5 Hair Myths Debunked!

As halloween approaches multiple spooky myths emerge, including those surrounding hair. These hair myths reflect our fears and curiosities about beauty and identity.

• Cutting your hair makes it grow faster

  Cutting your hair is essential for eliminating split ends and for it to maintain its health, but cutting it every month will not make it grow any faster. The growth happens at the scalp and is determined by factors like genetics and overall health.

• Plucking one grey hair will make more grow

  Plucking a grey hair doesn’t make more grey hairs grow. However its best to avoid plucking those pesky little grey hairs because it can actually damage the hair follicle.

• Brushing your hair 100+ times a day makes it healthier

  Over-brushing your hair will cause damage and breakage. Its more important to brush gently from your ends to the top as you get the tangles out, and try to brush you hair only as needed.

• Bleaching your hair ruins it forever

  Bleaching your hair does cause damage due to it stripping your hair of its natural color, but it doesn’t ruin your hair “forever”. With the proper care you can restore some of the moisture and protein your hair has lost.

• Split ends can be repaired

  No type of products can truly repair split ends. Once the hair is split the only solution is to trim it completely off, while most products can temporarily smooth the appearance of your split ends, they don’t heal the hair.