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I was wondering if there is foods or vitamins that help grow hair faster? I also started taking multivitamins mens vitacraves by one a day 2 weeks ago and it has 600 mcg 200% daily value per serving of biotin since seen that helps hair on other sites but not sure if its too much or does multivitamins not work? Also what other vitamins help and is there any other good brands? Another thing I was wondering has anyone used Mane n Tail since people say it grows hair fast but not sure if that's false?
Only time and patience!
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Hi Metal Dude,
Even though I have thick hair I have started a routine where I don't wash it every day. On the in-between days I only use conditioner. My hair feels so much better with this routine. Of course, you may have to adjust how many days you can go between shampoos. And I always final rinse my hair with very cold water. I never use brushes on my hair because they don't work well for me. That will probably change with more length. But, like others have said here, just let it grow and see what happens after about 2 years.I believe it will be well worth the wait.
Also, I highly recommend you visit the following website:
Excellent website of Hair Religion
I keep hearing people say you should only wide tooth combs.
Then I also keep hearing people who use brushes. So which should
be used? Don't brushes end up damaging the hair?
Based on what I have read hair should never be brushed when wet. Should only be combed when wet with wide toothed comb. Boar bristle brushes work well on dry hair to spread the oils from the scalp to the ends. Any other type of brush should not be used.
Yes, hair should not be brushed when wet (hair is at its weakest when wet), although I know of at least one guy who used to be a regular here that would disagree even with that statement.
Boar bristle brushes are wonderful for "finishing"; but if I want to give my scalp a good old-fashioned brushing (meaning when my hair is dry, but maybe my scalp is a bit itchy-feeling), then I reach for a firmer bristled brush than boar...
it was very common in my grandmother's generation to regularly brush one's long hair "100 strokes". This ritual is very stimulating to the scalp, bringing blood to the surface to better nourish the hair roots, and also helping to distribute Mother Nature's natural hair oils (AKA sebum) towards the hair ends (instead of just letting it sit on your scalp, where it eventually will feel greasy).
When I was in my early 20s I learned about the value of regular brushing from a long-haired female friend and co-worker of mine, who had gorgeous hip-length hair. It's been part of my life-long hair care routine ever since -- even during my much shorter-haired days. My brushing ritual days happen between my shampooing days (I shampoo only about once a week, sometimes twice a week if exceptionally dirty/sweaty/oily).
I'm obviously an avid proponent for regular hair-brushing as part of one's routine hair care "ritual" (but only when the hair is DRY -- I use a wide-toothed comb when my hair is wet, and only for detangling purposes). For me, I couldn't live without it, I just love the feeling of my scalp being so invigorated afterwards, as well as my hair feeling smoother and more moisturized... and I have more than just one brush to do the job!!
- Ken
Doesn't using a brush damage the hair? Whenever I tried brushing
my hair it always felt like i was damaging the hair. Espicially when you have hair in the bristles. So only use a wide tooth comb
and even then i do it very carefully.
Hi Ken,
I apologize for the delayed reply to your post. Your points are well taken. I made a mistake when I said any other type of brush shouldn't be used. However, with that being said, I don't ever touch my hair with a brush. I feel my hair doesn't respond well to the actions of a brush. That may change when I become a bona fide long hair. I do realize that some people's hair benefits from brushing (your wonderful hair for example:)).
I do thank you for your very informative post. I always look forward to your well-written posts here. Just out of curiosity, could you please tell me how often you wash your hair with shampoo? I am trying to experiment now with extended shampooing of my hair. Trying to find out how long I can go before it becomes dirty, greasy etc. Thanks again for your reply. Happy Thanksgiving!
Ted
I guess I'm one of those guys who's going to disagree about not using a brush on wet hair. However my hair is very fine and I use a very fine bristle bush, as the coarse bristle brush tends to snag too much. Of course I use conditioner on my hair so it's relatively slick and then brush gently and stop when I encounter any snags. So far this has produced better results with less tangles than combing. Of course as with all things hair related YMMV.
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Ted
Little Bird Longhair's great website
And here is yet another great website to check out:
Mark's excellent hair progress website
I take a number of supplements but not so much for growth rate but general hair health. Of course, they are not studied by the FDA so we really have little proof that they work. In addition to Biotin 5000 mcg (yes, that's another zero!), I take L-Cysteine, L-Methionine, L-Arginine, zinc, selenium, L-Lysine, and MSM. I minimize costs by either getting them at the drugstores on their 2-for1 sales or use Subscribe and Save at Amazon.
The site below is an overview of those above that are amino acids.
Amino acid suppliments for hair growth
A total waste of money. Despite some claiming to benefit there is no proven basis for any belief that such things work.
It is truly amazing how much money all of these "miracle" products bring in each year. There just isn't a good substitute for good old Mother Nature and patience. It's also amazing how much people spend to change their natural hair attributes.
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