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How quickly does hair grow?

Aug 28, 20132 min
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On average, human hair grows a small amount each day. Listen in as Marshall Brain explains hair growth in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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Stuff happens, just don't let it happen to your photos, music, and documents. Protect your important files with Mosey by e m C, the most trusted name in cloud backup. Save ten percent today with promo code brain Stuff at Mosey dot com. That's m o z Y dot com. Welcome to brain Stuff from how Stuff works dot com where smart happens. Hi, I'm Marshall Brain with today's question, how quickly does hair grow? The answer is it depends. If you just got a really bad haircut, it doesn't seem

to grow at all. But ignoring these perceptual differences, human hair seems to grow at a pretty consistent rate of about half a millimeter per day, or about half an inch every month. It may grow faster or slower depending on your age, your genetics, and your hormonal state. For example, pregnancy seems to have an effect on hair, but half a millimeter per a is a good average. What this means is that the maximum growth rate for hair is

about six inches per year. If you have short hair and you're thinking it sure would be nice to have hair down to my waist, then you're gonna have to wait five or six years for more on this and thousands of other topics. Is it How stuff works dot Com? Protect your photos, music, and documents and access to them anywhere with Mosey by e m C the most trusted name and cloud backup and now save ten percent with promo code brain Stuff at mosey dot com. Get started today at m o z y dot com

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