How to Make Facial Hair Grow Faster & Thicker

For a thick, full beard, eat a healthy diet and get plenty of sleep. Don't shave or trim the beard, allowing it to grow in nice and full. Take the vitamin biotin, which will help promote hair growth.

Amanda Tromley
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Melatonin & Hair Growth

Melatonin is a hormone produced in the brain, and is most well known for its role in the sleep-wake cycle. Topical application of this hormone is also being studied to treat hair loss. While more research is needed, preliminary data suggests melatonin may be beneficial to hair growth.

Jim Thomas
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What Causes Body Hair Growth?

Hair is a keratinous strand of material that grows from follicles in your skin. Hair plays an important role on your body for sensory, protection and temperature regulation. Although most people grow hair on the head, armpits, arms, legs and groin, other areas of body hair stem from other factors.

Chris Sherwood
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Eyelash Growth Cycle

Long, thick eyelashes are touted as one of the most desirable features a person can have. Thousands of products are sold to enhance the look of lashes, from mascara to lash conditioner to lash extensions.

Katie Regan
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Can You Grow Hair in a Week?

You can definitely grow hair in a week -- just not very much. Hair grows at a rate of 0.35 millimeters per day, so after seven days, your locks will be 2.45 millimeters -- or 0.01 inch -- longer. In a month, though, this adds up to about 1/4 inch of growth.

Andrea Cespedes
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What Makes Breasts Grow Bigger?

The most obvious cause of breast enlargement is puberty. During this period of a girl's life, the ovaries start to produce estrogen. This hormone causes fat to accumulate in the breasts. The accumulating fat causes the breasts to grow outwards until they reach their adult size.

J.D. Wollf
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Can Any Products Thicken Hair & Stimulate Hair Growth?

You want full, thick hair that is full of body, but you have thin, slow-growing strands that fall flat. “More” magazine states that you can stimulate hair growth and increase volume by using products that invigorate your scalp and follicles, as well as keep your locks moisturized and pampered.

Lynne Sheldon
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How to Make Hair Grow Fast With Household Products

Growing out your hair takes time, and patience sometimes wears thin. During the course of one year, your hair grows at different rates, with a majority of your strands in their active phase. During active growing, some of your hair is resting and preparing to shed. This is perfectly normal.

Sharin Griffin
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Propecia vs. Rogaine

Minoxidil is a medication that’s commonly marketed under the name Rogaine, and finasteride is marketed under the label Propecia. You might use either Rogaine or Propecia to help treat hair loss.

Sarah Terry
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How to Grow Back Damaged Hair

Damaged hair inhibits not only shine and suppleness but hair growth as well. Growing out damaged hair is difficult due to the constant breakage and splitting of your hair shaft. This damage only breeds more damage, leaving your ends frizzy and unmanageable.

Sharin Griffin
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How to Make My Nails Grow Faster & Stronger

If you've always envied women with long, natural fingernails, make your fantasy of having beautiful nails a reality. Your nails may break after they reach a certain length because they lack moisture or are too weak to grow any longer.

Megan Smith
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How to Stop Chest Hair Growth

For years, bodybuilders, swimmers and cyclists have been known to shave excess body hair on the legs and chest, claiming it can make them faster and lighter. However, removing chest hair has also developed into a vanity-related fashion statement. Models, actors and others now regularly sport baby-smooth chests.

Sharin Griffin
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