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Re: [ot] Does shaving make your hair grow back thicker?

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From: revolution 9
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 09:55
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Roidy wrote in message <9jirdp$9e0$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au>...
>think about this.. when hair grows naturally, the point on the end of the
>hair is tapered.
>and if u cut this hair then the hair's point is going to be square, not
>tapered @ all.
>so maybe this has something to do with hair being thicker if it is not
>allowed to fall out naturally (but is cut instead).
>i assume that hair falls out naturally because otherwise my eyebrows would
>be as long as my hair. but my eyebrow hairs fall out gradually and they are
>all tapered.
>
>so my sugestion is that you let the eyebrows grow back, maybe they will
look
>thicker temporarily, but after some time the hairs will start to fall out
>and be replaced with fresh tapered hairs.

[snip]

that has been my argument,that thickness is only temporary due to the blunt
ends of cut hair. i seem to be getting a 5 o'clock shadow though :(

-emma

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