;_;

i read somewhere men's hair grows faster. but they lose it when they get older.

I have a question about exercise relating to hair growth. I take yoga at school and do pilates at home (which does get your heart rate up), but I don't do much aerobic exercise. Does it matter, or is any physical activity good enough? My hair growth is medium to slow, and I eat very well.

I walk a LOT. As a student I can't really afford a decent diet sadly. I can't stand most vegetables, they actually make me physically sick in some cases (I know beans do).

I had a lot of stress recently and a LOAD before summer with exams, I don't know if that changes it.

My hair hasn't grown a half-inch all summer.

I really want long hair about 4 or 5 inches down my back at least. Right now it's about an inch below chin length. it's thick and wavy, but it still hasn't grown noticable. I've stopped getting it trimmed to see if that speeds it up.

No, my hair wasn't growing before I did any colouring anyway, I didn't damage its only been dyed a couple of times with fairly gentle dye and bleached once a couple of shades(that was about 2 weeks ago), it feels perfectly fine and actually a lot nicer than it used to as it's not very slightly longer and a little straighter.

Vineman_ wrote: My hair grows so slow! I mean RELLY slow. It's only grown about an inch in the last 5 months at most! I met this guy with hair 3 times as long as me and he spent 2 years growing it out, trims and cuts included, my hair should be a lot longer than it is now! It's not damaged, it feels and looks fine and hasn't exactly been processed that much. I don't get it trimmed veyr often anymore, I decided I was having too much taken off. What's wrong with my hair ;_;

NOTHING is wrong with your hair. You have a different hair growth cycle.

My hair grows very slowly as well. Patience, unfortunately, is sometimes hard to come by.
I have been growing for 20 years now, and my hair has finally hit the 100cm mark. (that averages out to about 2 inches a year, or about 1/6th of an inch a month, not including what I've had cut off.)

I've had 2 cuts in the last 12 years or so, each one about 6 inches - devastating to lose 3 years of growth, but good to keep the ends from being so ratty. Perserverance and the committment to having long hair has to keep you going. It's not always easy.
Accept what you know, and learn the best way to keep as much of your hair as possible, so you don't have to get the ends cut off when they're thin.

I started with almost nothing. I know.

Don't compare yourself to others, and take the absolute best care you can of yourself and your hair.

Patience - and chin up!

Gren