Hair question

**zodiac66** · 17-09-2006, 03:27

I was pondering this today and since I am the lazy sort, why does the hair on one's head and facial hair for men keep growing yet leg, pit, back (eeww) and eyebrows do not? I always thought it may be from rubbing against clothing, but that would not explain eyebrows.

Sorry, I was bored at work today.

**Ash Housewares** · 17-09-2006, 03:28

would the hair on one's head reach a point where it would stop growing if left un cut? perhaps that length is just far longer than elsewhere and is seldom arrived at

**superdave** · 17-09-2006, 03:42

Originally Posted by Ash Housewares

would the hair on one's head reach a point where it would stop growing if left un cut? perhaps that length is just far longer than elsewhere and is seldom arrived at

let me get this straight...you are suggesting that each hair has a preset finite length?

zodi...if it is really quiet at work and things are going slow...try to see if you can hear your hair grow.

**zodiac66** · 17-09-2006, 03:44

That would not work. I spent too many years listening to loud bands. My hearing is not what it was when I was a whippersnapper.

**{KOW}Spazed** · 17-09-2006, 03:49

Originally Posted by Ash Housewares

would the hair on one's head reach a point where it would stop growing if left un cut? perhaps that length is just far longer than elsewhere and is seldom arrived at

http://www.thaifocus.com/news/stories/longhair.htm

I think it just keep growing no matter what. Keeping it from getting brittle and breaking might be a problem though.

http://www.hairfinder.com/hairquesti...w_hair_out.htm

That I think explains it though, your genetics just keeps that hair from growing anymore by stopping the anagen phase. Although that wouldn't explain it coming back after a shave.

Maybe they constantly grow and just fall out after reaching a certain length(which is determined by how many cycles it goes through).

**Dondrei** · 17-09-2006, 04:55

There must be some sort of biological mechanism that tells each hair how long to grow. After all, we have hair all over our bodies.

Head hair will just keep growing forever though, I think. Although if I understand correctly, once it gets down to your waist it grows really, really slowly. Or maybe it stops there, I've never seen or heard of anyone with hair longer than that.

**zodiac66** · 17-09-2006, 05:10

Crystal Gayle..the country singer had hair past her butt..I think.

**{KOW}Spazed** · 17-09-2006, 05:23

Originally Posted by dondrei

There must be some sort of biological mechanism that tells each hair how long to grow. After all, we have hair all over our bodies.

Head hair will just keep growing forever though, I think. Although if I understand correctly, once it gets down to your waist it grows really, really slowly. Or maybe it stops there, I've never seen or heard of anyone with hair longer than that.

Meg had hair down to mid thigh for a while, she cut it back to her waist though, sitting on your own hair hurts.