How to grow hair?

Long, thick and shiny hair has always been considered one of the main components of female beauty. Some of the ladies by nature have luxurious curls, and they only need to keep them in good condition, while other women cannot boast of chic strands on their heads. If you consider yourself in the second category, and dream of becoming the owner of long and beautiful curls, be sure to read this article. From it you will learn how to care for your hair, with the help of what means you can accelerate their growth and significantly improve the appearance.

Of course, genetics plays a major role in what kind of hair we have. Their density, structure and texture (they are thin or thick, oily or dry) primarily depends on it. And the rate of hair growth is also individual for each person and laid since childhood. On average, they grow by 10-15 cm per year and by 1.5 cm per month. Permissible loss per day to 100 hairs.

If your hair grows too slowly, often break, split or fall out, then there may be several reasons for this.

• Hormonal problems, dysbacteriosis, gastritis and other diseases can not but affect the condition of the hair. In this case, external funds will not give the desired effect until the cause of the disease is identified and eliminated. And after solving health problems, you can also improve the hair itself if it remains necessary.
• Smoking and alcohol negatively affect the quality of curls and inhibit their growth, as well as provoke dry, brittle hair and are the cause of their dull appearance.
• Seasonal fallout and stunting is also not discounted. In winter, due to the lack of vitamins and microelements, hair grows worse and gets stronger.
• Malnutrition - One of the main causes of faded, brittle and splitting hair and, consequently, their poor growth. To eliminate it, review your daily diet. Exclude from it or at least reduce the consumption of fatty and fried foods, fast food, carbonated drinks. Eat more protein foods (proteins are rich in meat, fish, eggs, cottage cheese, cheese and other “milk”), as well as those foods that contain omega-3 acids that are good for the skin and hair: nuts, avocado, linseed oil. Use at least 2 liters of pure water per day. Drink vitamin complexes from time to time, especially in the winter and during the period of spring avitaminosis. Fish oil, biotin and brewer's yeast will also have a positive effect on hair.
• Stress, lack of sleep and negative emotions weaken the immune system and negatively affect the entire body, including, of course, our curls, which begin to fall out, break, split, lose their luster and beauty. Therefore, try to avoid strong and long-term experiences or cope with them with the help of sports, various breathing exercises and, if necessary, sedatives. Try to sleep at least 7 hours a day.
• Wrong hair care, ignorance of how and what they should be washed, dried, combed, and what should not be done is one more reason for their “sad” appearance.The wrong choice of means and devices for the care of curls (for example, the use of shampoo that does not correspond to the type of hair) is also not very positive effect on their condition.

Here is a list of basic rules to follow, so that your curls are healthy, beautiful and long.

• It is necessary to wash hair so that it does not harm. Hot water can not be used, as it dries, thinns and injures hair. Cold water is also not suitable, because it slows down blood circulation and can cause spasm of the head vessels, as well as lead to hypothermia of the whole body. The best option is cool water, the temperature of which is not more than 40 degrees.

• You can not wash your hair every day, even if you use shampoos designed for daily cleansing hair. So you remove from them not only dirt, but also sebum, which protects them from the aggressive effects of the external environment. As a result - hair becomes weak and brittle. In addition, they often become more polluted and, accordingly, more often need to be washed. Try to wash your hair 2 or 3 times a week.

• For cleansing, choose shampoos that do not contain sulfates. These chemicals cause strong foaming, but for the opportunity to wash your hair easier and faster, you pay with their health, as sulphate compounds significantly reduce the protective lipid film and dry the hair. Try to buy shampoos, which are composed mainly of natural ingredients, which, although they do not give such a foam, but much more useful.

• Be sure to apply shampoo after hair shampoo or conditioner - these products seal hair scales that are revealed during washing. It is better to use all the tools of the same brand and series, as they complement each other.

• Regularly make masks: they help restore and strengthen hair, give it shine and stimulate growth. Use them 1 or 2 times a week, alternating with balms and rinses. Keep the mask on the hair should be at least half an hour, so that all the nutrients that it contains, had time to penetrate the hair. Apply it not on the roots, but along the entire length of the hair. Masks can be both purchased and cooked on their own at home.

• Independently, you can make a mask from low-fat yogurt: it needs to be slightly heated and applied to the hair, which then must be covered with a hat. Kefir gives curls an incredible shine and silkiness. Very well nourishes and moisturizes hair mask of honey and egg yolk, seasoned with lemon juice. You can also mix melted honey with olive oil - after this composition the hair will look moisturized and healthy.

