3 Ways to Grow Your Hair

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 09:13

Growing long, healthy hair takes determination and patience. Fortunately, there are ways to increase the chances of success. Take care of the health of your hair and watch your locks turn into long, beautiful braids.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Habits for Healthy Hair

Step 1. Check them regularly

Damage to the hair travels to the ends and can only be stopped if you get rid of it. Doing this regularly makes your hair healthy, from root to tip.

• Tick them every 8-12 weeks. It may seem counterintuitive, but trimming them even by just 1cm will give your hair a burst of energy, making it grow.

  If you see any damage before 2-3 months, trim it as soon as possible

• If your hectic pace doesn't allow you to go to the hairdresser often, invest in a pair of hair scissors and trim them yourself.
• If you have badly damaged hair, you have to get over it. Cut off any damaged parts - even if it means a lot of shortening. If they are too damaged they will not grow anyway.

Step 2. Wash them with warm water

Rinse them with fresh water. Cold water seals the hair scales by trapping nutrients, thus making them healthier. Hot water opens the flakes, releasing healthy enzymes.

Hot water can weaken the hair and make it fall out

Step 3. Brush them as little as possible

If your hair gets tangled after a shower, use a wide-toothed comb. The brush tears them off.

• Use a detangler to get rid of the knots.

  

• Hold your hair with one hand as you brush it. Stressing the scalp slows hair growth.

  

Step 4. Massage and stimulate

Just as our brain needs stimulation to grow, the same goes for the scalp. When washing your hair, take a moment and massage the roots for 1-3 minutes.

• If you have nails, don't scratch yourself! The skin is very sensitive and any irritation can block or slow down the results you want to see.

  

Step 5. Use safe accessories

Accessories with metal parts could get stuck in the hair, damage it or tear it. Not to mention the pain!

• Rubber bands are absolutely not good for tying ponytails. Anyone who has tried them can tell you why: they tear and break hair. If you have done the damage, fix it by cutting the elastic with scissors.
• Hair sticks and fabric rubber bands are usually safer choices. Anything you can pull off without dragging torn hair is a good choice.

Method 2 of 3: What to Avoid

Step 1. Avoid the heat

This means no hair dryers, curling irons, heat curlers, straighteners or waves. Heat damages the hair, from the cuticles to the tips. Better stay away from it altogether.

• The hairdryer is a quick remedy for wrinkled hair in the morning. If you have to, use it at the lowest temperature and stay on the tips.

  

• Use a heat shield if you can't help but style your hair with a heat tool.

  

Step 2. Avoid harsh chemicals

No perm, peroxide, and chemical straightening. If you have already colored hair, use suitable shampoo and conditioner.

• Dyes with a low peroxide content are less harmful than permanent ones, but using these products all the time will still ruin them. If you absolutely have to dye them, use a dye without peroxide or henna (not just for reds).

  

• The right products extend the life of the dye, so you don't have to redo it too often. Consider a small investment a life-long prevention tactic.

  

Step 3. Discard hairstyles that stress your hair

Many styles and hairstyles put a strain on hair and scalp. It is easy not to unnecessarily stress our hair. And even faster!

• Tight-fitting pigtails and super tight ponytails can lead to entire hairless areas if done too thick. They stress the hair follicle, and don't get nutrients to the ends.

  

• Extensions can be beautiful in the moment, but they will leave your hair worse than before when you pull them off. Adding anything unnatural to your hair slows its regrowth.

  

• Dreads cannot be untied. To get rid of them, you have to cut them. If you choose this path, remember that it is a long-term change.

  

Method 3 of 3: Extras

Step 1. Learn the ingredients of the products

Just as every skin is different, so are the hair. Keeping your hair clean and healthy with the right products sets the stage for faster growth.

• Some hair does not react well to the silicone found in most anti-frizz products. Try several and find the one that works best for you.
• Don't wash your hair every day. Natural hair oils nourish them - washing them off leaves the scalp and hair dry.
• Get a moisturizer. In addition to shampoo and conditioner, do a moisturizer a couple of times a month. The extra proteins ensure health and shine to the hair.

Step 2. Eat healthy

This means foods rich in iron, zinc and vitamin C. A diet for healthy hair is a diet for a healthy body. What is good for you is good for them.

• Feed your hair with iron-rich foods like spinach, beans, and meat. It is essential for oxygen to reach the hair follicles.
• Make sure your hair has the nourishment to grow with high-protein foods like fish, eggs, nuts, and soy products. Hair is made up almost entirely of keratin, a protein.
• Zinc protects hair from damage. Whole grains, oysters, peanut butter, and seeds are all excellent sources of zinc.
• Add fruits and vegetables to your diet. They contain vitamins A, C and E, which have antioxidants to keep skin and hair healthy.
• Never, never, never, go hungry. Refusing to give your body the essential nutrients it needs will not only make you feel weak and sick, it will block hair and nail growth and your skin will look dull, grayish.

Step 3. Manage your stress

Eat well, train and rest - these are habits that will keep stress at bay. Each type of intense stress can lead to different physical symptoms - including stunted or slowed hair growth.

• Your body is rich in nutrients. Unfortunately for your hair, they aren't the priority. The brain and other vital organs take precedence. Taking care of your body allows it to take care of you.
• Regular training produces high levels of endorphins. High levels of endorphins lower those of stress. If you don't want to walk the dog for his sake, at least do it for your hair.

Step 4. Talk to your doctor

If you notice a noticeable slowdown in hair growth, you may have a medical condition to deal with.

• Family or general history can affect hair health and growth. Ask your parents if there is a history of your family's medical history.
• Slowed growth or hair loss may depend on taking medications. Talk to your doctor about any side effects of the medications. Often, an alternative can be found.
• Check that you do not have a skin infection. They are easily cured and growth will return to normal once the problem is resolved.

Advice

• If your hair gets tangled while you sleep, use a wool scarf or hat.
• Use a good conditioner. Hydration prevents broken and damaged ends, which will push you to cut your hair, canceling all the progress made.
• Wash your hair every other day. Natural hair oils protect and strengthen them. If you wash them every day you weaken them.
• Take vitamin B supplements. A deficiency in this vitamin causes hair loss and weakening.
• Decide if you are ready for a long-term commitment. Hair grows about 1cm per month - adding 7cm means waiting six months. Turning a bob into a shoulder length means waiting for more than a year.
• To get longer hair right away while you wait for it to grow, try removable extensions.
• Use pliers, bobby pins, and headbands to keep hair away from your face.
• Find a photo of the length you want to achieve and look at it often. It will inspire you and help motivate you.
• Massage the scalp. Hair grows when the skin is healthy and has good blood flow. To stimulate her, use your fingers or a natural bristle brush. Avoid those with synthetic or metal bristles, they are too aggressive.
• Cut them back. It may seem counterintuitive, but when you grow them in layers, shortening the one behind will allow the front and side ones to keep up, avoiding the mid-phase, the most annoying one.

Warnings

• Avoid fixed extensions. Sticking them damages your hair as you try to make it grow.
• Don't wear ponytails, braids, or pigtails too often. Excessive stress on the follicles will increase hair loss.