The Three Phases

There are three phases of a hair’s life cycle, namely: anagen, catagen and telogen. The Anagen, or active, phase refers to the stage in which the hair grows continually - this normally lasts up to five years. The catagen, or transitional, phase refers to the phase in which old hair becomes dormant (stops growing) and a new hair begins its growth. This stage lasts between two and three weeks. The telogen, or resting, phase refers to the phase in which the new hair forces the old hair out from the follicle. This takes between ten to twelve weeks. To summarise: anagen, catagen, telogen. First, second, third. Looks like I’ve stalled in second...