Tips for growing long, healthy hair?

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Posted by Rachel on January 8, 2005 at 05:14:12:

I was wondering if anyone here had any tips for growing long, healthy
hair, apart of course from using top-quality henna to colour and
condition, which I already do once a month or so.

My hair is shoulder-lenghth, but very fine and weak, and seems to
break easily. I have tried hundreds of different shampoos and
conditioners to strenghthen it, but this does not seem to work.

I do blow-dry it occasionally, and tie it back (using soft bands)
quite a lot, could these be causing problems?

Or should I be getting it cut more often? Whenever I have it cut the
hairdresser always seems to take more off than it has actually grown
since the last visit - one of my friends suggested that I actually
have it cut LESS often, but it seems to get so scraggly and wispy at
the ends about 3 months after a cut that I just have to go and get it
sorted out!

Or it might be a problem of vitamin deficiency? When I was younger I
had very long hair, but maybe ten years of vegetarianism and various
low fat weight-loss diets have had an effect. I do take supplements,
but I am not sure which are the right ones to encourage hair growth.

Does anyone have any tips for products or supplements, or things i
should be adding to my diet (excluding meat) which would be
complimentary to henna, and would help to strenghthen my hair and help
it grow?

It has already come on a long way since I have been using Henna (about
6 months) - I would never have previously have imagined my hair
growing even beyond shoulder lenghth! But what I really want is the
long, thick healthy and curly hair that I had when I was a teenager.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated, especially from people with
fine and fragile hair who have managed to grow it very long. Also,
just to be clear, I do not have a hair-loss problem at all, my hair
near the roots is very healthy, it is just at the ends when it gets to
about shoulder lenghth that breakage seems to prevent it from getting
any further.

Happy New Year, and Thank you in advance for any help, and I love your
website!

Rachel

Follow Ups

Re: Tips for growing long, healthy hair? Rachel 14:36:21 1/8/2005 (0)
Re: Tips for growing long, healthy hair? mary 14:34:30 1/8/2005 (9)
- That's a myth about veggies Elettaria 21:28:15 1/8/2005 (7)
  - Re: That's a myth about veggies Kalifornia Karol 23:54:12 1/9/2005 (0)
  - Re: That's a myth about veggies Jen 04:35:51 1/9/2005 (5)
    - Re: That's a myth about veggies mary 16:17:50 1/9/2005 (4)
      - Re: That's a myth about veggies Rachel 03:33:30 1/10/2005 (3)
        
        Re: That's a myth about veggies Elettaria 20:07:35 1/10/2005 (2)
        
        Re: That's a myth about veggies Rachel 03:46:22 1/11/2005 (1)
        
        Hmm, ask at health food shops? Elettaria 17:56:02 1/11/2005 (0)
- Re: Tips for growing long, healthy hair? lia demiröz 17:58:24 1/8/2005 (0)
Re: Tips for growing long, healthy hair? Pierre 12:25:13 1/8/2005 (1)
- whoops Pierre 12:26:31 1/8/2005 (0)
Visit "The Long Hair Loom" Magdalene 11:18:50 1/8/2005 (1)
- Re: Visit "The Long Hair Loom" lia demiröz 14:32:51 1/8/2005 (0)

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: I was wondering if anyone here had any tips for growing long, healthy : hair, apart of course from using top-quality henna to colour and : condition, which I already do once a month or so. : : My hair is shoulder-lenghth, but very fine and weak, and seems to : break easily. I have tried hundreds of different shampoos and : conditioners to strenghthen it, but this does not seem to work. : : I do blow-dry it occasionally, and tie it back (using soft bands) : quite a lot, could these be causing problems? : : Or should I be getting it cut more often? Whenever I have it cut the : hairdresser always seems to take more off than it has actually grown : since the last visit - one of my friends suggested that I actually : have it cut LESS often, but it seems to get so scraggly and wispy at : the ends about 3 months after a cut that I just have to go and get it : sorted out! : : Or it might be a problem of vitamin deficiency? When I was younger I : had very long hair, but maybe ten years of vegetarianism and various : low fat weight-loss diets have had an effect. I do take supplements, : but I am not sure which are the right ones to encourage hair growth. : : Does anyone have any tips for products or supplements, or things i : should be adding to my diet (excluding meat) which would be : complimentary to henna, and would help to strenghthen my hair and help : it grow? : : It has already come on a long way since I have been using Henna (about : 6 months) - I would never have previously have imagined my hair : growing even beyond shoulder lenghth! But what I really want is the : long, thick healthy and curly hair that I had when I was a teenager. : : Any tips would be greatly appreciated, especially from people with : fine and fragile hair who have managed to grow it very long. Also, : just to be clear, I do not have a hair-loss problem at all, my hair : near the roots is very healthy, it is just at the ends when it gets to : about shoulder lenghth that breakage seems to prevent it from getting : any further. : : Happy New Year, and Thank you in advance for any help, and I love your : website! : : Rachel
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