How to Use hair follicle in a Sentence

hair follicle

noun

• Otherwise, the next best tip is to exfoliate often to slough away dead skin cells that can cover the opening of the hair follicle.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
• This was to close the hair follicle, because the shave was over.
  — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 10 Oct. 2017
• With the laser, the hair follicle is damaged over time and can not grow back.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 17 Aug. 2023
• Hair type, from pin-straight to kinky, depends on the shape of the hair follicle itself.
  — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
• First, Jessie B preps her pubes with a trim, followed by a soak in the bath to soften up the hair follicles.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 12 June 2018
• Simply put, a healthy scalp leads to healthy hair follicles and healthy hair.
  — L'oréal Blackett, refinery29.com, 14 July 2023
• The spiral shape of the hair follicle and hair shaft predispose the hair to breakage.
  — Loren Savini, Allure, 12 Nov. 2020
• One way to prevent the hair follicle from getting plugged is to use a good face wash, Mark said.
  — Madison O'Connor, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2020
• The cap will trap in steam that opens up hair follicles, so your hair will really soak in the good stuff in the treatment.
  — Jillian Ruffo, Seventeen, 7 Nov. 2017
• This stops the hair follicle from growing hair, and the existing hair should fall out.
  — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 26 Apr. 2022
• The cap will trap in steam that opens up hair follicles, so your hair will really soak in all that good stuff.
  — Jillian Ruffo, Seventeen, 28 Nov. 2018
• But Vaughn said hair loss can even result from a scar, which destroys the hair follicles.
  — Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024
• They were covered with tiny freckle-size dots of blood trapped under the skin at the hair follicles.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
• These actions can damage the hair follicle, and once it's harmed, the strand doesn't always grow back.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2020
• The laser seeks out pigment in your skin, which is typically found in the base of your hair follicle.
  — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 23 June 2020
• The most common is a urine test, but there are also blood tests, hair follicle tests, and saliva tests.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
• These options can prevent injury to the hair follicle and help get the hair growth cycle back on track.
  — Essence, 23 June 2021
• Stem cells were identified in other adult tissues throughout the body: in the skin, in hair follicles, in the gut — and a few months ago, in bone.
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Dec. 2018
• Bobby the leopard gecko can store water and food in his tail, while Chilly the chinchilla has up to 80 hairs in each hair follicle.
  — Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 17 May 2018
• The use of hair follicle testing was denied at least twice by Navy leaders over that time.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2023
• Once the hair was plucked and forcibly aged, the number of hair follicles with melanocyte stem cells stuck in the follicle bulge increased to nearly 50%.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• Tight ponytails can certainly pull your hair out of the hair follicle and is a common cause of hair loss.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2019
• There are two types of sebaceous glands: Those that are connected to a hair follicle, and those that are not.
  — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 2 Apr. 2021
• Each hair follicle on the breasts has been carefully placed and measured.
  — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 7 Mar. 2018
• Placing your tool at the end of a hair follicle heightens the chances of breakage when targeting hairs.
  — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2023
• Shave in the Direction of Hair Growth Pull the skin taut and shave in the direction of your hair growth to avoid irritating the hair follicle.
  — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Teen Vogue, 9 Mar. 2020
• This can help wash away any bacteria that can upset the hair follicle.
  — Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 28 Oct. 2020
• Ingrowns can also be the result of pressure on hair follicles, so the collars of men's shirts often cause them in the beard/neck area.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 18 June 2019
• Telogen, or shedding, is one of the three phases of the hair follicle growth cycle.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2020
• Traction alopecia as a result of tight hairstyles that pull on the hair follicle affects a third of Black women.
  — Lola Christina Alao, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024