How fast does your hair grow per month?

[infinity_girl]

How fast does your hair grow per month :D? (please base this on your normal hair growth).

What do you think contributes to your growth rate?

Argh! I wanted this to be a poll. Anyone know how I add a poll?

[Manzanilla]

How fast does your hair grow per month :D? (please base this on your normal hair growth).

What do you think contributes to your growth rate?

Argh! I wanted this to be a poll. Anyone know how I add a poll?

I have never done a poll but when you are creating a new post if you go to the bottom of the page it says
Post a Poll
Yes, post a poll with this thread
Number of poll options: (Maximum: 10)
So you just mark yes and that is it I think! :D

[maborosi]

I'm thinking around 1/2 an inch usually.
During the summer, or when I'm on my vitamins and taking really good care of myself, it seems to grow a bit more.

~maborosi~

[PixxieStix]

Since I joined here at LHC, I've measured a dead even 1/2 inch a month, but I hoping with taking care of some vitamin B deficiencies and more regular exercise, it may improve. We'll see though, I hope at some point during every year I get a "growth spurt" like so many others where my hair will grow 3/4 - 1 inch a month! I'm soooooo close to brushing with shoulder, and hopefully that means I'll have APL hair for my wedding next year in July. :D

[Anje]

I haven't measured regularly, but based on henna roots, I'd estimate that it's a smidge over 1/2" per month. However, mine tends to grow in fits and starts. It's been known to get 7 inches/year while not growing for 5 consecutive months during that period, and once it did roughly 4" in 5 weeks (years before I measured at all).

[ashke50]

About half an inch most months, which feels slow at the time, but over a year is a decent chunk of hair!

[Hiriel]

I've averaged 1 cm or 0.4 inches/month since I started keeping track.

[GeoJ]

I measured my growth for 33 months, and had an average of 0.52" per month.

I stopped measuring this summer because I was upset about my shedding. Since then I have greatly increased the protein in my diet, and despite monthly 0.5" trims, my hair grew quickly grew past my goal length to the bottom of my knees. I just cut it back up to the top of my knees (I little above my goal length). So, now that I have improved my diet, it seems my growth rate may have increased (but I have not actually measured it). Maybe it was just a nice growth spurt, it's too early after my diet change to know for sure.

[MissManda]

On average, my hair grows about an inch per month, sometimes more. It's always been like that, too no matter what.

[Amber_Maiden]

I think somewhere between .5 and 1 in... hard to say really, because I keep trimming.

[DancingQueen]

I have not been measuring it, so I am not sure, but my hair grows extremely slow, I think less than half an inch per month. :( But it is very healthy on the other hand. I rarely get split ends, I trim every five months and last time my hairdresser said I barely needed a trim. :cheese:

[blondie9912]

My hair grows 1/2 per month so far, and I am very healthy and quite young :p

I can get up to an inch per month in the summer months, and I have a feeling that 11 hours of sleep nightly, being outside all day, and warm weather are the reason :D

On a side note, Monistat does not seem to be working for me :(

[Cirafly24]

I've been getting exactly 1/2" per month for a while now. Occasionally I get a bit more or a bit less. Overall it's about average.

[MinderMutsig]

On average a little over 1/2 inch a month but I usually only grow during fall and winter, then shed a lot and stall for a couple of months before it starts growing again during fall.

[Curly Hermione]

My hair has not noticably grown at all since I started taking care of it more than a year ago. :boohoo: Not that i've noticed anyway, and it's not like my measurements can be very accurate as the tightness of the curls can vary day to day, anyhoo, it looks the same length, if not shorter. :(
So I picked the first option.

[Ishje]

my hair grows 1 cm a month, witch is less than half an inch :)

[Shesta]

Summertime I get up to 1 inch and in cold weather... blah :( .. 0.5 inch.

[Avital88]

at the moment my growth rate is back to over 1 inch a month,my hair grows freakishly fast, what contributes is silica ,vitamins ,green tea and my amla bringharaja oil :)
oh and i do visualizing:)) not sure if it works but cant do any harm either

[Rebeccalaurenxx]

Is it bad to say I really dont know? My hair tends to grow about 1/2" - 1" in good months, but it stalls often. I wish I knew my yearly growth rate, but sadly I dont really keep track of that. Though i probably should. >.>

[caiti42]

My hair grows so slow :( I had it colored 8 weeks ago now and I still only have about 3/4 inch of regrowth.

[turquoisedays]

Mine seems to grow around the average rate, 1/2 inch a month, but lately since I've been taking biotin and keeping up with my women's multivitamin it's closer to 3/4 inch a month.

[Orangerthanred]

My hair doesn't grow. Or at least it feels like it's not.

[unheardletters]

My hair grows very slowly, less than 1/2 inch per month. Probably more like 1/5 of an inch per month.

