by Helen Mena

Created on: September 09, 2009   Last Updated: September 13, 2009

Exceptionally, I have always had long hair. And as always, it is very long and a bit of a hassle to deal, what with its thin strands tying themselves together creating the horrible problem of knots, that, as always, give their own amount of pain when it needs to be combed and fixed. And because of knowing this and being the daughter of someone who is a cosmetologist and studied everything that has to do with beauty, and in other words, is a beauty advisor, I have had my hair cut in many, many forms. I have experienced side swept bangs, fringe bangs, and just plain long hair.

In this way, I can explain to you how cutting your hair does grow it out, though it depends on how much you cut, how you cut it, and who does it.

I once tried to grow my hair very long to donate to cancer. I asked my mother to help me grow it out. She told me that the best thing i could do was to cut it a couple inches, and that by doing that, my hair will grow longer and faster than it would usually. Taking this in, I agreed and begun the process.

My hair was up to my lower back, nearing my hips. It was cut about two inches, which left it at about the middle of my back.

In the next two weeks, my hair had grown about 3 inches below my waist.

Now, this may not work for everyone, but it certaintly worked for me! My hair grew long and strong. As naturally, my hair grows quickly, I found this amazing growth to be both fantastical and crazily wonderful!

But this also depends on the person who cuts it. Have you ever heard of people who have a green thumb for growing plants? Almost the same applies for hair. In some way, the person should know what they are doing, and have a talent for it.

If you cut too much hair, it might not work, as my mother would have cut more if it could grow even longer. Logically, you won't see any improvement if you cut your waist-long hair to your shoulders. Why? Because the hair will grow, but it has to create more hair and grow back to how it was.

All in all, this works, but you need to know what you are doing first!

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