List of the Best Vitamins to Grow Long African American Hair Fast
Posted: Monday, July 09, 2007
by Jenny Olabode
Crazy Over You Hair Boutique
For most African Americans, having long hair is an ultimate desire. Yet, some people give up on growing their natural hair and simply result to wearing wigs and weaves. Others, trying to manage their hair from home, resort to blow drying, curling, straightening, and perming their hair without having the slightest clue how to. This only causes hair to become damaged and not grow. Well, if you are an African American and either suffer from hair loss and thinning hair or want your hair to grow, here are some steps that you can take to grow longer hair. These tips include ingredients to avoid in your hair care prdducts, vitamins to take, and hair growth products to use. Trust me, with a vitamins, diet, good products, and proper styling techniques, your black hair can grow long at a faster rate than what you consider to be normal.
Take a B-complex Vitamin: Vitamins function as catalysts for reactions within the body, controlling the processes of tissue synthesis and aiding in the protection of cells' plasma membranes. Thus, vitamins can be a vital component to growing longer hair. Buy a B-complex vitamin, which consists of eight different vitamins, specifically thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), piroxidine (B6), folic acid (B9), cyanocobalamin (B12), and biotin. All of these vitamins, especially Biotin and Pantothenic Acid, will help your hair to grow faster.
Take Vitamin C: Vitamin C is responsible for the development of healthy collagen, which is necessary to hold body tissues together. A vitamin C deficiency can cause split ends and hair breakage, yet this is easily reversible by increasing your normal vitamin C intake levels. If you do not want to take vitamin C, eat foods such as fresh peppers, citrus fruits, melons, berries, potatoes, tomatoes, and dark green leafy vegetables. All are rich in vitamin C.
Take Vitamin E: In order for your hair to grow, your scalp will need to be in top condition. Vitamin E is necessary to provide good blood circulation to the scalp and creates the perfect condition for healthy hair.
Here are some other goods vitamins that you may want to try: Beta-Carotene, Magnesium, Sulfur, Zinc, Silica, and Flaxseed oil. You do not need to take them all to meet your hair growth goals or to combat hair loss. Many multivitamins have these minerals.
Step 2: Only Use All Natural Hair Care Products. Growing long African American Hair Fast requires Quality Hair Care Products with natural oils. African American hair tends to be dry and brittle, to combat this, keep your hair moisturized at least 2 to 3 times per day. Stop using drugstore shampoos that contain harmful chemicals. If you want to grow your hair fast, try Beauty 4 Ashes Super Hair Growth system, it contains a super growth shampoo and conditioner that has rosemary, castor, sage, and all the vitamins I mentioned above. They manufacture hair growth products specifically for African American and Ethnic Hair. wwwdiscoverb4acom . If you do not like using all natural hair care products, then make sure your products do not contain any of the following:
Bad Ingredients for African American Hair Growth: Methyl, Propyl, Butyl, and Ethyl Paraben
Used to extend the shelf life of products and have been in samples of human breast tumour tissues.
Bad Ingredients for African American Hair Growth: Petrolatum and Mineral Oil
Mineral oil actually limits the scalp’s ability to breathe by coating the hair with a sticky, greasy film; ultimately, this will slow your hair growth.
Bad Ingredients for African American Hair Growth: PEGs (PolyEthylene Glycol) and Propylene Glycol
PEGs are used to thicken products and are also used to make antifreeze and de-icing solutions for cars, airplanes, and boats; to make polyester compounds; and as solvents in the paint and plastics industries. You want to limit your exposure to products with these ingredients. Although is has not been proven 100% accurate, many doctors agree that exposure to excess amounts of polyethylene glycol can damage the kidneys, heart, and nervous system.
Bad Ingredient for African American Hair Growth:
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate or Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Synthetic Colors, DEA, MEA, TEA (diethanolamine, monoethanolamine, and triethanolmine), Isopropyl Alcohol. Sulfates, DEA, TEA, Alcohols, and Colors, create skin and scalp irritation. They are take away oils from the scalp and hair required for Black hair to grow. These ingredients are primarily found in shampoos because they were created to remove oil and build up from individuals with oily scalps and hair that produces ample amount of natural oil, such individuals with Caucasian and European hair textures. However, black hair needs the exact opposite.
Step 3: Start drinking Spring Water for African American Hair Growth
Although, tap water is decent, your body and hair can grow faster if you switch to spring water. Spring Water contains several vitamins and minerals that aid in your hair growth like zinc, which is responsible for cell production, tissue growth and repair, and the maintenance of the oil-secreting glands of the scalp.
Following these steps and taking hair growth stimulating vitamins will enable you to grow longer hair faster. Understand that African American hair growth is determined by several factors; and vitamins alone will not cause your hair to grow to the floor. If you really desire longer hair, make sure that you take your vitamins, eat healthy, use good hair care products and styling tips, and drink water.
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Top-level comments on this article: (8 total)Great info on hair growth and tips.
I had no idea that vitamins affected your hair growth.
thankyou for the help, i got rid of all the junk they sell us in the beauty supply store and i mist my hair everyday with a mixture of olive oil, water, and leave in conditoner my hair has never looked better and it is soft and shiney and it dosent break, my hair is so easy to work with now and it grows fast, thankyou to much Tiffany NY
This article has been tremendously helpful and encouraging to me. I have been aware of much in the article for many years, primarily because I have experimented a great deal. My hair is at its healthiest when I follow the steps above and add exercise. I would like to mention that, at least for me, my hair is in an even better state when I take an iron supplement along with brewers yeast and my other vitamins. When I stray from the routine, it doesn't take but a couple of months for my hair to look and feel neglected. Just the other day, I decided to see how long my hair will grow. It is just past my shoulders at its longest point. Wish me luck!
I love this article. It was just what I was looking for.
IT WAS A LITTLE IM GOING TO TRY THE VITIMINS I HOPE IT WORKS BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE CHRISTY,CA
left by DIANA from st. cloud flthis article really help me out a lot cause it just insured me that my vitamins will help . so the next step for me is to use the beauty 4 ashes super hair growth system. and im hoping this will be the final piece to my puzzle thank u very much for all the info i will take this information to my hair stylistDIANA,FL
Very informative and very helpful article... - CHIRADEEP
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