[isabelx]

I get the average 0.5 inches a month. Some months I swear I get a bit more but it's probably just me wanting to see more :D

[jojo]

I grow hardly anything over summer, but get nearly an inch or more a month in winter. My growth averages 6" a month so thats normal growth, it just frustrates me that some months I get zilch!

[<3OnHerSleeve]

My hair used to grow less than half an inch, but a couple of months ago it grew over 2 inches in one month, then it's been slowing down to 1 inch a month. So currently I'm not sure, but I'm definitely not complaining :P

[Mesmerise]

Think I grow round about 1/2" per month. I don't really keep perfect track of it though and at the moment I'm sort of not measuring and just letting it be! I did keep diaries when I was younger and measured my fringe growth, so it'd be interesting to go and check that to see if I could figure out what my growth rate was then!

However, I have never had really fast growing hair (1"+ a month) and I know that for a fact, because several times in the past I've grown my hair from a chin length bob without cutting for a year, and it just never got THAT long (which would probably be about BSL after 12" of growth).

[longhairedwolf]

Based on measuring the length of my grey roots and doing some quick math, I get approximately 10 inches per year.

[summerjade]

My hair grows so slow !! No matter what I do, it is about 1/4th inch per month. I am so envious of you that grow more than that !!

[leslissocool]

My hair grows quickly, though I shed a lot...

[SilentGuardian]

Usually half an inch. Sometimes I get random growth spurts where it grows maybe an inch a month. It hasn't happened this year, though

[Mountaingrrl]

Typically mine grows 1/2" a month. The last couple of months have been slower, though.

[AcornMystic]

My hair usually grows a wee bit more or a wee bit less than half an inch, depending on how much stress i've been under and/or how much I've been eating/what i've been eating.

With my routine though and supplements it has been growing .75 which of course has me thrilled. :D

EDIT: I just realized, reading my post there. Before I started taking supplements and massaging my scalp so often and using the tips and techniques advised by LHC... I'd had experiences of almost .75... I wonder if my hair naturally grows that... and I have just been taking supplements which have helped with a deficiency and maybe the scalp massages have helped with blood circulation since I don't have the greatest (I'm not exactly the most physically active). I've been in a pretty tight situation financially, fairly stressed out about what I was going to do, and haven't been eating the greatest. I just got a full-time job a couple days ago, which is a blessing no longer being so reliant on a job that is on-call, so things will hopefully change. :D

[Springlets]

My hair grew 5.5 inches from June-October which is 4 months (I realized after creating a thread titled 5 inches in 5 months, lol, not so good with the math I am).
That puts me at about 1.37 per month. :cheese:

Yesterday was my half of the month mark (for taking pictures) and some of my locks are already at the inch mark! Seems to be that half of it grows during the first part of the month and the rest catches up during the next part. Hair is funny. :)

[Lucky]

Generally speaking, 1/2 inch per month, sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less. I haven't been measuring very precisely the past couple of months, but I have been taking pictures and my growth rate is pretty good right now, possibly more than 1/2 inch per month. I've been taking biotin, MSM and evening primrose oil supplements, on top of (trying to) eat right and exercise, all that stuff.

[kanaka]

Usually my hair grows 1/2 inch a month but sometimes it may be more than usual or can be 1inch

[jennescence]

My hair grows an inch per month. It doesnt help me right now tho because my ends are breaking from a bad bleach job i did a while back. So it feels like its not growing at all.

[Rhodugune]

I get about half an inch a month...I really like my hair, this is the only bad thing about it.
I'm more than happy with the colour, thickness and texure, so I wouldn't change one of those for more growth.

But more growth would be nice, so I'm taking vitamins, drink alot of rooibos tea, and I'm trying the Monostat treatment right now, so far no more extra growth.

[misspurdy06]

I get like 3/4 of an inch a month. Less if I workout less.

[Malaguena]

My hair grows a steady 1/2 inch a month, no more. I voted less than 1/2 inch, because that is the maximum my follicles can push :D

[anka.ch]

I get a bit over half an inch (1.5cm) a month. I noticed that in the summer months more in the winter less...

[blondie9912]

My hair grew 5.5 inches from June-October which is 4 months (I realized after creating a thread titled 5 inches in 5 months, lol, not so good with the math I am).
That puts me at about 1.37 per month. :cheese:

Yesterday was my half of the month mark (for taking pictures) and some of my locks are already at the inch mark! Seems to be that half of it grows during the first part of the month and the rest catches up during the next part. Hair is funny. :)


How on earth did you get it to grow so fast!? Share your secret!! :cheese:

[Kristin]

I wish cheese was an option. :( I have no idea about my growth rate; I trim and henna at least once a month, so it seems to grow slooooowly, but I'm pretty sure it's an illusion.

[Springlets]

How on earth did you get it to grow so fast!? Share your secret!! :cheese:

We make an awesome sun tea at my house that includes Rooibos tea, and I try to drink 2 large cups of that everyday. Also I take adult gummi vitamins. :D I avoid using blowfryers and such but I do dry my hair in the sun when I can.

