My only issue with her is stating 24" as the minimum one can expect. That's what I get from her statement "24+". So suppose I did EVERYTHING to the letter as she states and it just so happens I am one of those people with only a 2-year cycle.... And suppose my growth rate is normal 6" a year. I should expect to have 12 inches in 2 years of the strands that would have completed their cycle without any breakage. So 24 might never come to be.
According to the Trichological Society:
Hair Cycle:
Normal hair follicles undergo periods of growth (Anagen) followed by regression (Catagen), resting (Telogen), regenesis ('new' Anagen) with hair shedding.
No hair therefore grows continuously. This hair cycle, which dictates the ultimate hair length attainable by an individual, is explained under the following headings:-
Anagen: The period of follicle regeneration (folliculo-genesis) with active hair growth. (scalp hairs grow for 2-7 years).
Hairs in the anagen phase may grow faster during the early years. Average growth rate is 1-2 cm per month.
Catagen: the preliminary stage of the retrogressive catagen phase. During this changes may occasionally be seen above the skin surface with the naked eye: e.g. loss of pigment and the narrowing of the hairshaft accompanied by a narrowing and eventual loss of the medulla. During this short period of change (approximately 2 weeks) the follicle rests the dermal papilla stops production of new cells, the dentrites and melanocytes contract and melanin production ceases. The follicle and epithelial sheath contract and the hairshaft is ejected.
Telogen: the resting phase of the follicle which lasts for approximately four months. The follicle remains quiescent in its shortened state and awakens to regenerate with the onset of the new Anagen phase.
Exogen: The process of hair shedding. Whereas hairs may be shed at any stage of the cycle, the majority of shedding occurs during the 'new' Anagen phase.
I think if people want to honest with their marketing, they ought to leave out measurements and just state something to the effect of "how to optimize your hair growth"...or something like that. These promises of getting lengths unheard of on earth (<--OK I exaggerate) are not fair. Part of why I was sold on
Brenda's regimen (www.blackwomenrejoice.com) before I found LHCF is because her photos convinced me she had something good to share. Seeing where she started from and how thick and long her hair had become, I knew she really knew what she was talking about. It was also why I bought Cathy Howse's book.
We got, stylists, chemists, hair doctors, & before & after pics. to track progress. Not to mention the countless success stories.
, so should we be mad at Beverly if our hair doesn't retain length?
