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Technician banishes unwanted hair from nether regions during Brazilian waxes
Choose Between Two Options
- $17.38 for one Brazilian wax ($45 value)
- $48.19 for three Brazilian waxes ($135 value)
Hair Growth: It’s Just a Phase
Waxing
works because the hair on our body grows differently than the hair on
our heads. Check out Groupon’s guide to hair growth to learn the science
behind strands.
Hair varies in thickness and length across our
body, from the head’s massive jungle to the knuckles’ tiny brambles. But
regardless of where it is, each strand of hair cycles through three
phases: anagen, also known as the active growth phase; catagen, or
transitional phase; and telogen, or resting phase. During the growth
phase, a new hair shaft sprouts from a follicle as its cells rapidly
divide and grow upward, forming tightly packed bundles rich with keratin
protein. Next, the transition phase kicks in for about two to three
weeks, during which growth stops and the outer root sheath shrinks,
anchoring the hair to the follicle as it enters the final phase. At that
point, the follicle lies dormant until the hair is shed and the cycle
begins again.
Not all hair grows at the same rate. On the scalp,
hair grows about 6 inches per year, with each strand spending about two
to six years in the active phase. Meanwhile, hair on the arms, legs,
eyelids, and eyebrows actively grows for a much shorter period—only
about 30–45 days—and spends more time in the resting phase, which is why
waxing these areas helps curb unwanted hair growth. Humans need removal
methods such as waxing because we don’t shed our hair all at once like
other mammals; our hair-growth cycles are random and staggered, whereas
other animals’ cycles are mostly synchronized.