Comments on: The Reason Armpit Hair Doesn’t Grow Down To Your Knees http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/25/134/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robin http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/25/134/comment-page-1/#comment-36871 Robin Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:43:56 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=134#comment-36871 Beauty Brains writes: [quote]Vellus on the other hand are short hairs (a millimeter or less) they are very fine, and they have a very short life cycle, which means they spend most of the time in the Telogen phase. That also means they’ll never grow as long as scalp hair. These very fine hairs are found on “hairless” parts of the body like arms and legs. (Ok, those areas aren’t hairless, but they kind of look hairless because the hairs are so tiny and fine.)[end quote] OK I don't know about the rest of you but my leg and underarm hairs definitely get a lot longer than one millimeter. Not long like head hair, of course, but 1mm can't be accurate. Nobody would shave or depilate if this was the case. Beauty Brains writes:
[quote]Vellus on the other hand are short hairs (a millimeter or less) they are very fine, and they have a very short life cycle, which means they spend most of the time in the Telogen phase. That also means they’ll never grow as long as scalp hair. These very fine hairs are found on “hairless” parts of the body like arms and legs. (Ok, those areas aren’t hairless, but they kind of look hairless because the hairs are so tiny and fine.)[end quote]

OK I don’t know about the rest of you but my leg and underarm hairs definitely get a lot longer than one millimeter. Not long like head hair, of course, but 1mm can’t be accurate. Nobody would shave or depilate if this was the case.

]]> By: thebeautybrains.com » Blog Archive » Big Bad Baby Hairs http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/10/25/134/comment-page-1/#comment-22134 thebeautybrains.com » Blog Archive » Big Bad Baby Hairs Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:27:13 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/?p=134#comment-22134 [...] Seriously though, there’s really nothing you can do to make your “baby hairs” grow out. Their size and shape are determined by the genetics of your hair follicle. Some types of hairs are “programmed” to only grow so think and so long. You can read more about it in our post on “Why Armpit Hairs Don’t Grow Down To Your Knees.” [...] [...] Seriously though, there’s really nothing you can do to make your “baby hairs” grow out. Their size and shape are determined by the genetics of your hair follicle. Some types of hairs are “programmed” to only grow so think and so long. You can read more about it in our post on “Why Armpit Hairs Don’t Grow Down To Your Knees.” [...]

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