India, April 24 -- Most people try a hair treatment for a few weeks, see no dramatic change, and either panic or give up. But the challenge isn't always the treatment; it's that many individuals may not know what "working" with hair looks like.

Hair is slow. The cycle from follicle activation to visible strand takes months, not weeks. So evaluating a treatment requires knowing what to look for, when to look for it, and which signals progress and which may not indicate meaningful change.

Understanding the hair growth cycle first

Before evaluating any treatment, it is helpful to understand how hair grows. Hair goes through three phases: anagen (active growth), catagen (transition), and telogen (resting and shedding). At any given time, r...