Growing hair long....

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  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    I recommend switching shampoos and conditioners to sulfate free. I use Deva Curl and love it. I also don't wash my hair every day. My hair is slowly but surely growing back, but since switching shampoos it started growing about a 1/2 inch/month. Pregnancy has made it grow even faster (1 inch/month) but I don't recommend getting pregnant unless you first and foremost want a baby (lol).

    I have heard about this product called Ovation Cell therapy but I have not myself used it. Always google independent product reviews with any new product before purchasing.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Get pregnant. It worked great for a friend of mine.

    I'd totally have your gingery baby... RAWR!
  • iqnas
    iqnas Posts: 445 Member
    bump
  • gettingthinandfit
    gettingthinandfit Posts: 80
    My hair grows super fast. You just need to take care of it, and put effort into making it super healthy. Use healthy product, don't use heat on it excessively. Put moisture rich product on your ends, trim regularly. And getting enough vitamins is important. Lots of breakage makes it impossible to maintain long strands, and you need a lot of long strands for overall longer hair! If you want names of some good products just message me :)
  • raevynn
    raevynn Posts: 666 Member
    Never cut it.

    Never blow dry it.

    Eat well. Plenty of essential fatty acids... flax oil, hemp oil, raw nuts/seeds, avocados.
  • musicgirl88
    musicgirl88 Posts: 504 Member
    My mom and aunt and a friend of mine are all hair derssers....Trim it more than twice a year...the more often you get a trim, the less split ends you will have...when you get split ends, it sort of stunts the hair growth. many people don't think it helps, but it really does...also, over brushing can cause damage, and don't condition every day, only every other!
  • original_cake_face
    original_cake_face Posts: 131 Member
    Trim more! It grows faster after a trim.

    This sounds crazy, but it's true! Kinda like the eat more to lose thing ~ I find that to be true as well!

    Also, I think hair tends to grow more when it's warm. I know mine does.

    It prevents split ends and breakage, but does nothing to change the growth rate.

    No, it doesn't change the growth rate, but it insures that what grows stays there...

    That's sort of what I was getting at.
  • spynoodle
    spynoodle Posts: 404
    Trim more! It grows faster after a trim.

    This sounds crazy, but it's true! Kinda like the eat more to lose thing ~ I find that to be true as well!

    Also, I think hair tends to grow more when it's warm. I know mine does.

    It prevents split ends and breakage, but does nothing to change the growth rate.

    No, it doesn't change the growth rate, but it insures that what grows stays there...

    Okay - well, I stand corrected then.

    I will say that MY hair grows REALLY fast, strong, shiny and healthy. I get it trimmed every 3 or 4 months.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Per this thread you have been advised to:

    1. Never cut your hair.
    2. Cut it on the first quarter of the lunar phase for speed
    3. Cut it on the last quarter of the lunar phase for strength
    4. Cut it regularly.


    I love you magical interwebs!!!!!!
  • kekl
    kekl Posts: 382 Member
    I'm also growing mine out... I don't do anything fancy, I just avoid 'dying and frying' it, only wash it a few times a week, condition a lot, eat enough (emphasis on protein and fat), exercise a lot, and drink a lot of water. My hair grows pretty steady at around 7-8" a year, and is super healthy.

    I don't get trims unless I need them - but since I don't really damage my hair I don't have split ends often at all.

    No idea if any of that stuff I do has a big effect, I think hair growth is mostly about health, time and genetics... and avoiding damaging heat treatments.... We just have to be patient. :flowerforyou:
  • ShannonBas
    ShannonBas Posts: 101 Member
    Bump... I'd love to grow my hair out some, too. :heart:
  • jaymek92
    jaymek92 Posts: 309 Member
    hair grows approximately 6 inches per year, depending on your person.
    in 4 years, that would be 24 inches. let's assume you cut off an inch and a half twice a year (because i highly doubt you're measuring exactly one inch). that brings you down to 12 inches. by blow drying it and straightening it, you are damaging it further, which is probably accounting for the rest of the difference.
    be patient. stop using heat on your hair. use a sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner.
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    I would love to grow mine out if it didn't automatically produce split ends. :(
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    Get pregnant. It worked great for a friend of mine.