Other than that, I'm not sure if it's anything except genetics. I tried taking Biotin for a bit but it didn't really seem to do anything. :shrug: I have no idea if my growth has increased or not as I didn't pay attention to how much my hair grew before I joined LHC. I think I'll start documenting the growth week by week.

[jacqueline101]

I've grown an inch in a month. I've never really kept up on my hair growth.

[Macaroni]

It's a steady 1/2". I can tell by my roots :).

[MrsGuther]

My hair grows at a steady rate of 3/4 inch per month. Not too shabby of a growth rate. ;)

[honeydippedxo]

Typically 1-1.5 inches per month but sometimes I can get 3 inches in one month.
My theory is rice is hair magic.

[sun-kissed]

We make an awesome sun tea at my house that includes Rooibos tea, and I try to drink 2 large cups of that everyday. Also I take adult gummi vitamins. :D I avoid using blowfryers and such but I do dry my hair in the sun when I can.

Other than that, I'm not sure if it's anything except genetics. I tried taking Biotin for a bit but it didn't really seem to do anything. :shrug: I have no idea if my growth has increased or not as I didn't pay attention to how much my hair grew before I joined LHC. I think I'll start documenting the growth week by week.

Rooibos tea gave me crazy growth as well. :D I've been lazy and haven't been having it for the last two months, but I think I need to start drinking it again, I'm beginning to get my winter stall.


I'm guessing my normal growth rate is less than 1/2 an inch a month, but I've never really measured.

[Metallia]

Currently around .5" per month, but I've recently changed my hair care routine, in addition to the diet/fitness changes I've made in the last 6 months. I'm hoping it starts growing more quickly, I have some new growth I need to grow out... it's currently frizzing about near my crown.:?

[spidermom]

The last time I kept track of growth (about 2 years ago), it averaged out to 2/3 inch per month, but that included some months of seeming to shrink and other months of "holey cow; I can see my hair growing!"

[Vanilla]

I average around 1/2 inch a month. I don't measure every month myself, just every 3 months or so and average out the growth.

[Ligeia_13]

Less than half an inch. One centimetre if I get lucky.

[Loreley]

It usually grows 1 cm per month, so less than half an inch. :(

[PinkyCat]

Typically 1-1.5 inches per month but sometimes I can get 3 inches in one month.
My theory is rice is hair magic.

Holy crap!! Please elaborate on this hair magic....

[PinkyCat]

1/2" to 3/4". I have yet to reach the 1" per month club.

[nena_shawty]

1 inch per month. Ever since I started using castor oil it has grown like wild fire .

[akilina]

not fast enough!!
usually its about a 1/2 inch a month which is really normal.
I just recently started taking a new supplement and being more diligent on taking my vitamins though :] well see from my roots...
id like to take biotin because it really does make my hair grow faster but it also gives me headache and zits from hell.

[infinity_girl]

Typically 1-1.5 inches per month but sometimes I can get 3 inches in one month.
My theory is rice is hair magic.

Please elaborate!

[coffinhert]

My hair grows ~1/2 inch a month. I exercise a few days a week and eat vegan, sometimes really healthy stuff and osmetimes crap like icecream for days. I take vitamins but not regularly. I wish my hair grew faster.

[LovingLife]

One inch a month curly :)

[Lissandria]

Dont think I have ever grown an inch per month but I have usually grown over half.

[CastaDiva]

My hair grows on average about 1/2 inch a month:) I don't do anything special to make my hair grow.

[Audhumla]

When I joined mid-August I was at 18.5" and now at the beginning of November it's 21" so looks like I'm on track for a 1"/month average :D

[Thalia]

Usually up to 3/4" per month, but when it is stressful at work, they sometimes do not grow. Over one year, the monthly growth was 1,33cm / 0,5".

[cnd0020]

I think I'm around .5 inch every 4 weeks. If I was more conscientious about working out and taking my vitamins, it might be even better than that!

Now, to retire my ruler for 2013...

[Meadowbloom]

currently it is 1,3 cm a month, approximately. It does grow faster in summer though but I haven't come so far yet in my hairgrowing!

[Modarunner]

I just recently started to measure my hair each month and was pleasantly surprised to find that it's been growing 1" per month. That's great since for the longest time I didn't think it was growing.

[aisha.christine]

I get a lot of spurts and stalls, so I don't have a constant growth/month rate, but as an average, I grow about .75 in a month.

[Helene]

My growth rate is typically 1/2 inch per month. I may get 3/4 inch during July only due to the climate.

[Kira94]

I'm not entirely sure how fast it grows, as I've only been measuring since I joined LHC. However, my hair has always grown super fast, and since I've been measuring it has been growing an inch a month. :)

[psychobilly5]

My hair appears to grow approx 1 inch per month! It could be a tad less as I haven't measured month by month.

