Fun fact: you’re born with every hair follicle you’ll ever have in your lifetime – including 80,000 to 120,000 on your scalp. The root from which hair grows is located at the bottom of a follicle under your skin. Blood from your scalp travels to the follicle, where it oxygenates and nourishes the hair root to encourage hair growth. Your hair will pass over the oil gland as it develops through your skin. Your hair’s lustre and softness are a result of the oil that is produced by this gland.
It is true that genetics play a role in maintaining healthy hair growth. However, a number of additional factors are equally relevant. While it is normal to lose about 100 hairs daily, there are steps you can do to prevent your hair from breaking and falling and to encourage your hair to grow faster.
In this blog article, we will discuss practical things you can do to help accelerate your hair growth. We’ll also take a closer look at the variables that could impact hair growth and the 7 steps you could take to promote hair growth.
1. Get Regular Trims
Despite the fact that this may seem paradoxical, regular trims are necessary if you desire long, healthy hair. Although haircuts don’t speed up hair growth, they do remove split ends that might cause breakage. Your hair appears to grow more healthily when the breakage is reduced. Without regular trims, your hair may lose length as well as shine, volume, and smoothness due to the possibility of split ends.
2. Eat a Nutritious Diet
More than just the beauty products you apply to it, your diet has an impact on the length and strength of your hair. To promote hair growth, you must first ‘feed’ your hair from the inside.
So what foods promote faster hair growth? Experts recommend meats and other sources that are high in protein, the substance that gives hair its structure. By consuming more seafood, whole grains, beans, and nuts, you can up your protein consumption. Even if you are not a big fan of meat, you should try to consume plenty of protein to promote hair development. People who don’t get enough protein in their diets frequently experience more hair loss.
3. Take Vitamin Supplements
A supplement may help you significantly if your diet isn’t giving you enough nutrition. A multivitamin that is designed and branded ‘for hair, skin, and nails’ is what you should look out for. These have vital vitamins including biotin, as well as vitamins C and B, which can encourage healthy hair growth.
4. Wash Your Hair Less And Hydrate More
Your hair’s health is actually impacted by how frequently you shampoo. The natural oils in your hair can penetrate when you shampoo (only) two to three times a week, allowing your hair to moisturise and mend itself. Pick a shampoo with the words ‘volumizing’ or ‘thickening’ on the package if you want thicker, fuller-looking hair quickly.
Regularly using a silky deep conditioner, hair mask, or detangler to your strands can also assist to minimise damage while detangling them. Apply a weekly store-bought or homemade hair mask from root to tip. For best results, we recommend you invest in our Hair Growth Essential Set.
5. Brush Your Hair Often
When you’re exhausted, it may be tempting to skip brushing your hair before bed, but doing so can be beneficial for the general health of your hair and scalp. Use a boar bristle brush to evenly transfer the oils from your scalp onto your hair, starting at the scalp, to keep your hair naturally hydrated. Additionally, by taking this little action every night, you’ll improve circulation and improve the health of your scalp.
6. Wash Your Hair With Lukewarm Water
Taking a hot shower might dry out your skin and damage your hair. When cleansing, lower the water’s temperature and pay special attention to your scalp. While shampooing, massage the area with your fingertips to thoroughly degunk and promote blood flow.
7. Invest In a Silk Pillowcase
You can improve your hair overnight by simply switching out your pillowcase and taking advantage of silk’s benefits for healthy hair. Silk is kinder to hair since it lessens tangling and damage. Your hair will grow longer if it experiences less breakage.
If a silk pillowcase is too pricey for you, you can also invest in a satin alternative, which provides pretty much the same benefits for your hair. Because satin pillowcases are composed of synthetic materials, they are also more widely available than silk pillowcases. They are also simpler to maintain as they can be washed in a washing machine.
Conclusion
At some time in their lives, more than 50 per cent of people are predicted to experience noticeable hair loss. Hereditary (or androgenic) thinning, which is frequently patchy, is a common cause of hair loss. Telogen effluvium (TE), or all-over shedding brought on by hormones or medical conditions such as thyroid or autoimmune disease and anaemia, is another typical kind of hair loss.
If you feel that all efforts you make are not making a change in managing your hair loss, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Our experts are always available to help you with a viable hair solution.
