Long Hair? You Do Care! 6 Ways to Get It to Grow

2. Your hair length is not predetermined by genetics.

No, just because you have “Indian in you” doesn’t mean that your genetics have it set in stone that your hair will automatically grow down your back. Genetically speaking your time period of growth is predetermined. But even that is impacted by your blood flow, your eating habits and hormonal changes. Hair doesn’t just stop growing once it reaches a certain length, individual hair follicles stop growing after a certain time period. Your hair has a set anagen period, essentially the growth period, which can range from 2-7 years for hair on your head. Then there is the catagen phase, lasting for three weeks it is where the blood flow stops to the outer part of the hair follicle stopping hair growth. The talagen phase is where the hair actually sheds because it is being pushed out by a new hair follicle.  Generally speaking, 85%-90% of your hair is in the anagen (growth) phase, 1-2% is in the catagen (resting) phase, and 10-14% is in the telogen (shedding/new growth) phase. All that to say, genetics do impact how long your hair grows for but this can all be altered by lifestyle choices.