Hair Growth Blessings and Curses
For those of us with a regular hair care routine, we experience normal hair growth– approximately ½” per month or 6” a year. Most of us are satisfied with this level of healthy hair growth if we are able to achieve it. What a blessing!
Some of us feel we’ve been cursed: Our hair tends to need more care in order to grow to its full potential. As I’ve mentioned in the past, “If we stop the care, we can lose our hair.” On a more extreme level, some of us feel forced to buy a wig or hair extensions - a temporary solution to give us some style and perhaps, a feeling of wellbeing. For the moment, it’s nice to look at, and if the look goes ‘bad’, we simply buy another one. Perhaps on a daily basis, we think: WHY won’t my hair grow? What can help my hair growth?
Promote Hair Growth -Facts
Our hair needs care to flourish and grow to its full potential. It’s not enough to simply use any ole’ shampoo and conditioner, then settle for whatever happens. It needs nourishment on a regular basis.
1) Nourish to Reduce Hair Loss
Nourish our body with healthy, protein-rich foods and we’ll nourish our hair. In order to have healthy hair, skin and nails –a well-balanced diet is critical. Iron-rich, protein foods, as well as those containing Vitamin C, Vitamin B-6, B-12, Foliate and Zinc will do much to prevent hair loss. A healthy diet should be the norm.
2) Avoid “Fast Foods”.
Want to produce a healthy hair shaft? Unhealthy and malnourishing snacks and fast foods that provide little or zero nourishment to health should be dramatically reduced or (dare I say it?) eliminated.
Regular Maintenance Required to Promote Hair Growth
If we rarely attempt to provide proper care for our hair, then we shouldn't expect miraculous results from minimal efforts. A regular routine must be established and adhered to if we want to minimize hair loss and promote hair growth. Over time, this regular routine will become a very simple process as we accustom ourselves to it.
1. Daily hair care.
2. Weekly or biweekly: mild shampoo and regular conditioning.
3. Monthly deep conditioning.
4. Use natural, herbal products that are proven to stop hair loss and promote hair growth.
5. Clip split ends every 2-3 months as necessary, but use extreme caution: don’t cut off your hair growth!
A word of caution about clipping split ends:
To grow longer hair, NEVER clip more than 1/8”-1/4” (inch) per month. If we do, we’ll literally be cutting away our new hair growth! The reason is that most hair grows about 1/2” (inch) per month, totaling six (6) inches a year. Do the math. This is totally within our control. A tiny snipping is all that is really necessary, especially if we want to see visible hair growth results.
Dedication CAN Stop Hair Loss and Grow Our Hair
While taking care of all the things within our power to control, it can grow abundantly with healthy and strong roots. We can achieve successful results by putting forth a dedicated and earnest effort.
Are we dedicated to a healthy hair growth routine? If not, now is the time to get started and promote hair growth. Our earnest efforts can become the solution to a healthy growing head of hair.
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