[Cjatje]

Just measured... Since 30th of november untill now, it has grown 1cm!! Can it be?!

[Ki]

About 1/2 an inch a month, I think...

[PriscillaCherel]

I think 1.2/1.3 CM in one month! I don't know how much inch that is. maybe 0.6 inch?

[t_ballet26]

I only have one month of data, but it grew 1" in november and I am so excited.

[Callque]

1000 mcg of Biotin every day to every other day (gave me rash & acne so had to stop), overnight Castor Oil (1 tblsp, diluted with tea tree oil) one to two times a week, and 1-2 minute scalp massages every couple of days with a mini vibrating hand-held massager (BE GENTLE! It gave me a headache and nausea when I pressed to hard at the beginning) increased my growth to over 1" a month. I don't know what my growth rate was before, but now that I've gotten lazy with my routine my growth has noticeably slowed down.

[Nannanej]

Pretty much one cm exactly!

[almond]

About 1/3-1/2'' a month. I wish it grew faster :pray:

[Zinnia]

I decided a couple of months ago to start growing my hair long, I knew it grew quickly but I had never measured it before, so the first time I measured was on 6th Nov 2011 it was 57cm (22.4"). I trimmed off a tiny bit of the ends two weeks ago so when I measured it today 20th Dec 2011 it was 62cm (24.4").
I measured it 5 times because it seemed a little insane to have 2" of growth in 44 days even with a trim.

So I'm pretty sure my hair grows more than 1.5" in a month - which is a discovery I'm quite excited about! I can't wait to have long hair :)

[boofles]

I'm pretty sure my average is about 1/2 an inch per month, but recently it seems to be nearer 1 inch. I have started deep conditioning and S&D recently though, so thats probably why!

[ChristyCheryl]

My hair grows about an inch or more a month. I think it has something to do with the fact that I massage my scalp when I'm falling asleep. lol

[savfairy]

My hair grows very fast... Probably an inch to two inches. Its like it's on a growth spurt since I cut it and started caring for it lol.

[lanyzoldcipoben]

I think...2-3 cm.:)

[Renate]

Half an inch.. :(

[Shepherdess]

Now that I started paying attention, since I joined in February 24th, my hair has grown an inch :D So I think my hair might grow an inch or more each month.

[Debra83]

Not sure anymore, but I'll try to keep track next time I cover my roots!

[Olga-Freya]

Probably more than 1.5 cm but less than 2 cm.

[domisimone]

In the spring and summer my hair grows 3/4 inch, but in the fall and winter my hair goes into hibernation and grows 1/4 or 1/2 inch.

[blaketob]

I think my hair goes in spurts. One month it will be less than half an inch and another month could be up to an inch. It tends to stall when I need a trim.. I think. I'm starting to measure my hair every month so I can actually know more accurately

[vindo]

Mine grows 0.7" a month. Against popular believe, this is actually fast, considering the monthly average is 0.4" (not 1/2 inch, which happened by converting 1cm wrongly)

The fastest possible growth would be around one inch. It is not biologically possible for your hair bulb and follicles to produce faster growth, they would be bleeding. ;)

Reports of much faster growth are most likely either measuring mistakes or fairy tales.

[FrannyG]

My hair used to grow a reliable .75 of an inch per month for most of my life. Since menopause, it's down to .5 to .6 inches a month. This may be temporary, but I don't mind. It's still a good growth rate, and my need to trim the fast-growers is less frequent.

[MintChocChip]

Definitely less than half an inch at the moment a month. It tends to grow in spurts, I had an inch a month for a while, but that was nearly a year ago now...

[JohannaFTW]

About an inch, but usually grows more at the summer (hopefully!) :rolleyes:

[prettykitty]

I'm right around the half inch, or a little over. I trimmed about two inches in the last year, but still got around six inches of growth. :)

[Khepera]

For exactly one year as I was growing from APL I only did S&D, and I grew 9 inches overall, but hairs around the face and shorter layers didn't seem to grow much, so the layers spread out comically. My layers have always increased their width like that.

Lost some hair mostly around my hairline during a stressful event 6 months ago, some regrowth is only 2 inches, some is 4.5 inches, and there is everything in between. Makes for a great halo on windy days.

So I am going to say it grows from 0.33" to 0.75" per month... I would swear each follicle is variable.

[Shepherdess]

I'm excited because I just measured my hair today and it grew an inch of hair since June 14th!

Since late February until now, I have grown about four inches of hair. So it seems I have growth spurts every other month or so.

This is the record I have been keeping since I joined LHC (I forgot to measure in April and May, but I think my growth slowed down a little those months).

February 24th 2012. 43 inches long

March 18th 2012. 44 inches long

June 14th 2012. 46 inches long

July 19th 2012. 47 inches long

[ladylowtide]

I finally kept track of my growth (didn't let scissors touch my hair for a year), and it averaged out to:

.67" I averaged it out over a year because my hair grows in spurts.

