HOW TO GET YOUR HAIR TO GROW FAST?

After I had my little one I was having problems with my hair falling out. I started taking Biotin 5000 mcg a day and it has really helped. My hair is now shiny and has grown faster then it ever has before. You can get it a health food stores or even places like Walmart.

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for me lots of protein and healthy fats! also take a vitamin and stop stressing yourself out. my hair grows so much faster when i dont have a boyfriend hahaha ;D

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Futurebiotics vitamins/minerals for hair skin and nails (has biotin in it). These are a full body vitamin mineral supplement. If you choose to take them, add about 700 MSM a day also. Otherwise, someone suggested a certain does of biotin if you want to just use biotin.

This may sound crazy- but I swear my hair grows faster when I am colder...(as a woman- I shave about 2 times a week in the winter, but now that I lost weight and I am colder from less body fat- I find I could shave more frequently) I also take fish oil capsules to help with prevention of joint pain - I was told that it may help with hair growth and the follicles- don't know if this is true though.

hmmmmm. the average person's hair grows 6 inches in a year. I do not think you can really make it grow faster. The best you can do is take care of it so it doesn't break off or become too damaged:

1. avoid heat styling to the extent possible
2. braid NOT ponytail for sleeping (ponies can cause breakage at the front hairline and at the point where the elastic is, plus damage when you pull them out.
3. never force an elastic up by separating pony and pulling.
4. search and destroy split ends (tiny trimmers).
5. don't bleach, perm, straighten, chemically process
6. no extensions
7. be gentle when wet -- don't rip a brush through; start at the bottom and work up carefully, preferably with a comb (personally, I have too much hair for a comb, but this is what the "experts" tell you).

It's hard to wait, but, that's about all you can do.

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A warm oil scalp massage. A scalp massage will boost blood circulation, making your hair grow faster and stronger. I recommend using coconut, jojoba or almond oil. These oils in particular are great for your hair and skin.

Olive oil and banana blend, put all over your head then add hot towel. Leave on a few minutes then wash as normal.

Don't wash it and don't straighten/blow dry/curl/anything that can cause heat damage to your hair. It might sound gross but seriously wash it as least often as you can.

You can't make it grow faster. It's just how it is. Your body has its set growth for hair, everyone's is different, and you can't change it. The only time you'll really see a difference is if you've had major damaged hair and treat it with the proper shampoos or serums because then your hair becomes healthy and will seem to have a growth spurt.

Vitamins for hair and nails only really work on your nails if they're brittle. Oil treatments work the same as massaging shampoo into your scalp when you shower. It's meant to increase the blood flow to your scalp to hopefully aid in the growth of hair, but it doesn't.

EDIT: I say this because I went through all these tricks since last July when I shaved my head completely and wanted my hair to grow back really quick after a couple weeks when I got tired of being asked if I was on chemo. It's just a bunch of hoopla.

As stated above by many other MFP users - Biotin. Prenatal vitamins work as well but they mainly focus on the texture of your hair and the clarity of your skin. The reason biotin works so well at growing out your hair (and nails) is because it is actually a vitamin that speeds up your metabolism. So everything in your body is working a little faster, including the cells that help your hair and nails grow. It is also a good idea to pair the biotin with a Prenatal vitamin. The biotin helps your hair and nails grow out faster but, because of this, their not getting as much nutrients as they normally would. Taking a prenatal alongside the biotin would help strengthen the hair and nails as they grown out faster (and it helps clear up your skin as well). There are some vitamins that include all of these nutrients in one pill, one is Nature's Bounty Hair, Skin and Nails. It's basically a prenatal vitamin packed with biotin.

prenatal vitamins lots of good stuff in them for your body they will make your hair and nails grow

I don't think that would work for me... :laugh:

They are just vitamins, no hormones. There's nothing in there that wouldn't also be healthy for a man.

well if I had any hair.... you might be right!!

Ditto on Sulfate-Free, just to keep it nice.

While this may not make it grow faster (see: it won't), using oil on the ends of your hair afterward if you heat style (and let's be honest, a lot of us are going to do it anyway) will help to keep the ends from splitting and breaking off, which makes your hair seem to stay short when it is in fact growing.

I don't think that would work for me... :laugh:
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Actually recently when my father was in the hospital they had him on vitamins and at one point the dr called it a prenatal vitamin and when we questioned him he said that even tho it was technically called something else it was basically just a prenatal vitamin- great for anyone male or female