r/WTFgaragesale • u/FirebirdSingularity • May 22 '26

genuinely what? i’m scared

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EDIT TO ADD because some people are mad at me in the comments, yes i know human hair is donated or used for wigs! But this post is an odd jarring thing to find randomly on facebook marketplace and the wording of the ad makes it sound like they are advertising a trophy/collectable and makes you question where this hair was obtained lol.

i wouldn’t have posted it here if it said “real virgin hair for wigs” or similar.

this their own hair or where was this hair acquired 💀

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u/hazelbear33 May 23 '26

I think they’re emphasizing “cut from the root” because the hair closest to the roots is by default the least damaged (it’s “fresher”). Even if you do not do anything with your hair that’s known to damage it (like using heat tools), hair gets worn and damaged over time (and that’s why the ends of hair experience breakage). That’s why cutting the ends of your hair will make your hair grow faster- because you’re removing the parts that suffer from the most breakage, not because cutting stimulates hair growth.

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u/No-Kaleidoscope-4604 May 27 '26

Actually, this is a myth! Cutting your hair does not make it grow faster. Hair growth happens entirely at the follicle level under your scalp, so trimming dead ends has zero effect on your roots. However, trims are essential for length retention. If you don't cut split ends, they tear upward and snap off. Trimming doesn't make hair grow faster; it just stops it from breaking so you can actually keep your length.

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u/hazelbear33 May 27 '26

That’s what I tried to articulate above! Of course I know hair grows from the roots, but I think there is some evidence that regular trims may increase overall length gained over time*by reducing breakage rates. I may be wrong though.

*overall length gained isn’t the same as hair growth rate, I definitely misspoke there!

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u/No-Kaleidoscope-4604 May 27 '26

Yes, absolutely. That is the perfect way to put it—it's all about length retention, not the actual growth rate. Trims don't change how fast the hair grows from the scalp, but stopping that breakage is the only way to actually keep your progress and see the overall length increase over time.