How to Make Your Hair Grow Longer, Faster, and Healthier
Every girl (and plenty of guys) love the idea of having long, flowing hair. For some people it can be hard to achieve, but there are a few things you can do to improve your hair's health and help it grow faster. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Wide toothed comb
- Good shampoo/conditioner
- patience
- vitamins
- healthy diet
Instructions
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There is no sure fire way to make your hair grow faster, there aren't any magic potions that will help you - just nature with a friendly boost.
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MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET. This is the foundation to having healthy hair (and healthy anything else). This means eating balanced meals with plenty of protein and iron (two of the buildings blocks for hair growth). You will also want to exercise regularly to increase your body's blood flow.
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TAKE A DAILY MULTI-VITAMIN. This will assist in keeping your body balanced and replenish any vitamins that you aren't receiving from eating. One of the first things to suffer from a poor diet is your hair. Take, for example, people with eating disorders - they tend to always have thinning, weak, and very unhealthy hair because the body is saving the nutrients for more important tasks.
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DO NOT WASH YOUR HAIR EVERYDAY. For some odd reason, people have been fooled into believing that you need to wash your hair everyday, and that is unhygienic to do otherwise - simply not true.
The natural oils in your hair are a vital part of protecting it and keeping it strong and healthy. If you wash these oils away with harsh shampoos(which is most of them), you leave your hair vulnerable to pollution, heat damage, and any other daily stresses that can do damage.
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INVEST IN "NO POO" SHAMPOOS. Normal shampoos can actually be very damaging to your hair, especially if you already have dry or damaged hair. Try a shampoo that doesn't have all the chemicals, try something from the DevaConcepts line.
Most shampoos contain Alcohol,isopropyl, which dries out hair, Propylene glycol and butylene glycol, which are petroleum plastics, and Sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate, which are detergents.
Deva products are 100% sulfate free and botanically infused with natural moisturizers.
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TREAT YOUR HAIR LIKE A FRIEND. One of the biggest mistakes in hair care is treating your hair like its invincible.
Try not to use heat styles too often - excessive straightening and blow drying will damage your hair, no matter how amazing the flat iron is.
But all the while, do invest in a good flat iron, it can do LESS damage than a cheap one. I suggest the GHD or the Chi.
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TREAT YOUR HAIR LIKE A FRIEND #2.
Avoid tying your hair in tight hair ties or corn rows - this can stress your hair and cause breakage. Try loose braids instead.
Especially for dry hair, try wrapping it in a silk cloth before going to bed, or invest in silk or satin pillow cases - your hair can snag on cotton and the cotton also dries out your hair.
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START WITH THE ROOTS. You can't have healthy growth if you don't have healthy roots.
Massage your scalp to increase blood flow.
Avoid styling that involves pulling your hair at the roots.
Keep your scalp clean and moisturized (this means lay off of the excessive hair products).
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REDUCE BREAKAGE. Often enough, your hair could be growing quickly but you'd never know if it keeps breaking off.
If you have split ends, make sure you get rid of them - trim your hair every few weeks. this also applies to damaged ends.
Always take time to detangle - use a wide toothed comb and start and the end of the hairs and slowly work your way up to your scalp.
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