Girlfriend, how many times have you heard that you should cut your hair on the crescent moon to make it grow faster? The phases of the moon are known to have a heavy influence on us and everything around us, as the Mako mermaids, astrologers and the Superpop horoscope told us, but... do you really think it influences the growth of your hair? 🤔
If you thought you knew everything about your hair growth, read on, because it gets super interesting.
Do the phases of the moon influence hair growth?
Legend has it that if you cut your hair on a full moon, you'll get a super thick mane; that if you do it on a new moon, your hair will be more brittle; that if you opt for the waning moon, growth will slow down; while on a waxing moon, it will grow much, much faster.
As expected, although the moon 🌚 has supernatural powers, science has not been able to prove that the lunar cycle has a positive or negative influence on the growth of our hair, so we are going to leave it to the lycanthropes for now that our hair will grow when there is a full moon.
What is the hair growth process?
Each hair in your mane follows a hair cycle totally independent of the others, and this cycle consists of three super important phases: anagen or growth phase, catagen or transition phase and the telogen or resting phase. Okay, we know this is all sounding like Greek to you, but it's a much simpler process than it sounds.
The anagen phase can last up to 7-8 years and is key to determining how long that hair will grow. 85% of your hair is in this phase and the longer it lasts during this period when the hair fiber is born and is continuously growing, the longer it will be! 💘
However, it is important to know that this phase is very, very susceptible to be altered by a bad diet, hormonal changes, or times of high stress.
In the catagen phase, which lasts about a month, hair growth stops and in the telogen phase, it starts to fall out, losing between 50 and 150 hairs a day! This process usually lasts 2 to 4 months and when it ends, a new hair cycle begins again.
How long does hair grow?
Your hair grows no more and no less than about 0.4mm per day, between 1cm and 1.5cm per month, and about 18cm per year. We know that you will never think that this is enough, and neither will we, but the truth is that it is something that we cannot change, as it is largely determined by genetics.
In addition, over the years this process slows down, and although we do not believe it, hair also ages!
What can I do to make my hair grow?
What you can do to gradually achieve the XXL mane of your dreams is to eat as healthy as possible, cut the ends frequently 💇🏼 so that the hair does not split and the fiber weakens, apply your Mask and leave it on for at least 20 minutes, sleep 7/8 hours a day and avoid stress and bad vibes.
And don't forget to deeply moisturize and nourish your hair with moisturizing treatments such as Sublime 10·31 for a gorgeous mane!
