Frequently cutting your hair makes it grow faster

This is an old but persistent myth. Cutting your hair frequently doesn’t affect the follicles in your scalp, which determine how fast and how much your hair grows. No amount of styling products, shampoo or haircuts have a real effect on hair growth. What influences hair growth and hair loss is the health of the hair follicle. Hair grows an average of a quarter-inch every month — whether you cut it or not. Getting rid of split ends reduces hair breakage, and breakage is what makes hair look thinner at the ends, so when you cut them off, your hair appears fuller and healthier.