Tips For Growing Out Hair

+1 for compassion of others, how precious. I'm very gentle with my hair, but will do on taking the advice of not scrubbing, because I go batshit crazy when washing it, other than that I'm very gentle. Thank you

Hello, I'm a hairdresser and am also trying to grow out my hair. Here is what is working for me and what I suggest:

1. Look into the Nioxin products. It is a gentle cleanser and promotes a healthy scalp environment for your hair to grow.

2. I see that you dye your hair. Stop using harsh chemicals and if you must color your hair, use professional products and try not to over bleach your hair.

3. Use a dry shampoo at least once a week so that you are not washing your hair everyday. A dry shampoo will allow you to go another day or two without washing because it soaks up all of the oil, dirt and products you have on your hair.

4. Take prenatal vitamins. I swear by these!

Most of all have patience and cut only your ends every three months. You need to keep your ends trimmed so that the split ends don't travel up your hair shaft and cause the hair to break. Make sure to tell your hair dresser you are growing your hair out and that you only want the very tips of your hair trimmed. You'll need to get it shaped up as it grows to make it more bearable! Good Luck!

Coconut oil is all-around beneficial, healing and energizing. It is also a great skin cream and good for the cuticles.

If you are having pain, you must get arnica gel. I get Arnicare from Amazon (drop everything and order it now, I'm not kidding). Rub it on wherever it hurts and the pain disappears. I use it for everything. Even rub it on my temples or forehead if I have a headache. Forget about back pain. My husband and I were passing a $250 infra-red heating pad back and forth for too long. I discovered arnica about 4 years ago and that heating pad has been collecting dust ever since.

Great tips on this thread. I've been using coconut oil on my ends because I only trim twice each year. It was such a disaster the last time I had my hair cut that I have my husband trim it (she cut it a full inch shorter on one side and I had to have her redo it). I do think the coconut oil is helping with the split ends.

You make an important point about bleach. I've never used it because of the potential for damage. I have some highlighted clip-in hair extension and when I want a change I wear them.

haha fuck, you look just like my sister 5 years ago. weird.
anyway when I grow out my mane I switch too vitamin packs and nuetrogena triple moisture cream lather shampoo/mask/conditioner.

Shower but use shampoo like twice a week ..

.. don't use regular shampoos .. get one or make one with shea butter (100%) and essential oils or buy ones ..

Go to the ethnic section and get yourself a cocoa butter hair mask and use it twice a month .. I leave em on for like a half hour ..

I take it you are vegan so you can't have geletin right? ..

Don't brush your hair .. finger pic it when it's wet and blow dry it on a low heat to keep it seperate ..

Nothing you do to your hair from the outside will affect it's growth, no matter what claims are made by cosmetic manufacturers

Your hair grows from the root outwords.

Drugs that speed up your metabolism will make your hair grow faster, i.e. methamphetamine and cocaine.

Good luck.

Miracle grow?

:shrug:



Works well for tomato plants.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out!

Shea butter, that's new no doubt!

I've found Nelson's Arnileve Multi-Action Sport Cream to be much more effective than Boiron's Arnicare. Once you try Arnileve, you'll never go back.

Boiron's Arnica has only Arnica montana as it's active ingredient.

Besides Arnica montana, Nelson's Arnileve has Hypericum perforatum (for the relief of injuries to nerve endings), Ruta graveolens (for the relief of pains and strains), Symphytum officinale (for the relief of joint, tendon and bone injuries).

You can find the Arnileve at Lucky Vitamin.

I like old fashion water bottles!

Those can be helpful to reduce swelling or pain, but homeopathic helps to heal! Most people in this country are unfamiliar with homeopathy (thanks to Big Pharma).

try eating some meat

Most certainly! And make it organic, grass-fed, and free-range.

Now you've got me craving a rib eye!!!!

I'm telling you...forget all the slap it on shit and take fo-ti
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I've seen it reverse graying and it helps your hair (an extension of your nervous system) grow faster.

Thats bullshit crazyjarhead....I tried it several times!!

u r hot :-)

Thanks Roxy, I tried the 'noo-poo' diet but I just can't seem to give up that good smelling foamy sudsy wash. I only wash three times a week though. I use organic tea tree shampoo and conditioner, makes my hair nice and soft. You can tell it's natural though, as chemicals make your hair feel so so strange...

Aww Ariel!

Forget about washing your hair with whatever...

Forget about anything you've ever learned...

Your body - every part of it - does what it wants to & the only way to grow old & get younger every day is to keep in harmony with your inner self.

It's all in the mind, my dear, & it's easy as can be.

If a thought comes up about something you don't want to happen, just THINK it away.

The Dutch expression I use is: 'WEG DENKEN'.

And if the negative thought returnes - 'cos you're bio-rhythm fluctuates between 'weak' & '(super)strong' - you just 'think it away' again.

That's what you actually tell yourself:
'Think it away'.

Indeed, easy as can be -
that's what I say...

I've found that my hair grows faster, when I take 1 teaspoon of liquid fish oil every morning. But it has to be taken every single day or it won't help it to grow noticeably faster.

Your thoughts create you,

I found some of the Boiron Gel for a good price, just finished ordering it, but will check out the Nelson's product. With physical therapy starting back up for my feet, I know I will have swelling and pain. Not looking forward to it, but I know I need it to bounce back sooner.
Plus, I have Nueropathy, lots of crazy nerve endings so maybe this will help this out. So I will try both, and see howe they work. Again, I am still amazed at the effect of the coconut oil on my feet, very soothing, and I quit dragging my foot, so I know it works.

Thanks to both of you.

try researching Hemp Seed Nutrition. Ive been eating hemp for a bit more than a year, and my hair and nails grow like maddness. Hair does about 3/4 inch a month, and clip nails twice a week. Check it out, hemp rules, and does much more for you than grow your hair. You're a pretty cute girl, too! Like the short hair, longer would look cool too! Good luck!

Shave it with hair clippers every week for 12 months so it grows back thicker.& wear a beanie

That doesn't work. Trust me.

Your diet determines your hair.

You can tell a person's nutritional status by looking at their hair.

Feed your hair with nutritous food. And, Yes... that includes proteins and fat.

You do not have to be fat (although most fat people have nice shiny hair).....just be healthy.


trust me...I am always thin...but this summer got way too thin ..and my hair seriously started breaking and thinning out...ugh! I've been trying to get it healthy again since about October.