair, does it grow faster?
According to trichologists (trichology is the medical branch of dermatology that studies hair), there is no scientific evidence to support this belief; as popular as it is, it is a myth.
«Cutting hair does not alter the biologically determined rate of growth, much less its texture or thickness, which are determined by genes, and a haircut cannot alter our genetic code.»
«In addition to this, hair grows at the root of the scalp, so cutting the ends is not going to have any impact on the root.»
Explains María Castán, an expert in biochemistry and molecular biology, on the portal teva
So why does it look healthier and stronger when we shave it, for example, to babies? The reason is that the diameter of each hair strand is thicker near the scalp, while it is smaller. It is an “optical illusion”.
But beware, the above does not mean that cutting your hair frequently does not bring any benefits, on the contrary, trimming your hair is good for you because he can…
- Improve hair appearance by getting rid of split and/or dry ends.
- Make you look younger and fashionable.
- Highlight your most flattering features and hide others.
- Create the illusion that you are thinner or taller.
- Improve your self-esteem.
For all this, do not stop cutting your hair! Also, share this note on your social networksyour curious friends will be very grateful to you!