Understanding the Hair Growth Cycle: How to Stimulate Hair Regrowth

Our hair grows in cycles, and hair loss can be caused by disruption to these cycles. Learning about the natural hair growth cycle can help you further understand your situation and what you can do to promote strong, healthy hair. 

The Four Stages Of The Hair Growth Cycle

Hair growth has four stages:

• Anagen. The growing phase. This is the most prolonged phase of the hair growth cycle, and it is where hair follicles push out hair that continues to grow. These hairs will grow until they naturally stop or until they are cut. Most hairs on the head are in the anagen phase at any given time. 

• Catagen. The transition phase. During this stage, hair follicles shrink, and hair stops growing. The hair will come away from the follicle in your skin but stay in place.

• Telegen. The resting phase. During this phase, hair will not grow at all. Instead, they rest, staying in place. As hairs are resting, new hair will begin to form in the follicles.

• Exogen. The shedding phase. The shedding phase is sometimes included in the telogen phase. This is when old hair sheds and newer hairs continue to grow in hair follicles. 

The Common Reasons For Hair Loss

Hair loss can happen at different stages of the hair growth cycle and for different reasons. For instance, androgenetic alopecia, which can be inherited from your parents, disrupts the anagen phase (growth stage) of the hair cycle. This condition makes the anagen phase shorter. It also causes hair to become thinner and weaker. 

Another condition is telogen effluvium, which causes more hairs than usual to reach the telogen phase (resting stage). More hair enters this phase and then begins to shed. 

Your hair cycle can be negatively affected for a variety of reasons, including:

• Genetics. Conditions like alopecia can be passed down through genetics. 

• Stress. Stress and trauma can accelerate hair loss and contribute to conditions like telogen effluvium.

• Diet. Diets lacking in nutrients that support hair growth, like biotin and B vitamins, can negatively impact your hair. 

• Hormones. Hormonal imbalances caused by menopause, pregnancy and other situations may cause abnormal hair shedding.

Caring For Your Hair To Promote Hair Regrowth

Whether you want to manage hair regrowth, prevent hair loss or are currently following a hair regrowth treatment plan and want to improve your chances of success, there are many ways you can care for your hair to support your natural hair growth cycle. 

Looking into your current lifestyle and hair care practices can help you identify ways to take better care of your hair. Our team at The Hair Clinic will be happy to discuss your current lifestyle with you. Together, we can find the best way to support your hair. 

What can you do? Consider the following hair care practices:

• Avoid Pulling On Your Hair. Pulling your hair can damage your scalp and cause hair to shed at improper stages. Furthermore, avoid frequently putting your hair in too-tight hairstyles that could stress your scalp and hair follicles. 

• Eat A Healthy Diet. Consider reevaluating your diet to include more nutrients and minerals that are connected with healthy hair. Iron, biotin, B vitamins, vitamin A, zinc and vitamin D are just a few vitamins and minerals that could help your hair. Additionally, a healthy diet may improve your general health. 

• Manage Stress. Stress can lead to many serious, unfortunate side effects for your body and mind. It’s essential to find proper ways to manage your stress. If you’re struggling with your mental health, then we encourage you to look into options like therapy or to explore new ways to destress. 

• Reevaluate Hair Care Practices. How do you care for your hair? Consistent heat and chemical treatments can damage it. So, if you frequently style it, we recommend you reconsider your hair care practices.

Please note that these steps can help you keep your hair healthy, but they may not be able to prevent conditions like alopecia or hormonal-based hair loss. Our team will work with you to create a treatment plan that involves relevant medical procedures as well as smart lifestyle changes. We can’t guarantee results, but we can guarantee that we will do our best for you. 

Choosing The Hair Regrowth Treatment For Your Situation

If you are experiencing hair loss, then we at The Hair Clinic want to help you. Hair loss can happen for many reasons, disrupting your natural hair cycle, and one of the most important steps to finding your ideal treatment is to understand the root cause of your situation. 

Are you ready to get started? An easy first step is to take our simple online test. This test is payment-free and obligation-free and is a straightforward way to tell our medical professionals more about what you are experiencing. 

For more information about our procedures, please visit this page. We have a variety of options available, from non-invasive oral medications to advanced Platelet-Rich Plasma treatments. 

Our friendly team is always here if you need us. You can reach us on (09) 523 5999 or use our site to send us a message.

Hair loss can be distressing, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Contact The Hair Clinic today for professional support.