Baby’s Hair and Hair Cut

Some believes that it is not good to have a child’s hair cut before the age of one year but nowhere in the scientific literature can one find a medical basis for this belief. Cutting the hair of a child who is below one year old has no effect whatsoever to his physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

The growth of hair is normal in all individuals. It begins as early as the third month of fetal life. Each hair grows in a follicle which is composed of epidermal cells.

Hair follicles are distributed throughout the skin, except in the palms, soles, lips and glans penis. The hair on the head has an almost continuous rate of follicle activity; each hair being replaced almost as soon as it reaches its full length. Scalp hair usually grows on the average of .35 mm a day. It takes about four years for a hair to reach its average length about 28 centimeters.

For babies, it is a must that the hair be kept short and clean always. Otherwise, it will cause so much irritation to them, especially to their eyes. Mothers may certainly not entertain second thought on whether or not to have their babies hair cut.

(Source: Bato Balani , For Science and Technology)