Slow winter growth?

**jane_marie** · November 30th, 2019, 09:53 AM

I'm curious if anyone has noticed that their hair grows slower in the winter than the summer.

Between August and September My hair grew 3.5" but since the weather cooled off this month it's only grown around .5". Mostly, I've been eating the same...

Is slower growth in colder months "a thing"?

Thanks

**AmaryllisRed** · November 30th, 2019, 11:02 AM

Seasonal variation is definitely a thing. Search "seasonal growth" and you'll get some hits.

**jane_marie** · November 30th, 2019, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by AmaryllisRed

Seasonal variation is definitely a thing. Search "seasonal growth" and you'll get some hits.

Good to know it's a thing. I search using your suggested term but didn't see anything that fit... maybe I just needed to go back a few more pages?

Anyway, I'll trust you on it.

Edit - "seasonal growth rate" seems to be pulling some results. The LHC search engine is always so temperamental with me.

**Zesty** · November 30th, 2019, 11:16 AM

It is a "thing," so it may very well be happening to you. My own hair doesn't have any seasonal variation that I've noticed (though I don't measure at regular intervals). Of course, variation can also happen at random, it may or may not be because of weather. You'd probably have to observe over a few years to say for sure.

**AmaryllisRed** · November 30th, 2019, 11:32 AM

Here's one:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...d.php?t=142324

And another:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...ad.php?t=70272

And another:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...ad.php?t=61808

I use the white search box on the top right of the desktop version of the site. It takes me to a custom Google search which seems to work much better than whatever way I was searching before.

**jane_marie** · November 30th, 2019, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by AmaryllisRed

Here's one:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...d.php?t=142324

And another:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...ad.php?t=70272

And another:
https://forums.longhaircommunity.com...ad.php?t=61808

I use the white search box on the top right of the desktop version of the site. It takes me to a custom Google search which seems to work much better than whatever way I was searching before.

Okay. Thanks. Sorry. I used the advanced search and it didn't work well but when I just typed "seasonal growth rate" into the box without the advanced search it went much better.

I swear that search box has an issue with me. Sorry to be a bother.

**shelomit** · November 30th, 2019, 12:07 PM

When I put in henna in the spring my roots are usually only half as long, or even less, as when I do it in the fall. For me the difference is really dramatic!

**Laurab** · November 30th, 2019, 12:50 PM

Huh, how odd.
Is this weather related entirely?
I haven't ever paid attention to this.
But I live in Florida, so it's always warm. I don't know if I would see any difference.

**Sparkles122** · November 30th, 2019, 12:52 PM

I feel like mine is opposite. Way slower in the spring/summer months and way faster in the fall/winter

**AmaryllisRed** · November 30th, 2019, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by jane_marie

Okay. Thanks. Sorry. I used the advanced search and it didn't work well but when I just typed "seasonal growth rate" into the box without the advanced search it went much better.

I swear that search box has an issue with me. Sorry to be a bother.

No need to apologize! I just wanted to add the links because the search *is* notoriously tricky.