Improve hair growth - what to use? (Page 1 of 2)

Hmm you won't like my answer lol   Cuz I don't believe any of those products work.

I think the best things you can do to improve your hair growth are:

1) Stop using harsh shampoos (specifically, avoid sodium lauryl sulfate "SLS"), these dry out your hair.

2) Stop using heat styling or dyes, these cause irreversible damage to your hair.

3) Use a wide-tooth comb

4) Eat a well-balanced diet and take multivitamins.

5) There are mixed opinions on -cones (silicone, dimethicone, trimethicone).  Personally I avoid them because they cause build-up over time which can only be gotten rid of by the same harsh shampoos that I avoid.  It causes a vicious cycle of hair damage imho.

Mmm there are lots of other little things, but those are the most important.  Basically, the best way to speed your hair growth is to take better care of your hair.  The more you damage your hair, the more frequently you'll have to trim.

I would recommend going to http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/sho … php?t=7804 and reading up on this forum.  Lots of great advice.  I'd never have gotten to waist-length without them, though I'll be cutting it back to bra-strap length in the near future as that was my personal sweet-spot in terms of looks and manageability.

Hello candy-datura! Excuse me, are you a male or a female as the recipe changes.
None cosmetologic product will help you with hair loss (they just don't have this ability by definition. They are not allowed to by regulations you see)

Also, dryers, dies e.t.c. while they don't help they are never the cause of permanent alopecia (at the worst you might get some severe allergic reaction but that's about it).

Briefly, this is the best solution on the market.
Shampoo= Fungoral (in the US it's called differently, I believe Nizoral), once every 3 days. Leave it for 5 min. This is the only shampoo that works. Period.

"Regaine", applied twice a day.

If you are a male there's one more thing you can do. Message me for details.

Lastly make sure your vitamin B levels and iron are ok and take good medical advice to see whether you suffer from some temporary hormonal inbalance (if you are a woman).

Bye!

Last edited by ION (2011-10-11 14:48:50)

Nothing to do with products, but when you wash your hair, you're supposed to vigorously massage for a few minutes, this apparently improves hair growth. I know of a man who was balding, as soon as he started doing this, his hair slowly started to come back. No joke... although it takes a long time...but everybody is different!

Lecithin supplement and vitamins .The results are showed immediately.

Shampoo and other external treatments don't help very much.

My friend takes prenatal vitamins even though she's not pregnant, and her hair is shiny as can be. I take folic acid supplements and unless it's a placebo effect, I think my hair looks pretty good. At a certain age the hair does get wire-y so there's not much you can do about it unless you have good genes.

When I started taking Vitamin D supplements along with calcium, I noticed a definite improvement!

Hi all,

Thanks a lot for spreading your views and ideas. I think it will be productive.

When I used Nioxin my hair grew super fast and thicker...I'd give it a try if I were you, along with Fish Oil!

Try Nioxin, we sell it at the salon I do promotions for and the clients love it

Candy, my man......take extra supplements to slow down the hair loss.

Listen to the ladies above and also intake Omega-3 for general skin and hair good health.  Lots of fish and vegetables.  Yummo!

Nioxin awesome product. Love how the pepermint feels and stimulates. Also, someone mentioned Biotin Vitamins, excellent as well and very cheap.

Sorry, but i just laugh here.... i want 'density'.... human hair follicules already pre-programmed and inherited..... the folicules slowly 'wake up' by age of 6-7, - that s it. u can not increase their quantity.

U can not 'acquire' 'mane and tail' by just using particular type of haircair.

U just can loose ( hair/follic.quantity) what u were 'programmed for' by having extremes in ur diet and hormonal change ( this is willingly and unwillingly).

2nd. u loose the hair length and volume (in means of hair shaft breakages) by a wrong/or unapropriate usage of heat, care  and styling products.

Just always remember- we are what we eat, metabolism level maintanance+ plus what genes u have inherited.

No matter WHAT u put on ur head, - it WON'T make ur hair density double.NO way. The rest is just Marketing for people who did not study well at school.... sorry again...