Some Ridiculous Myths About Hair

Some myths about hair and hair extensions could make your hair stand on end. Even some professional stylists, who definitely should know better, help to spread these tales. Here are some of the crazier ones, and the truth about them.

1. You have to cut your hair to make it grow faster.
If only I had a nickel for every time I fell for that one! Cutting your hair will only make it shorter. Hair grows about 1/2 inch a month whether you cut it or not.

2. Hair extensions will cause bald spots in fine hair.
With fine hair, says Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Kimmie Lemard, hair extensions that are applied too tight, or are too weighty can cause breakage. Unfortunately, Lemard says, many stylists make extensions way too tight and use too much hair. Make sure you choose a licensed professional stylist, and make sure he or she takes your hair texture into account when deciding on the technique for applying and removing extensions. Read more hair extension FAQs here

3. Pluck one gray hair and three grow back.
Pull out one hair: only one grows back.

4. Eating the crust of bread will make your hair curly.
No one seems to know the source of this old wives tale, but all sources agree it’s pretty funny.

Sources: Top 10 Hair Myths, Snopes.com - Old Wives Tales, and LadyThrills.com’s 10 Ridiculous Hair Myths, Salon IQ

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