I don’t think this is relevant to that at all. This “pulling” is inside the skin still.
But I am also pretty confident that hair does not stop growing because of split ends. That feels like an “old wives tail”.
Presumably it's produced at the same rate but destroyed by drying out and cracking as it gets longer and has less access to oil, so it slows down and may find an equilibrium where it stays the same length.
Presumably it's produced at the same rate but destroyed by drying out and cracking as it gets longer and has less access to oil, so it slows down and may find an equilibrium where it stays the same length.