[SurferB]

In the warm months, my hair tends to grow around 1.5-2inches per month. But, in the winter it's about 1-1.5 tops. Ideally, I think vitamin D from the sun has a lot to do with it, esp since moving to a colder state...ekk!

[catamonica]

About 1/2 inch per month.

[Debra83]

I grow hardly anything over summer, but get nearly an inch or more a month in winter. My growth averages 6" a month so thats normal growth, it just frustrates me that some months I get zilch!

Really Jojo???!!!!! 6" a MONTH?!!!! Could you please share your secrets!!!! :cheese::D

[bekstamonkey]

I get about 1 to 1.5" per month when I'm doing my 'poo bar and ACV regimen :)

[Jesabel]

Really Jojo???!!!!! 6" a MONTH?!!!! Could you please share your secrets!!!! :cheese::D
Hehe I think jojo perhaps means 6" a year if she's talking about a normal growth rate. Though, 6" a month sure would be amazing!
Oh, and my growth rate seems to average out at 0.5 inches but lately has been slightly more :)

[gthlvrmx]

My growth rate is now average, .5 a month. I just measured my hair and it's 5 inches long or maybe a little bit less in some areas. I guess I will have to wait longer before getting some places!

[Johannah]

Between 0.5 and 0.7" per month.

[veryhairyfairy]

After a year of no trims I gained exactly 6 inches of length, so I grow the exact average of 1/2" a month.
I remember a time when it only grew 1/4"/month because I was being very unhealthy in my lifestyle, and I remember being able to rev it up to almost an inch with too many calories and several protein shakes a day. But I'm really happy with average, and it's good to know how much I can cut off and still maintain my length. :)

[YGDW]

A little more than half an inch a month so far. But it's hard to say, because I have only been measuring for 2 months. :)

[Begemot]

At best I get a little over half an inch per month so pretty average growth.

[lapushka]

About 1 cm to half an inch a month, so *perfectly* normal. :)

[minaa]

An inch or so a month, close to 1.5 if my scalp is feeling cheeky. I may have bad eyesight and couple other problems, but at least I have great hair genes. ~_~

[Larki]

I don't pay attention to my monthly growth rate, but it seems like it grows fairly quickly.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Mine seems to grow anywhere between .25" - 1" a month, depending on the season and how well I am looking after my diet/exercise. Last year I grew 7.5" and have already grown 5.5" so far this year. (As at the end of October).

[diddiedaisy]

1cm a month, every month, without fail. Strange thing is it that it takes 3 weeks to get to 1/2 cm then chucks out the other 1/2 cm in week 4. It must take 3 weeks to rev itself up!!!

[AlKhazzaR]

It depends from which hair tonics I use, but it vary between 1 inch to 4 inch a month at best moments.Mine normal growth rate without boosts is little less than 0.5 inch.

[faeriehaerie]

sorry, double post

[faeriehaerie]

Since joining LHC (thanks!) it grows about 1 cm per month. A lot of years before it didn't grow at all. or more probable, it broke off and got ripped out faster than it grew.

[mira-chan]

About half inch per month. Sometimes it busts out 3/4 of an inch. It also didn't grow at all for one year.

[mariakatija]

1/2 inch per month. I don't do anything special.

[melusine963]

I'm pretty solidly at 1/2 inch a month, although I haven't really measured my hair in over a year so it might have slowed down.

[hanne jensen]

My growth rate is different from month to month, but my yearly average is 20 cm a year.

[TwilightShadow]

About 1 cm. Since I dye my hair, it's easy to see.

[swearnsue]

I get between 1/4 and 1/2 inch per month. When I first started taking DE, I got 3/4 inch for a couple of months.

[rhyebud]

My hair grows 2-3" per month. I'm not sure why it grows so quickly, but I do try to take good care of it.

[Sparklylady82]

I have been measuring for 7 months now and it seems to be 1/2 inch a month pretty consistantly. I did have a growth spurt over summer and got an inch for 1-2 months in a row. I had to microtrim a lot to get rid of damage or I'd probably be at MBL by now ;-/

[Ellaria]

My hair grows 1 cm every month, but at the moment I try the inversion method and hope my hair will grow faster.

[MINAKO]

recently it has been growing really slow, as compared to before where i could get 1.5-2cm per months. i considered that to be on the higher side of average. but now, barely 1cm per month and definitely not due to breakage issues, my hair has never been healthier in my entire life. but i surpassed my original goal length already by far, so i dont feel like stressing it. as long as i dont start shedding like crazy im alright.

[Eraisuithiel]

My hair is super slow (right now) at less than 1/2 inch because I got really sick and lost a lot of weight, but it used to grow about an inch and a half per month. It was glorious. Hopefully, I can get it back to that.

