Do Prenatal Vitamins Make Hair Grow Faster?
Executive Summary about Pregnancy growth by Tami Lawrence Have you ever noticed that many women’s hair will grow much longer than normal when they are pregnant. Although many people attribute this growth to prenatal vitamins, it is actually hormonal. High levels of estrogen that are present during pregnancy lock the hair follicles into the growth phase for nine months. Shortly after giving birth, however, these hormone levels return to normal and many hairs immediately go into the catagen then telogen phase, making it seem like they are losing their hair. Hair grows at an average rate of about 1/2 inch per month in three stages (anagen, catagen, and telogen). If your anagen (growth) phase is short, your hair will probably never reach the lengths you desire. The anagen phase is the hair’s growth phase. Because the hair grows in three phases: anagen, the catagen (resting phase), and the telogen (shedding phase.) So other than pregnancy and genetics, what can I do to get longer faster gro
