How badly do you want long natural hair? I know i do!

Long hair, long hair, long hair... that is every lady's goal for her hair, okay ,may be nor all but majority sha. Grooming your hair to your desired length can be a daunting project, one that has no end.  

ANAGEN PHASE

CATAGEN PHASE

TELOGEN PHASE

HAIR LOSS AND THINNING OCCURS WHEN YOUR HAIR GROWTH IS DISRUPTED BY E.G UNHEALTHY ACTIVITIES. THIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY CONDITIONS SUCH AS METABOLIC IMBALANCES, ILLNESS OR IMPROPER NUTRITION.

FOR INSTANCE, 6 WEEKS AFTER RESTRICTIVE DIETING OR A HIGH FEVER YOU CAN EXPERIENCE TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM (DIFFUSE HAIR FALL). THIS OCCURS WHEN YOUR ANAGEN PHASE IS CUT SHORT AND MANY HAIRS ENTER THE TELOGEN PHASE ALL AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOUR HAIR GROWTH CYCLE IS CONSTANTLY CHALLENGED, OR NOT SUPPORTED, YOU MAY FIND THAT YOUR HAIR WON’T GROW AS LONG AS IT USED TO. THIS IS BECAUSE YOUR HAIRS ARE NEVER ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE ANAGEN (GROWING) PHASE LONG ENOUGH FOR YOUR HAIRS TO REACH THE DESIRED LENGTH. SOURCE.

It’s very important to understand the hair growth cycle in order to recognize and understand many of the problems you can encounter with your hair. The hair growth cycle consists of three distinct stages – anagen, catagen and telogen.

Your hair grows around half an inch a month, and faster in mid year season than in dry season. The growth phase, , lasts an average of 3-5 years.A full-length hair averages 18 to 30 inches. The anagen phase is generally longer in Asians,  and can last as much as 7 years with hair being able to grow to 1 metre,  but as africans, our hair growth rate is relatively slow due to the texture and nature of our hair.

At the end of the anagen phase, your hair enters the catagen phase. A short transitional phase that lasts approximately 10 days.

Lastly, your hair enters the telogen phase, a resting phase when your hair is released and falls out. At this point ,not significant growth occurs , the your hair growth appears stunted.The follicle then remains inactive for 3 months and the whole process from anagen phase is repeated. Each hair follicle is independent and goes through the growth cycle at different times, otherwise all your hair would fall out at once, hence that explains why some parts of your hair grows faster than the other .

For natural hair growth, we need a lot of patience ...................trust me i know! *wink*

Yours Royalnappiness.