[silver curls]

1/2 inch a month at most.

[mermaid lullaby]

My hair averages an inch per month

[jpitt]

I think probably about 1 inch per month or maybe a bit less. I haven't officially measured this though.

[raemarthe]

My hair grows about .75 of an inch per month. Last year my hair grew 9 inches!

[erizabesu]

On average, I get between three-quarters and one inch per month, but I get quite the variation from month to month. Some months I'll get barely more than a quarter inch, and other months I'll get nearly two inches.

[Remi]

I think mine is just average.

[Nadine <3]

I dont really pay that close attention to it, but when I have measured it's always been a half inch.

[GummyMoocher]

Some months it barely grows at all, but gets big growth spurts around May and November.

[wanaberapunzel]

My hair hasn't grown since I was seven Im hoping with less stress and more regime it'll grow

[aanka]

I don't really measure it, but when I look at the photos of my hair, it seems like it grows half an inch per month.

[Ania.]

My hair grows so slow, i can see because trimming is so rare to happen. I grow less than half of an inch per month :( ♥

[Groovy Granny]

I average a half inch...some months a bit more.

[bed_head]

About a half an inch per month. Wish it was faster though :( then agai, that means faster roots!

[restless]

Ive never measured it with a measuring tape or the like, but I used to dye it once a month and could tell from my roots that it had grown around 1cm (a little less than half an inch). Nowadays I dont dye it anymore so I just guesstimate my growth and it has stayed the same.

[Brijna]

My hair grows about 1/2 inch per month, but in winter it will just stop at times whereas in summer it can grow more... (up to almost 1 inch).

[Anya15]

It's about 1.5 inches a month on an average I'd say. Last month it grew two inches.

[Mademoiselle]

mine grow 0,5'/month normally but it grow 1'/month from september to january (I wish it were so all year:disco::eyebrows:)

[lithostoic]

Idk like an inch? I don't measure.

[casiopeia]

It depends on the season. Between November and April it almost doesn't grow at all. Barely a centimeter a month. I don't even try growing during that period, I just micro-trim and maintain. In the summer and especially autumn it grows about 2 cm a month. An average would be 1.5 a month. I once measured the roots after one year from when I was growing out dye (long time ago) and it grew 18 cm in a year.

[parkmikii]

About 0.5 inches a month

[jlau1827]

My hair grows just shy of 1/2" a month. I wish it would grow faster but I'm glad it's not any slower :)

[brookse]

I think I get a tad over 1/2" a month - but I also think that my hair grows faster in the summer so it may even out over the rest of the year. Regardless it is growing and that's what matters.

[lithostoic]

I don't measure but it's close to an inch.

Lol I just saw I already commented.

[Tahnee]

About 1 to 1,5 centimetres. Depends on the season.

[HairPlease]

About 0.75" per month on average. Faster since I quit bleach.

[vampyyri]

.75" a month usually.

[Cg]

Erratic, but it averages ~ 6" per year even microtrimming every 6 weeks.

[WillOTree]

1/2 in to 1 in for me, closer to 1 in depending on how much water I am drinking and what I eat.

[Bea18]

my hair grows half of an inch to an inch every month, sometimes it grows more, but that's my usual growth per month.

[Alissalocks]

So far I'm averaging .5" but hoping better treatment will add up to more results over time. Also not trimming, only S&D.

[Jadestorm]

There's not a poll option for this, but: I honestly don't have a clue. I don't pay much attention to the growth and I never measure so that's why I really don't know.

[priinnz]

I have been measuring since I joined LHC 4 months ago and I think (because I dont trust my measuring skills), that it is growing 2 cm (0.8 inches) per month

[MotherofPhoenix]

I'm at about half and inch per month (maybe an nth higher). However my hair in the front grows faster for some reason.

[TatsuOni]

Around 1 cm.

[Dark40]

Mine grows 1 inch per month.

[Suortuva]

I have twice measured that it grows quite excatly 7 cm in 5 months. So it's a bit (but only a very, very little bit) more than 1 cm per month.

[Stray_mind]

I think it grows about 2 cm each month.
I think it's mostly genetics, as i don't lead a super healthy lifestyle or anything.

My mom's hair grows very fast too, but she keeps it short.

[sophia_]

My hair's been growing super fast (compared to the past) for a few months now and the only change (besides microtrimming but my short pieces are growing too and I don't trim those) has been regular exercise... I guess it's worth it for my hair lol. It's funny how I've disregarded all the other health benefits of exercise but now that I find it helps my hair I'm finally starting:cheese:

[Evana]

Maybe one inch within two months.

[Ylva]

I answered less than half an inch, because I thought my hair grew about 1 cm a month, but it actually seems to grow closer to 1.5 cm on average, so I guess I should have upped my vote. I'm not quite sure, it depends on the things I do during the month to increase my growth rate.

