While genetics can play a big role in the health, thickness, and overall appearance of your hair, other factors can also affect the speed or length in growing your hair. There are plenty of remedies, hair supplements, foods and products out there to help with this journey, so let’s take a look at the top 5 tips to growing your hair.
Essential oils
Essential oils are packed with benefits, ranging from a sweet smell to growth activation. These oils can also be used in a variety of ways to fit around your lifestyle or hair needs. Here’s a few ways to use essential oils in order to help the growth, fullness and health of your hair.
- Massage the oil into your scalp
- Use as a hair mask and leave in for many hours or overnight
- Apply to the ends of dry hair
Using oils such as coconut, jojoba, castor or argan not only leaves your hair feeling smooth and looking shiny, but also provides you with a range of natural vitamins such as vitamin E and omega.
Taking care of your scalp
When you’re trying to grow your hair, it’s vital to consider the place it’s routing from. As the scalp is the place which activates hair growth, keeping this healthy and nourished is key. Introducing proper scalp care will impact the rate your hair grows, the health of the hair and overall feel. Using products such as a scalp massager, scalp mask, oils and serums can also help to reduce dandruff, hair loss and dryness.
Wearing protective hairstyles
The way you style your hair on a day to day can take its toll on the growth and general health of your hair. Hair that is typically left down is prone to tangling up and drying out at the ends, whereas loose braids, twists and rolls offer a long lasting, protective approach.
The way you style your hair can also depend on your hair type. So finding this out and researching your own hair properly can help with every aspect of the growing process.
Vitamins and supplements
Although there are endless natural options to go down, opting for a daily supplement to give your hair a boost is ideal if you’re struggling to get all your vitamins and minerals in. As these supplements contain all the right ingredients, they can offer a quick, healthy solution for fast growth. These vitamins also often come with other benefits such as hair, skin and nail growth or multivitamin formulas.
Getting regular trims
I know what you’re thinking, why would I cut my hair if I’m trying to grow it? It’s a well known fact that if you’re wanting long, healthy hair, getting frequent trims is essential. This doesn’t mean chopping it all off and starting over, instead, it removes dead ends and stops your hair from breaking further up on the strand in the future. Keeping split ends in your hair will make your hair look thinner and also keep the strand from getting longer past a certain point. It’s recommended to get a trim every 10 to 12 weeks in order to prevent split ends and keep your strands as healthy as they can be.
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Sebastian Dean, Director, GummyHQ, https://www.gummyhq.co.uk/
