How fast does your hair grow, and...

How fast does your hair grow?

And if you are growing your hair longer, and if you have a goal... have you thought about when you'll reach it?

When I was growing out my hair, it grew at the average rate of 6 inches per year. And after awhile, I did start to estimate how long it would be until I reached certain lengths (like waist length, or "classic" length). I also determined how often I had my hair trimmed, and how much (the hairstylists were excellent at trimming just the tips). So, my estimates on achieving my goals were virtually spot on.

Hi Dave & Princess,

Here is the bizarre thing. I decided that my hair had completely stopped growing. So I stopped worrying about it. Then just this week three different people that I had not seen for awhile made a big deal about how "long my hair was growing". HUH? YIPES. I must have Hair-Anorexia like Jen B said. LOL.

Then tonight I was at a business dinner. I had my hair down and three women walked by. They were mumbling and looking my direction. Of course I got paranoid because I am just a paranoid chick..hee hee. Then one of them came over and said "we were wondering how long it took you to grow your hair to your thighs?" To my thighs? HUH? I thought it was just to the bottom of my rear. I went into the bathroom and looked and sure enough it was brushing the very tip top of my thighs. WooHoo. I was in shock.

Geez, I have no idea when that happened. I guess it is really true...a watched pot never boils...or something like that. Now I guess I have to keep taking my Viviscal and Hairtopia and doing my religious dusting trims because something must be working??? And yes, I am so used to having long hair, it seems like it isn't all that long.

So what was the question anyway?

Karen

Hi Beatnik,

Thank you for the WooHoo and I am soooo glad to hear that your hair is out of its dormant phase. :-) The other thing I noticed is that after months of "acting up" my hair feels soft and silky. So that is another cool surprise. :-)

So good to see you here. Have a great weekend.
Karen

Hi Papillon_purple,

The good news is that summer is almost here and as someone else posted, the Vitamin D of sunshine helps hair grow faster. Also, I found that when I eat Nori seaweed my hair feels fuller and stronger. So eating some good foods will always help a little.

At least you know you have all of us here pulling for your and your follicles to grow, grow, grow. :-)

Best wishes,
Karen

Let me add my hearty congratulations too Karen. EXCELLENT!! You obviously take extraordinary care of your hair and I'm glad your hard work is paying off. My wife has mid-thigh hair so I know a little bit about the commitment and care it takes to grow it long. Good for you!! You are an inspiration.

As for the original question, my text books say that hair normally grows at half a millimeter or so per day, or about half an inch every month. So if Papillon_purple is getting an inch a month that is really very good. On the other hand, I have a good friend that takes Viviscal and her hair does indeed grow more than half an inch a month so an inch isn't out of the question.

By the way Karen, I was messing about on the Internet last night and, just for grins, typed in "hair" in Google AND YOU CAME UP FIRST!! But then, WE always knew you were number one. You rock girl!!

Hi Nicole Z,

Thank you for your insight about your hair growth. I found it very helpful.

To Budokan,

You are so sweet. Thank you for your kind words & for checking us out on Google. We are very honored for that distinction.

To Dave,

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend in your plaid pants.

To everyone else (Princess, Uzma, Beatnik, et all) hope you are having a fabulous weekend. It is hotter than Hades in Dallas today and it is ONLY May. UGH. Heaven help us.

Best wishes & ((((()))))s to all.
Karen

karen i saw your picture on a website i can't remember the name though. it was were you had a lot of hair stixs in your hair. you are very pretty i'm glad to see you have bangs too. if i didn't have bangs my hair would fall in my face.
i live in san diego and our weather you never know in spring. in the beginning the week the weather was warm. today it's a little cold with some rain. wow i feel like a weather girl LOL

44 cm in 34 months..... roughly over 1.2cm per month. (I started from almost nothing, beginning 2000.7, and made my choice to tell the world to (6th letter expletive) itself with their damn conformism later that month)


If I ever and I mean EVER have the ends trimmed, I wouldn't trust anyone but regulars of the HB.lhs forum. Still, don't delude yourself, that won't be for a long time.

Hi Kintaro,

I don't know you very well but I love your icon. I just added one myself and went through about 5 before I found one I liked. I really love LiliBeach's icon but I couldn't find one as cool as yours or LB's.

Hi Princess,

Thanks for the compliment. I believe the photo is here at HB.com. There is one with my hair in hairsticks. I personally HATE having my photo taken but endure it from time to time.

Yes...I have bangs. I would die w/out bangs. It is my "cover" from the world. :-)

Uzma,

Glad to hear you are having a good weekend. I, of course, am working at HB.com. I have been fighting all day with a digital camera and the scanners to try and get some new hair accessories in the Marketplace. They are these squirmy little France Luxe headbands w/cutouts and they pop off the display just as I am ready to click. UGH. I think the scanner is winning. :-)

Best wishes,
Karen

Thank you Karen!!

I believe, if memory serves me correct, that Lyris told me the website of where I got my icon.