Here I go again...

Here I go again...
Posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59: Previous Next

... does this sound right? I found the below article here - http://www.longhair.org/bangs.htm and was wondering if this is legit or a bunch of crap:

Can bangs really cause hair loss?

Yes bangs can, so can adding layers to all one-length hair. If you have noticed that your hair has recently been thinning out or growing slower? Did you recently have bangs cut out, or layers added to your hair? If so this is mostly likely the reason for your recent thinning or slow down in growth.

Why?

Well, there is not a simple answer to this question. Before you can understand why, you must 1st understand that the human body is always seeking perfect balance. This perfect balance is for natural selections sake. Of course none of us are perfect. But the more perfect or balanced a person looks. The higher that person places on the natural selection chart. This allows the most balanced to create balanced offspring. Which is how a species evolves making improvements with each new generation. Adaptation is a must for all species as history has shown. Those species that could not adapt to the ever-changing environment become extinct. Whether fair or not, or political correct or not has nothing to do with it. All species on planet earth follow this natural selection seeking the well balanced. All the species that have not been able to follow this selection rule are either extinct or are in the process of becoming extinct..

Okay not quite the answer you were looking for. But we are much closer than we were before. Just remember that your scalp and body do not understand styles or fads. Instead your body is constantly positioning itself to be the best and most balanced possible.

Peace!

Re: Here I go again...
Posted by Tim on June 23, 2003 at 23:04:42: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
I always thought that doing something to the ends of your hair had no effect on the roots or hair that hasnt grown in yet. It seems kind of like the "trimming your hair makes it grow faster" myth. I'm no expert so it may be true, but I dont see how your scalp just "knows" the hair has been layered and as a result makes the rest of the hair grow slower so the cut hair can catch up.
- Re: Here I go again...
  Posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 23:10:16: Previous Next
  In Reply to: Re: Here I go again... posted by Tim on June 23, 2003 at 23:04:42:
  I'm with ya' on this one. That article has got to be a bunch of BS. Makes no sense to me what so ever. Peace!
Not so fast....
Posted by Santiago on June 23, 2003 at 23:46:29: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
I honestly think this is truly scientificly based. Why? Well,suppose you shave a part of your legs, just for kicks, hair will grow back, and eventually it will catch up with the unshaved hair. Unlike hair and beard, body hair rarely grows over a inch, maybe. But body hair has also a life cycle, but terminal length exists. However a strand might be on its place for over a year or two, before it gets replaced. The interesting thing is: that strand takes about a month to grow. The rest of its life it will practically stay still. Unless you shave it, then it will grow that inch, and no more.
I think that the above article means that follicles are smarter than we think, and not that it materrs for scalp growth rate under normal conditions, actually follicles might be able to detect the weight, not the length, of each individual strand. Just an idea... it would explain why people are able to grow out undercuts with relative ease, they just have to wait a bit, but its very much within reach.
- Actually....
  Posted by Mick on June 24, 2003 at 09:29:19: Previous Next
  In Reply to: Not so fast.... posted by Santiago on June 23, 2003 at 23:46:29:
  All hair on your body grows at pretty much the same rate. It's just that some of the hair reachers it's "terminal" length and falls out. Your arm hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, etc., are replaced very frequently when compared to head hair.
  - Now THAT makes sense... (n/t)
    Posted by Treyn on June 24, 2003 at 17:55:33: Previous Next
    In Reply to: Actually.... posted by Mick on June 24, 2003 at 09:29:19:
    : All hair on your body grows at pretty much the same rate. It's just that some of the hair reachers it's "terminal" length and falls out. Your arm hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, etc., are replaced very frequently when compared to head hair.
Re: whaaa?
Posted by Hair Religion on June 23, 2003 at 23:48:23: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
What a crock!
That must be why so many women are going bald.
- Hair Religion
Re: Here I go again...
Posted by Nyghtfall on June 24, 2003 at 01:15:30: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
: ... does this sound right?
No, it's BS. Hair is dead.
Re: Here I go again...
Posted by ColdFlu on June 24, 2003 at 08:05:19: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
There is no research attached to support this "theory". So for now, this is a theory. My personal experience thus far is that it would appear that my sides are catching up to my back's length. Another observation is that it appears all of my hairs on the back are even at the bottom and that not all hairs are even in length since the follicles are in different locations of the scalp. Interesting nonetheless.
Re: yeah right
Posted by Oversurf on June 24, 2003 at 09:26:36: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:

That's some weird science. I would have responded earlier but I
only trimmed the toenails on one foot, became unbalanced and fell
over. I was almost became extinct!
- Now that's funny... LOL! (n/t)
  Posted by Treyn on June 24, 2003 at 17:53:46: Previous Next
  In Reply to: Re: yeah right posted by Oversurf on June 24, 2003 at 09:26:36:
  .
- Re: yeah right
  Posted by John L. on June 27, 2003 at 02:11:51: Previous Next
  In Reply to: Re: yeah right posted by Oversurf on June 24, 2003 at 09:26:36:
  ROFLMAO!!!
  -J
  :
  : That's some weird science. I would have responded earlier but I
  : only trimmed the toenails on one foot, became unbalanced and fell
  : over. I was almost became extinct!
Ha
Posted by Redleader on June 26, 2003 at 01:09:22: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
:
This is so false that it is funny. It sounds like the person who wrote it tried a bit too hard to make it sound "smart." Seriously, though, there's no way that is true.
This article is wrong
Posted by genetic_disaster on June 27, 2003 at 11:13:40: Previous Next
In Reply to: Here I go again... posted by Treyn on June 23, 2003 at 22:15:59:
This article combines Lamarckian evolution, with Darwinian evolution, to support the theory that cutting your hair a certain way will affect your outcome.
The problem with this, is that evolution takes MANY MANY years for its effects to be obvious. Another problem, is that Lamarckian evolution theory has been deemed false by many paleontologists.
This article is pseudoscientific bull-shit imho...although it sounds 'sophisticated' when you read it, if you really understand it, you'll see that it has many faults.

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