NUTRIENTS FOR FASTER AND HEALTHY HAIR GROWTH

When we talk about healthy and fast hair growth, some folks think that this is very difficult to attain. But the truth is, having beautiful and healthy fast growing hair isn’t that hard to attain. The key here is to learn what our hair and scalp needs, which will be discussed in this article.

To get natural beautiful long hair, you need to have patience. Our hair normally grows about half an inch a month. So let’s say you want to grow three inches of hair, it will take about six months to grow that length, a long time for just a few inches.

But do not fear, there are ways to stimulate faster hair growth and this can be done naturally by getting the right nutrients that are beneficial for hair.

A healthy diet is very important for fast hair growth. Ever wonder why people who are on extreme diets or have eating problems have very dry hair and skin. This is because they are not taking the right amounts of nutrients the body need for healthy hair growth.

Protein is a very valuable nutrient for hair growth because this is what hair is mostly made of. The protein in hair is called keratin, this same protein is found in nails and skin. So if you take healthy amounts of protein daily from lean meats or vegetable proteins like soya beans, your hair will not only grow healthy, your skin and nails will look healthier as well.

Vitamins are also important for hair growth. Vitamins act as co-enzymes that help metabolize food more efficiently and they also help with other bodily function. But there are specific vitamins that need to be directly applied to the hair and scalp to help in hair growth. These so called “hair vitamins” are: biotin and pantothenic acid.

Biotin or vitamin B7 is one of the B-complex vitamins and it makes each hair strand strong. Pantothenic acid or vitamin B5 is also one of the B-complex vitamins, it is responsible for making hair very soft, shiny and slippery, makes it easy to brush or comb. Both vitamins decreases hair breakage and both should be applied directly to hair. This is why some products like FAST shampoo and conditioner contain these vitamins due to their beatifying and hair strengthening properties.