[Ligeia Noire]

I didnt really know so I had to check and do the math, I think it is around 1 cm to 1,5 cm but I am commenting here because someone shared this comment on my latest video


"Just for fun, try http://www.allvidzhaze.com/phptest/hairgrowth2.html which gives a couple estimates of your terminal length of your hair based on a couple formulas I found on the Internet."

I believe that website is from the founder of the tlhs the defunct german long hair forum... I do not quite know what to do the results.

[Singing Skies]

All I know is that my hair grows super slow, I don't know the actual speed of its growth since I just started my hair journey but I'd say about 1/2 and inch or maybe less a month.

[Margrit]

Less than 1/2 an inch per month.

[Ylva]

I didnt really know so I had to check and do the math, I think it is around 1 cm to 1,5 cm but I am commenting here because someone shared this comment on my latest video


"Just for fun, try http://www.allvidzhaze.com/phptest/hairgrowth2.html which gives a couple estimates of your terminal length of your hair based on a couple formulas I found on the Internet."

I believe that website is from the founder of the tlhs the defunct german long hair forum... I do not quite know what to do the results.

I... probably didn't do it correctly, because the result I got was shorter than what my hair currently is. :lol: And I'm not at my terminal length. But I don't know what I could possibly have done wrong either.

[Xu]

I don't measure it but i'd say a bit more than 1/2 inch per month. At this point i'm almost happy it doesn't grow faster so i don't have to go through the entire colouring ordeal as often.

[KameRose]

I said that my hair doesn't grow b/c i haven't had it cut in several *years* and has been terminal at TBL for the majority of those years.

[Ylva]

I said that my hair doesn't grow b/c i haven't had it cut in several *years* and has been terminal at TBL for the majority of those years.

That's probably because of breakage, though, and not because your hair isn't growing from the scalp. :) This poll refers to the growth from the scalp, not overall length gain.

[KameRose]

That's probably because of breakage, though, and not because your hair isn't growing from the scalp. :) This poll refers to the growth from the scalp, not overall length gain.

Ooooh, I must have missed that part. Most of the replies seemed to be talking about gains in length. How do you even measure growth from the scalp when you hair is terminal?

[Ligeia Noire]

Yvla I dont quite know what that is all about, it didnt make much sense to me either.

[frostedeyes]

My hair grows a little over 0.7 of an inch every month. Just measured.

[Lizabeth94]

My hair can grow as little as 1/4 inch per month to as much as 1 1/2 inches a month depending on my diet and supplements. 1/4 inch is when I'm eating low protein (40-50g a day) and taking no supplements. 1 1/2 is when I'm eating 150g of protein a day and taking hair and nail supplements. I'm currently in the middle, eating 100g of protein a day, and taking some low strength hair and nail supplements. I get about 1 inch a month this way.

[Ylva]

Ooooh, I must have missed that part. Most of the replies seemed to be talking about gains in length. How do you even measure growth from the scalp when you hair is terminal?

Sorry for my late reply, I haven't visited this thread in ages. I must say I have no idea when it comes to all virgin hair. My brain is still in sleep coma so it's not working properly either, though.

As an update to the topic of the thread, since I've actually been properly measuring my hair growth from demarkation, my hair seems to be growing 1.2 or 1.25 cm a month now. I've been taking supplements (multivitamin, collagen, D3+K2) for a little over a month and I eat relatively healthy in general. I do occasional scalp massages with or without oil. Nothing I do causes a major difference in my hair growth, only some millimetres. I don't experience stalls or growth spurts.

[lapushka]

I started FTL in January. It's now mid-March and I am 1 inch and a bit over FTL, so growth is going at 1/2 inch a month, just like normal and average.

I have to tell you, I have gone back to chin twice since I was here and once from hip to BSL (damage, dye, perms, henna, the lot) and I have *never* expected "spectacular" growth. Never ever. It is what it is, and I accepted it, I mean, that's the best you can do while giving your hair the best care it can get. Eat well, take care of it, that's all you can do.

And you'll get there in the end, if you are patient enough!

[Strwberryfields]

As of right now I have no earthly idea! I measured my hair and I’m at 25 inches. I’ll measure again June 1st, and mosey my way back to this thread :)

[Groovy Granny]

Posted August 14th, 2015, 05:35 PM

I average a half inch...some months a bit more.

Still growing strong :cheer:

[Stray_mind]

Up to an inch per month.

[illicitlizard]

Solid 1.5cm a month. Now that I've been loosely tracking for about a year I can pretty confidently say that :P Oh to get an inch of growth a month, sounds heavenly (unless you're dying in which case, what a pain in the butt)

[soldierssong]

I think it's about a 1/2inch, but I'll measure this week, and get back to you.
I've been taking vitamins recently, so I'm curious to see if that will make much, or any difference.

