Top 5 Tips to Make Your Hair Grow Faster
Do you want long, strong and healthy hair? There are some great ways you can help speed along your natural hair growth! Whether you’re finding it difficult to grow your hair or simply want longer and stronger hair, here are our top five tips for how to make your hair grow faster.
- Eat for your hair health
First up, ensure that your diet is rich in vitamins and nutrients essential for healthy hair growth! What you eat can have a dramatic effect on your hair and scalp health. While there are some supplements you can take to boost your intake, the best way to get these nutrients is by eating a well-rounded diet. Important vitamins and minerals for hair health include lean proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins A, D, E, and K, B-complex vitamins, and iron. Include a mix of these foods in your diet: eggs, fish, nuts, seeds, dark leafy greens, avocadoes, berries, colourful veggies, citrus fruits, and legumes (beans and lentils).
- Take care of your scalp
Scalp care is absolutely essential for hair growth! In fact, taking care of your scalp is one of the most effective steps you can take to promote healthy hair growth. Give your scalp a regular treatment mask to refresh, renew and encourage hair growth. The HASK Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Hair & Scalp Treatment Mask soothes, refreshes, and rebalances the scalp while hydrating hair. Give your scalp even more nourishment with the HASK Tea Tree Oil & Rosemary Invigorating Shampoo & Conditioner. Start giving yourself regular gentle scalp massages to promote blood flow and encourage hair growth.
- Avoid tight hairstyles & other damaging practices
When you can, avoid wearing your hair in tight hairstyles, like buns and ponytails. This causes pulling on your hair follicles, which can lead to damage over time. If you really need to wear your hair up, use a silk scrunchy to minimise damage and opt for a hairstyle that is less tight and doesn’t pull on strands. Sleep with your hair down to allow your hair follicles to relax overnight and consider using a silk pillowcase. Traditional cotton pillowcases pull moisture from your hair as you sleep and cause pulling when you move. Not only does a silk pillowcase allow your hair to slide more smoothly over the pillow surface, it helps your hair and scalp to retain more moisture and natural oils… which are essential for healthy hair growth!
- Avoid over-washing & hot showers
Another important step to maintain the natural healthy balance of your hair and scalp is to avoid over-washing. Washing your hair more often than it needs can strip the scalp of the essential oils it needs to grow healthy and strong. And if you have thick or curly hair, this is especially true for you, as your hair oils take longer to travel down from the scalp than for those with fine and straight hair types. Whatever your hair type and current wash schedule, try extending the time between your washes by a day or two (and allow your hair some time to adjust). When you wash your hair, turn down the temperature in the shower, particularly when rinsing out your conditioner.
- Focus on your overall health
Hair health can reveal a lot about our overall health. Hair loss, thinning or lack of hair growth and health, can be linked to stress, emotional difficulties or hormonal changes, as well as underlying health problems, such as thyroid conditions, anemia, and autoimmune diseases. One of the best things you can do for healthy hair growth is to take care of yourself and your health. Minimise stress in your life, eat a well-rounded diet, drink plenty of water and address any underlying health issues. If you do think that your lack of hair growth or hair health is unusual and persistent, think about your overall health and consider seeing a professional.
