The Growth Lab

A dozen emails. Two years apart. Different names, different hair types, different corners of the country. Same sentence, almost word...

"It's not falling out. It's just not there anymore." That's how a reader described her hair thinning in front, back...

A reader once told me she'd hit one of the more frustrating slow hair growth causes: her hair looked the...

Q1: Will edges grow back after braids/tight styles? Often yes, if follicles aren't scarred yet. Q2: How long do edges...

Nusrat sent me a photo one afternoon, no message with it. Just her shower drain, clogged with what looked like...

I get some version of this question constantly: "why won't my baby hairs grow past an inch, I've tried everything."...

Most people describe healthy hair when you ask them about healthy follicles. Thick strands. Shine. No visible scalp. That's not...

Most people asking "is my hair growing" aren't really asking that. They're asking whether it's getting thicker. Those are two...

Type "what causes hair thinning" into Google, and you're really asking something narrower. What's the one thing I need to...

Do Hair Vitamins Actually Grow Hair, or Just Support What's Already There Here's the question I get more than almost...