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October 7, 2017

Why Won’t My Hair Grow? Tips From The Experts

Why Won’t My Hair Grow?


Tips From The Experts here at the Top Salon in Chicago, Salon Envy.


“Why won’t my hair grow?” is probably one of the top questions we get asked here at our top salon in Chicago. Its from our clients that are trying to grow their own hair out or just trying to get their hair HEALTHY. They look back to a period of their life when their hair was once healthy. The best way to figure it out is to think about what are you doing now that is different from then? Highlighting your hair? Using the flat iron daily?

Let’s see what are the two reasons why your hair will not grow.


1) HAIR COLOR! Over-processed COLORED/BLEACHED hair continues to break at a certain point and won’t grow past that. This is the number one reason we see hair not growing with clients. It is bleached, or over-processed with hair color. The hair becomes very weak. It splits, splits, and splits some more. Imagine a strand of hair divided into 5 pieces, it becomes so brittle and thin it breaks off.


2) HOT TOOLS! The over-use of flat irons, blow dryer, & curling irons break down the hair into a very weak state and eventually it breaks. The second biggest reason why hair will not grow is because it is over-processed with the hot tools. You may be thinking, how can one blow dryer be that damaging? Well, the heat and damage to the hair over periods of time will break down the cuticle of your hair. Just like color breaking down the structure of the hair, the hot tools make hair weak and brittle; therefore, it can’t stay strong and healthy anymore and it breaks off.

There are many other factors that can affect hair growth: Hormone Imbalances, Health Problems, High Stress Levels, Poor Diet, Lack of or Over Exercise, Constant Tension (Tight Ponytails, Buns, Extensions) but these are our top 2 we have seen over the years.


If you are intersted in getting on a “Hair REHAB program”, where a stylist will genuinely help get your hair back to GREAT health, book your consult today.


773-880-5033 Salon Envy Chicago

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