stylists

HAIR 101 AND MORE

Hair Growth and Loss
A typical hair consists of the shaft, which is the part you can see, and the root, which resides in a hair follicle. The hair shaft is nonliving tissue and, only matrix cells in a region at the root, surrounding what is known as the dermal papilla, grow and divide, gradually pushing the elongating hair outward. The number of hairs on a person’s head varies by hair type and race, but a typical range is 100,000 – 150,000 hairs on the scalp.

Each day, an average of 50-100 hairs fall out of hair follicles as part of the normal growth process. Hair that is lost is continually replaced by new hair, which grows in a cycle.

When the hair growth cycle is disrupted, and more hairs are lost than regenerate, then thinning hair and possible baldness result.

Thankfully, MONAT has the solution to hair thinning and loss with our Treatment Systems designed to combat cycle disruption, boost cellular turnover, and aid in regeneration and growth.