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Okay, so I already know that, whilst hair generally grows one-and-a-quarter centimetres (one-half-inch) per month, individuals will experience slower or faster growth depending on a bunch of variables: genetics, overall health, health of hair, etc.
But is it normal to experience significantly different growth rates on different parts of the scalp? Specifically, I part my hair close to the centre of my head, and I find that the two locks that frame my face on either side seem to grow much slower than my hair does generally. I've had a few trims where we left those two bits untouched in hopes that they would 'catch up' with the rest but they do not.
Is it normal to have different growth rates on various parts of the head? And do others find that these two locks specifically (at the front hairline astride the centre part) grow particularly slowly? On the surface it would seem so, because I've observed that many men and women who tie their hair back in a ponytail - as I do most of the time - will have those locks hanging freely at times.
Thoughts from your own experience? I would love to know.
All the best...
Don
Yup. Hair near the edges tends to grow slower and have a shorter terminal length. Hair near areas of baldness or incipient baldness will also grow more slowly and also have a shorter terminal length. My longest hairs are located at the center or the back of my head...those get to 48" or more, the hair that would be my bangs tapers out around 30-36"...the top of my sideburns only get to 6". Never grew my mustache or beard long enough to get a feel for the terminal length.