Taking care of one's hair is not only a privilege for women. Most men are not indifferent to how they look and having healthy hair is certainly important for either gender. Nowadays it is pretty common to see guys with long hair and if you suffer from hair loss, it is inevitable to ask how can somebody have such beautiful, long hair. Well, beautiful hair is partially due to genes but equally important is how you care for it. Of course, this does not mean that every guy and girl can have long, shiny and thick hair but it is certain that there are some tips and tricks that generally help people in their battle to stimulate hair growth.
First, it is necessary to clarify what is the normal hair growth rate. Generally half an inch a month is normal, though even a third of an inch is also pretty common. Hair growth depends on many factors, like what you eat, the season of the year, etc. so there are limits beyond which you can't go. For instance, you can't expect that your hair will grow 2 inches in a month only because you wash it everyday. On the contrary, when you wash it everyday, chances are that you will exhaust it pretty soon. It is true that if you wash your hair frequently, it will grow faster but never forget that frequent washes also lead to hair loss.
Besides washing your hair frequently, cutting it often also stimulates its growth. There is no optimal recommendation that is valid for everybody but washing your hair once a week and cutting it once in 6-8 weeks is generally the best combination to stimulate hair growth without stimulating hair loss. Washing your hair (this of course means using a shampoo or a soap) stimulates its growth but you can achieve similar results even if you only wet it from time to time – i.e. just dampen it a little without using any soap or shampoo. Wetting your hair a couple of times a day, which is probably what you subconsciously do in the heat of the summer, is a fine way to growth. You can use rosemary sprays instead of water for wetting.
Cutting your hair regularly is also useful. As hair grows long, it tends to get damaged at the ends, so if your stylist removes the damaged ends, this will also help you grow longer hair.
A really powerful way to encourage the growth of your hair is by massaging it gently and by using special masks, balms, pastes, lotions, etc. Even good old combing a couple of times a day is a great way to stimulate blood circulation in the scalp, which in turn stimulates hair growth. There are even special formulas for hair regrowth (i.e. when you have lost your hair, how to make it regrow again), though even most of the conventional remedies for hair care and for hair loss prevention also work. The assortment of recipes, remedies, masks, etc. for stimulating hair growth is really great and one thing that you can do is to check about some national recipes.
No, don't laugh, hair is the same all over the world but this does not apply to remedies and recipes. Most nations have their own ancient recipes for hair growth and these recipes are generally not subject to internationalization because many of the ingredients are to be found in particular geographic areas only. Of course, very often there are decent substitutes to those rare ingredients but it is not the same.
However, very often you can order online a specific remedy and get it delivered to your door, so actually you might be able to enjoy the benefits of remedies from distant lands. But even if you decide not to hook to exotic remedies, there are many really global ingredients that also do a perfect job for massaging you hair with, for washing it (or spraying it), etc.
For instance, rubbing olive oil into the scalp helps to reduce hair loss. Uncooked egg yolks, applied for an hour on the scalp, stimulate hair growth. Castor oil on the roots (but not the hair itself) is also a great way to stimulate hair growth. While some of these substances require that you later wash your hair, there are even more easier ones (for instance rosemary and aloe), that you just rub in and they stay there.
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