    LOL. Thanks, but only if you'll claim the child support bills.
  • kris4chloe
    kris4chloe Posts: 245 Member
    i just switched back to prenatals and biotin and omega 3 fish oil supplements. it has at least stopped breaking (within just the last week of starting my new regimen) so i am hoping it will help it grow longer too.
  • JustLiftJess
    JustLiftJess Posts: 30 Member
    prenatals for sure!
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    About the trimming: when your hair starts to get split or frail ends, the ends break off. You end up with a bunch of 1-2" fragments all over your bathroom floor, and your hair appears to stay the same length rather than growing. Trimming, or even dusting (taking a pair of fine scissors and cutting only the very splits off where you see them) can counter that a bit.

    I'd say go for prenatal vitamins. If anything, they seem to make your hair thicker. Oil from the neck down helps to keep ends soft as well. My favorite is jojoba oil since anything coconut makes me sick; jojoba has no scent and hair absorbs it well.
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    You guys are amazing. Im going to check out prenatals.

    Love all the responses. MFP is filled with great personalities.


    I am NOT going to get pregnant, unless you guys wanna help me foot the bill. :D
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    You guys are amazing. Im going to check out prenatals.

    Love all the responses. MFP is filled with great personalities.


    I am NOT going to get pregnant, unless you guys wanna help me foot the bill. :D

    I'll just take the baby if you'll carry it... Win:Win ;-)
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    In India we use alot of olive oil, coconut oil and mustard oil and massage our heads with it. Our hairs are usually long and have a healthy glow along with being thick. Dont use all three oils at the same time but pick one oil, massage your head with it or have a relative/friend massage your head for you (very relaxing too!). I prefer coconut oil btw and I massage it and sleep with it and shampoo it in the morning :)

    Good Luck
  • Snow__White
    Snow__White Posts: 1,650 Member
    http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/
    lots of tips on that site :)
  • JadeRabbit08
    JadeRabbit08 Posts: 551 Member
    Stop regularly blow drying your hair. For other advice -

    Listen to this woman

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwC-S__T9o8

    And this one -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLqIsDZD5b0&feature=fvsr

    And this womans page as she has alot of details on maximising hair growth and keeping length.

    http://www.jjjlonghairphotopage.zoomshare.com/6.html
  • hcoburn37
    hcoburn37 Posts: 442 Member
    I would say trim it more often. The longer time goes between trims the more split ends you get and more has to be cut off. I get a 1/2 inch cut every 8 weeks. Once a year I get about 7-8 inches cut off, but it grows back quickly.
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    You guys are amazing. Im going to check out prenatals.

    Love all the responses. MFP is filled with great personalities.


    I am NOT going to get pregnant, unless you guys wanna help me foot the bill. :D

    I'll just take the baby if you'll carry it... Win:Win ;-)


    DEAL! Maybe my hair will be a foot longer in 9 months....
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    In India we use alot of olive oil, coconut oil and mustard oil and massage our heads with it. Our hairs are usually long and have a healthy glow along with being thick. Dont use all three oils at the same time but pick one oil, massage your head with it or have a relative/friend massage your head for you (very relaxing too!). I prefer coconut oil btw and I massage it and sleep with it and shampoo it in the morning :)

    Good Luck

    Im 50% indian, my mom 100%. She said growing up she would coconut oil her sisters and moms hair everyday. I have a really sensitive scalp... I coconut oil every once in a while, but too often makes it itch.
  • aliciakay3086
    aliciakay3086 Posts: 61 Member
    I feel like when I started eating a lot more protein my hair started growing very fast. I try for 100g of protein per day since I lift weights. I heard hair is made of protein, so that actually makes sense...
  • CallieM15
    CallieM15 Posts: 910 Member
    I feel like when I started eating a lot more protein my hair started growing very fast. I try for 100g of protein per day since I lift weights. I heard hair is made of protein, so that actually makes sense...


    I am definetly on a higher protien diet. LOL I eat steaks 2-4 times a week, eggs for breakfast.
  • Thesoundofwolf
    Thesoundofwolf Posts: 378 Member
    Take Biotin. :D
  • kunibob
    kunibob Posts: 608 Member
    http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/
    lots of tips on that site :)
    Came here to post this. Fantastic community, and cuts through a lot of the BS we're fed about hair growth.

    That's where I was a regular member when I was growing mine out. Been maintaining tailbone-length hair for a few years now. :)
  • massagecailin
    massagecailin Posts: 19
    I've been having the same problem, and my boss told me prenatals too. It seems to be working, it's faster than it was when I was just using biotin, so I'd recommend it, as it's also pretty healthy for you to get the extra vitamins as wel!!! :) Good luck and keep us updated!
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