• Do not abuse the use of special tools and hair styling products: irons, curling iron, hairdryer, electric hair curlers, as well as gels and varnishes. Ideally, it is better not to use them at all or to do it as rarely as possible. They strongly dry hair and provoke their fragility and section of tips. If you need, say, to twist the hair on the curling iron, then before that, apply a thermal spray on them - it will create a film that will reduce the effects of exposure to high temperatures.

• To dry your hair, do not use a hairdryer - hot air severely damages them. It is best to let the hair dry on its own.Yes, it will take more time, but your curls will look healthier. Wrapping them in a towel is also not recommended. In the wet state they are much weaker and more vulnerable, they break more easily. Therefore, it is necessary to choose a towel with a soft nap and gently walk them along the entire length of the hair, without squeezing or twisting the wet strands.

• With dry curls, you must also be extremely careful and neat. You should start combing from the tips, and gradually move to the roots, grabbing more and more of the surface of the hair shaft each time. There should be no sharp and rough movements, strands, even tangled ones, cannot be pulled out. Try to use a comb as often as possible, especially before bedtime, to activate hair growth at night. Plastic tools are not worth buying.

• Tight-tailed hair is not recommended. - so they break in the place where you overtighten them with a rubber band and, accordingly, their growth stops altogether. But if you do not want to give up the opportunity to do different hairstyles, then use plastic elastic bands in the form of twisted spirals.

• Coloring, especially lightening, drains and ruins hair. Try to use natural dyes (henna, basmu) or high-quality expensive paints. However, if you choose the last option, then the hair will require increased care: you can not do without frequent regenerating masks and salon procedures.

• On the street, hair must be protected from negative external factors: wind, sun and frost. In winter and in windy weather, they should be hidden under clothing to avoid exposure to cold and low temperatures. Thermal sprays are used to protect the sun, which create a thin film on the hair that protects them from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation.

• If you go to the pool, do not forget to wear a rubber cap while swimming.to minimize chlorine in hair. But in any case, after a stay in chloride water, it is better to wash your hair.

• If you want to grow long hair, you need shear the tips regularly for 5-7 mm, so that they do not start cutting, besides it will stimulate faster hair growth. Visiting the hairdresser is desirable 1 time in 2-3 months.

The easiest and fastest way to get long strands is to do a salon extension, when natural or artificial locks are attached to your own hair. So you can increase not only the length, but also the density of the curls.

For this purpose, you can resort to professional procedures that are performed in the salons, especially if you have short hair, and you plan to grow them practically from scratch. Here are the most popular methods for today.

• Mesotherapy - introduction to the scalp with the help of injections of various vitamin-mineral cocktails, as well as hyaluronic acid. The procedure is a bit painful, but it effectively solves the problem of hair loss, strengthens them, and they begin to grow faster.

• Ozone therapy - Another injection technique, which has a beneficial effect on the hair and activates their growth. Ozone is introduced into the scalp (highly active oxygen, the molecule of which consists not of 2, but of 3 atoms).It nourishes the hair follicles, increasing blood flow to them, relieves them of toxins and slags, and this, in turn, leads to the fact that hair begins to actively grow and become of better quality, their loss is reduced or stops altogether. This method also treats seborrhea and dermatitis.

• Lamination - this is a special composition applied to the hair, which creates a film on them that protects the curls from the negative impact of the external environment, preventing their fragility and loss. Hair thickens, straightens, and gets shine and shine. However, this effect persists only while the strands are laminated. A low-cost alternative to this salon procedure is a gelatin and milk mask - a pulp mass is prepared from them and added to a balm or rinse, then applied to the hair for 30 minutes. The result is smooth and shiny strands up to 3 days.

• With the help of the Darsonval apparatus You can also significantly strengthen the hair, increase their length, and even ensure that they are thicker. The device sends electrical impulses to the scalp, awakening dormant follicles and stimulating hair growth, as a result, they become longer and thicker. Darsonval can be purchased for home use.

The disadvantage of professional procedures is that they are very expensive. Therefore, there is no need to resort to them, without trying other, more budget and affordable ways to strengthen the hair and increase their length.

Modern cosmetic market offers a large variety of tools that help to significantly accelerate hair growth. They are called so - growth promoters. It can be shampoos, balms, sprays, peels, lotions and serums that contain in a highly concentrated form special biologically active components aimed at solving a specific problem.

