It could be a harmless gene mutation. If you randomly find one long, dark hair, it may be that a single hair follicle diverted from its normal path. Atlanta dermatologist Angela Love Bookout, MD says, “The growth phase in a hair‘s lifecycle determines its characteristics, such as its length and diameter.
Why it’s happening: It could be a harmless gene mutation. If you randomly find one long, dark hair, it may be that a single hair follicle diverted from its normal path.
When women notice a black hair or two sprouting on their breasts, they want to know what could be the cause of this. Dr. Prystowsky continues, “Many women experience dark hairs on their breasts, usually during periods of hormonal change like puberty, pregnancy or menopause. “Generally this growth of dark hair (known as hirsutism) is harmless.
Q: There’s a random dark hair that grows on my chin. What the heck? Solitary hairs that are thick, dark, and coarse are actually very common. Most women have at least one somewhere on their body. They often pop up on the chin, but women can have one anywhere—the cheek, arm, belly button adjacent, you name it.
When nutrition levels in your body drop especially Ferritin, Vitamin B 12,Vitamin D or any minerals like zinc & magnesium your hair can go brittle and break easily. Hormonal issues like thyroid disorders, pcod, high testosterone or post pregnancy hair fall can also cause the hair to become coarse & brittle.
“When you have a sudden trauma of plucking the hair, you increase the blood supply to that area creating a stronger, thicker hair,” she says. The coarse, wiry chin hairs do have an official name: They're called “terminal hairs,” explains Dr. Vlada Doktor, a board-certified dermatologist at The Dermatology Specialists.
Straw-like hair is often the result of common hair care oversights, such as these: using drying and styling tools (dryers, curling irons, electric rollers, flat irons) at too high a heat setting. using heat-based drying and styling tools too frequently. shampooing too often.
It could be a harmless gene mutation. At any point, a gene mutation of a single follicle, due to trauma or environmental influences, can result in a longer, darker hair. And, once it has mutated, it will continue to grow that way.”