Why and how do some hairs “know” when to stop growing (e.g. eyebrows, arms, eyelashes) while others (e.g. scalp, beard) doesn’t seem to?

Question

Is it that they don’t know or the “threshold” is so long that we don’t get to see it very often?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Can somebody tell my eyebrows? They clearly did not get the memo.