[LadyCelestina]

1,5cm = half an inch. I never measured it, only calculated average from roots, but it seems to have grown around 4,5-5cm (a bit under 2in) since my last cut three months ago, so I guess it's correct.

[Wusel]

When I do nothing, no masks, no conditioner, only sulphate shampoo 2-4 times a week (which is what I do when my hair is short), I get 1,5cm. When I start going crazy with vitamins, Inversion, masks, oils and other strange jazz, I get 2,5-3cm.

[hinabelle]

How do you guys measure your monthly growth? What section of hair do you use, or do you just do the standard LHC measurement (from front scalp)?

[Wusel]

How do you guys measure your monthly growth? What section of hair do you use, or do you just do the standard LHC measurement (from front scalp)?

I measure the middle strand from my bangs where my widows peak is. That's very precise.

[The-Young-Maid]

While I don't measure monthly; I do get a solid 6" or so a year. Its safe to assume I'm getting the average amount of growth.

[Dark40]

Mine grows an inch per month.
When I'm taking vitamins it will grow more too.

[bionicpaws]

When I started it grew only about a centimeter a month (4/10 of and inch). It seems like its speed has increased by about a tenth of an inch but I am yet to verify... just gotta wait a few more months to see the new average speed of growth.... :)

I have actually been using rosemary water on my scalp for about two months now so who knows!!!

[LongLocke]

I’ve been recording my bangs for a few months now (it’s an easy place to observe and i can maintain month to month consistency when measuring), and i’m consistently seeing 5/8” per month since November. I’ve heard that warmer months tend to see an increase in growth rate, so I’m curious to see if that’ll show up

[cinamio]

My hair grows less than a half inch most months. Although, during the summer I get closer to an inch.

[alewyn]

I get the standard 1/2 inch. I do feel like my growth speeds up during the warmer months, and will be curious to see what happens to my growth rate when I'm paying attention to it this year.

[lapis_lazuli]

Half an inch if I do everything right and no more.

[Sheryl]

My husband and I are both trying to get our hair to grow out fast. I'm going to get some Rooibos tea and drink it 2x a day. I'm also going to use castor oil and I'm planning to make a tea rinse from Usnea, rosemary, cedarwood, horsetail (for the silica) to use daily. I may add horsetail to the Rooibos tea. I might also add cedarwood oil to the castor oil. I will do these things without fail, I'm not too sure about hubby. I also take multivitamins with minerals and D3 supplements, living in the far north.

How often would you recommend using the oil massaged into the scalp?

[dragoose01]

I've been getting back 1-1 1/2 inch per month. The lowest I ever got was .75 inches. I don't know about the hair genetics too well in my family, but there's nothing that I know of that says that I should have a faster rate of growth than average. I'm thinking that maybe I am doing something wrong. I have been trying to incorporate pictures because of this but it is also hard to see growth because my hair is quite curly. Please give advice on how you measure your hair!

[Bri-Chan]

In normal conditions, 1 cm a month.

[foreveryours]

Seems to be just a hair over 1/2" here. Unless I'm looking at it

[embee]

I'm getting about 1/2 inch per month, certainly not more. I'm happy enough with that... the terrible shed of last year is growing out so eventually (should I live so long) my poor skimpy braid will be back to its normal thickness (which was pretty poor to start with).

[ashke50]

My hair used to grow about half an inch a month but I think I am getting to or close to terminal as it hasn't really grown much over the past couple of years.

[GoatLady]

I guessed that it grows a 1/2" or less. It doesn't seem to grow overly fast. Next year I plan to not trim and do beginning and ending measurements, so I'll know for sure at the end of 2023.

[Nefcerka]

Based on my recent measurements, it´s 1,5 cm a month. Now in summer it seems to be a bit more, 2 cm a month. Somehow I feel my hair used to grow faster when I was younger, but I have no data to support that. Maybe it´s just a feeling - I didn´t pay much attention to it back then.

[tuanyiji]

Depending on the season, health, and diet, my hair growth ranges from 0.5cm to 2.5cm a month.
I do measurement on the beginning of every month.

[foreveryours]

Since I first started tracking, 0.54" per month

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=49297&d=1690334779

[Nefcerka]

Superb chart! What is that setback this year? A trim or perhaps an error in measurement? Or a racer decided to go?

[Fiorentina]

My hair grows around an 1/2 inch per month, but I don’t measure it monthly anymore.
I’ll do it every second or third month and I am perfectly well with that.
Regards
Fiorentina

[foreveryours]

Superb chart! What is that setback this year? A trim or perhaps an error in measurement? Or a racer decided to go?

I don't trim but could be either. Measurement is "tricky" - which hair do you measure? But I think change in routine due to a move was the root cause. Climate change, i.e. the >20° F increase in average temperature, every, single, day (and night) I'm sure played no role :p. Currently in the middle of the most massive shed in (my) recorded history.

[tx jim hair]

my hair grows 4 inches a year