2006-11-16 05:23:43 · 11 answers · asked by crump_rachel 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
I have been taking hair supplements for the past 3 years and here is what I have found.
GNC makes a tablet called "Ultra Nourishair" in formulas for men and women, the pills are taken daily, 2 pills a day. They are HUGE and very hard to swallow, if you have any trouble at all with large tablets, then I wouldn't recommend these. The 2 pills also contain only 1200 micrograms total of Biotin, which is the main supplement needed for hair to grow faster and stronger. You should try to get a minimum of 2500 micrograms of Biotin daily to improve hair's rate of growth and its condition. Even though I took these GNC pills for 4 months, I wouldn't recommend them because they are not the most high quality pills available.
ProCaps labs makes a great supplement called "Hair Skin and Nails" formula, here is the link for that
http://www.procapslabs.com/pcl/pages/pro...
This is in capsule form and much easier to swallow. This company, ProCaps labs is also extremely reputable and carries pure and effective products.
I took GNC's Nourishair for four months, and supplemented it with extra Biotin tablets daily due to its low Biotin content. I took 2500 micrograms extra Biotin with the GNC pills.
The Procaps hair vites have 2500 micrograms of Biotin in them, and don't really require extra Biotin be taken, but I do take an additional 2500 micrograms of Biotin for a daily total of 5000 micrograms of Biotin.
My hair is growing in thick and dark and quite quickly. My hair used to be very slow growing, but all of these supplements have really made a difference.
The only way to really change the health of your hair is by taking supplements that work internally on the follicle where hair is made, any shampoos or oils or other topically applied things do nothing to change hair's structure, that can only happen with systemically provided support, which means supplements that you take internally.. Keep in mind, regardless of how many or how much you take of any supplement, hair is never going to grow at a "Jack and the beanstalk" type of rate, the most you can hope for is to improve the strength and health of each hair follicle and to see an incremental increase in the rate of its growth
2006-11-16 06:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Patience and taking care of your hair helps. There's no overnight growth method, hair grows an average of 1/2 inch per month. Make sure your hair is healthy no split or damage ends, keeping your pores clean and massaging gently daily. You may try using essential oils such as rosemary and peppermint, do not use rosemary if you are pregnant because this is a stimulant and will induce labor also if you are blonde rosemary naturally darkens hair so this is beneficial to know. Take multivitamins especially vitamin Bs and BIOTIN these works!
2006-11-16 13:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lavvie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is my own hair personally.. however I started using tea-tree oil drops in my shampoo (my daugher had gotten head lice from her daycare, tea tree oil is a preventive). Anyways since I've been doing this it seems as though my hair has been growing a lot faster. You might want to try it. Only put 4 to 5 drops in your botle of shampoo. Also the bonus side.. you won't have to worry about getting head lice either.. LOL
2006-11-16 13:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by Vicki M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can stimulate faster hair growth when you massage your scalp. You can do this anytime not only when you take shower. I do this it does work. There isn't a specific amount of time you should do it for, I guess for however long you want to do it! There aren't any negative side affects to this! (some people say there are but there aren't!)
2006-11-16 13:44:03 · answer #4 · answered by mel24816 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not getting it trimmed every six weeks actually prevents split ends and your hair will not break off and seem to grow faster.
2006-11-16 13:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by cadugger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard hairstylest say to eat lots of protein which will help grow out your hair and nails faster.
2006-11-16 13:26:52 · answer #6 · answered by Tommy's_Sweet_Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Massage shampoo onto your scalp while you shower, the stimulation will make your hair grow faster.
2006-11-16 13:25:54 · answer #7 · answered by fuzzy_fruitcake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can take hair, nail and skin supplements, and make sure you get a trim every month to two months to get all the dead ends off. thats the long way. or... you can get extensions. :) good luck!
2006-11-16 13:33:08 · answer #8 · answered by naebaberzzz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on your type of hair...but maybe you should try hair extensions....more and more ppl do it now.
2006-11-16 13:28:47 · answer #9 · answered by aly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just wait...
2006-11-16 13:25:13 · answer #10 · answered by Magda O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