| [quote:post_uid8="IdaMAN"]Fact: Shaving your hair on any part of your body does not cause it to grow in thicker then it was. it is impossible. The hair is dead and does not grow from the point it is cut, it grows from the root.[/quote:post_uid8]
You're right and wrong.
You're right that in that you are only born with a certain number of hair folicles. However, the folicles themselves can grow back with a thicker appearance.
Natural shape of a hair folicle:
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Shape of a cut folicle:
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And it grows back like this:
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In some people, that flat end will make hair look much thicker. There's your daily lesson on the human body. |