What is the Normal Cycle of Hair Loss and Re-Growth?
Hair growth, like all other functions of the body, has a normal cycle that it follows in every individual. Unless something like disease or unnatural events interrupts that cycle, the hair growth maintains a natural, consistent course throughout the lifetime of each individual. The Complete Hair Growth Cycle The normal cycle of hair loss and re-growth contains three phases. These phases include a growing cycle, also called the anagen phase, the resting cycle, also called the telogen phase, and the shedding cycle, also called the catagen phase. Each phase has a predetermined duration and place in the normal hair growth cycle. And, each cycle is unique to each hair follicle as each follicle operates independently from all of the other follicles. The normal hair growth cycle is stimulated and maintained by the release of hormones that are targeted at the hair follicles. These hormones keep the growth cycle on track and allow for consistent hair growth. Although each cycle is unique there