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Jun 14, 2023
10 mins
Srijita Biswas
How many times have we scrolled down our Instagram feed thinking #hairgoals when we come across someone flaunting their long hair? Well, for us, it is too many times to count. But we have good news for you! What if we told you that your #hairgoals are well within your reach?
Don’t believe us? In today’s blog, we discuss some very simple tips that can speed up your hair growth cycle for stronger, healthier and longer hair. But first, let us learn a little more about the hair growth cycle.
The hair is one of the fastest-growing tissues in the human body. And yet, waiting for your hair to grow a few inches can seem like an excruciatingly long wait. Your hair growth cycle is composed of four stages— the growth phase, the resting phase, the transition phase, and the hair fall phase.
Recent studies by the Trichological Society show that, generally speaking, human hair grows at a rate of about two to eight inches in a year. Now, if you are waiting for your hair to grow, this can seem to be a painfully long wait. However, with a few tips, you can up your hair care game to reach your hair goals faster.
Did you know that a simple scalp and hair massage thrice a week with a coconut-based hair oil like the Parachute Advansed Gold Coconut Hair Oil can speed up your hair growth cycle? Continue reading to learn more about such simple tips for healthy, strong and long hair.
Here are some simple tips that can help you achieve to boost your hair growth cycle significantly:
Proper Nutrition: Eating a balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals is crucial for hair growth. Foods rich in protein, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Folic Acid, and Omega-3 are great for ensuring overall hair health and speeding up the hair growth cycle.
Massage with Hair Oil for Hair Growth: Regularly massaging your hair and scalp with a coconut based hair oil can help increase blood flow to the hair follicles, thus promoting healthy hair growth. Hair oils like the Parachute Advansed Gold Coconut Hair Oil penetrate deep to nourish your roots, strengthening them from within. To ensure maximum benefits, use your fingers to gently massage your scalp with a hair oil of your choice at least thrice a week.
Avoid Heat Styling: Heat-styling tools, such as flat irons and curling irons, can damage your hair, slowing the growth cycle. Instead of using such tools, you can opt for simple DIY heatless styling methods for gorgeous tresses.
Don’t Over-Wash Your Hair: Washing your scalp and hair is essential to keep it free from dirt, dust and build-up. However, doing so too often can cause it to become dry and brittle. It, in turn, can lead to breakage and greatly slow down the growth process. Try to restrict washing your hair to a few times a week and use a mild, sulphate-free shampoo.
Get Regular Trims: A hair trim can sound counter-productive when the goal is strong and long hair. However, regularly trimming your hair can help remove split ends, promoting healthy hair growth. Ideally, a trim every six to eight weeks can work miracles for your hair and speed up growth.
Avoid Tight Hairstyles: Tight hairstyles, such as top knots, buns, and ponytails, can stress your strands and slow the growth rate. Opt for simple, loose hairstyles such as plaits, braids, and loose buns. Additionally, replace your regular hair ties with satin ones to prevent breakage and damage due to friction.
Get Enough Sleep: Sleep is one of the most critical factors in ensuring good health. It includes good hair health. Trichologists recommend 7 to 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night for healthy and long hair.
The speed of your hair growth cycle depends upon various factors, such as age, genetics, health, diet, lifestyle, and more. The tips here will help you speed up the process by a few notches. However, the key to the process is being patient. You must give your hair time to grow and wait patiently for the results. And although it can seem like an impossible task, you have to stop stressing about why your hair is not growing out despite following these tips to the dot.
So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and set some #hairgoals for anyone scrolling through your social media feed with your gorgeous, long hair!
Experts say that it is normal to lose 80 to 100 strands a day. However, this number varies depending on factors like your nutrition, genetics, stress levels, health conditions, hormonal imbalance, and exposure to dirt, dust, etc. If you think that there is a sudden spike in your hair fall, it is time to consult a dermatologist or a trichologist.
Frequent use of heat styling appliances like hair straighteners, blow dryers and curling irons can affect your hair’s quality, drying them out and making them brittle. Thus, we recommend staying away from heat styling as much as you can. Instead, you can rely on other innovative, heatless DIY methods to style your locks for a gorgeous finish that does not leave them damaged.
Hi, I’m Srijita. I did my graduation in Computer Science from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and I’ve worked in the digital, entertainment and lifestyle industry for over four years. I am a firm believer in implementing sustainable and clean products in all aspects of life. As a skincare enthusiast, I like to explore naturally-obtained products.
The views expressed here are solely my own.
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