Sold such activators and in the form of ampoules. Their composition usually includes the following ingredients: stemoxine, collagen, ceramides, amino acids, essential oils, folic acid, vitamin-mineral complex.

Inexpensive, but effective option of such an activator is serum from "First Aid Kit Agafi". It consists of natural, mainly vegetable components: it contains 7 herbs, brewer's yeast, red pepper extract and provitamin B 5. It is not necessary to wash off the whey.

Very quickly, hair can be grown with the help of folk remedies. They are cheaper than professional ones, and their effectiveness and usefulness are confirmed by centuries-old experience of application.

The most popular for hair growth masks based on onions, mustard, red pepper and ginger. All of them, due to their “stinginess”, cause blood flow to the scalp, this provokes stimulation of the hair follicles and, as a result, intensive hair growth.

The peculiarity of these masks is that they are applied not on the hair itself, but on the scalp, where the follicles are located, and last at least 1 hour. But look at the state: if they burn much, then wash it off earlier. It is desirable to put on a plastic cap or cover the head with a towel to enhance the effect - you can do both.

• Mustard mask. The simplest option is to dissolve 2 tablespoons of mustard powder in the same amount of warm water and apply the composition to your head. But since this mask is very irritating and drying the skin, it is recommended to add softening and moisturizing ingredients to it.This may be egg yolk, olive or butter and sugar. All mix thoroughly until a homogeneous substance.

• Softer analogue of a mustard mask - a variant based on cinnamon. One teaspoon of ground cinnamon is mixed with two teaspoons of honey and egg yolk. All this is bred in warm water or brandy. This mask also produces a warming effect.

• The most extreme, but also the most effective option - a mask based on red pepper. It is best to apply it to those who have oily skin. Initially, the pepper is infused for 14 days in water or cognac. But you can buy ready-made pepper tincture. Then it is mixed with honey, egg yolk, olive or burdock oil, and the resulting composition is applied to the scalp. If you make a mask 2 times a week, the hair can grow up to 3 cm in a month.

• Ginger mask also very effective and gives a good result. One tablespoon of crushed ginger is mixed with the same amount of olive oil or jojoba oil. This is the only mask presented that is not suitable for oily hair.

• Onion mask of all warming the most gentle: it can be applied to dry skin. Onions rubbed on a grater or finely chop. Then you can simply put it on your head, without mixing with anything, but it is better to add honey, kefir, olive or burdock oil to moisturize. So the effectiveness of the mask will be higher.

With the help of all the above folk remedies can significantly achieve acceleration of hair growth.

Consider a few more effective tips.

For quick and effective hair regrowth, use natural essential oils. Their favor is difficult to overestimate. They are sold in pharmacies and are inexpensive, but contain many vitamins that are useful for skin, nails and, of course, hair. The oils nourish your curls, moisturize, restore and give shine.

But they can not be applied to the roots, otherwise they clog the bulb and, instead of growing, the hair will, on the contrary, fall out. Lubricate the rod or just the tips, and then put a plastic cap on the head or just a bag to create a thermal effect - so more nutrients will penetrate inside.

Oil is applied 1 hour before washing the head, and even better - before going to bed, so that all the useful elements can be absorbed during the night. Only then it is necessary to thoroughly wash off all the oily mass. The most beneficial oils for hair are coconut, almond, olive, castor, burdock, grape seed or wheat germ, as well as jojoba and argan. You can use any one, but you can mix several types at once.

Perceptibly enhance the action of oils and masks can massage the head: it accelerates blood circulation, and thus stimulates hair growth. It is performed with the tips of your fingers or a special massage brush. It is advisable to do it immediately before washing the head for 15 minutes, moving from the neck to the temples and forehead. It is better to alternate circular movements, stroking and pressing. An additional bonus of massage will be a calming and relaxing effect. He is also able to relieve headaches.

It is also useful to rinse hair in decoctions of chamomile, nettle, burdock or just lemon juice - if you do it regularly, they will shine, become stronger and longer.

Growing gorgeous hair is an absolutely achievable goal. In order for it to be realized, you need to be patient and act in two directions at once: internal and external. Firstly, it is necessary to provide your body with essential nutrients, and, secondly, to use means aimed at improving the condition of the locks themselves.In this case, you can use both the achievements of modern cosmetology, and folk methods, which were discussed in the article.

The choice is yours. The main thing, dare, try different options, and you will definitely get the hair of your dreams!

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