Have you ever felt like your hair was not growing anymore? Like it was simply stuck at a particular length even through a healthy diet and regimen? Fret not, because it is all too common to share these sentiments.
Truthfully, your hair is always growing and your follicles are always producing new hairs, unless there is some underlying medical issue (which is typically not the case). So, what’s the problem? Much of the time, it isn’t that your hair isn’t growing – it is actually that you are not retaining your length. This means your hair grows but is falling/breaking off as well.
Whatever the case, I am going to break down why your hair isn’t getting longer. And afterwards, I will speak as to how to reverse the frustration and grow your hair as long and luscious as you’d like. Here are the 5 main reasons your hair seems to not be growing:
- Poor Diet – They say you are what you eat don’t they? Well your hair shares in whatever you are putting into your body. If you are eating a lot greasy, fried, and junk foods, your hair could really endure hardship.
The absence of selenium, folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, protein, fatty acids, zinc, iron, niacin antioxidants, and biotin can lead to hair loss and poor overall hair health, according to a report in the Dermatology Practical & Conceptual.
Your hair needs the proper diet filled with vitamins, minerals and nutrients in order for it to flourish. Eating foods higher in nutritional value such as green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, and fish/nuts will all help your hair grow healthier and is great for your general health! Taking supplements with the above-mentioned vitamins and minerals can also help – though it is better to get your nutrients from food.
- Lack of Moisture – Where you find carbon-based life you will often find water. Water, and more specifically moisture, is essential for your hair’s growth. Dry and brittle hair that lacks moisture will almost always result in breakage.
For naturally textured hair this cannot be emphasized enough. Keeping your hair moisturized is essential for hair growth because though we are supposed to produce our own oil lubrication, we often are unable to produce enough to cover the entire hair shaft. This is why moisturizing your hair regularly is important for its health and growth.
On a day that you wash your hair, leave it slightly damp. Follow your wash/condition up with an organic treatment to seal the ends and promote hair growth like our HAIR GROWER. Using this will boost elasticity, promote rapid growth, and prevent breakage
- Not enough water drinking – We all know how important it is to our body’s function to drink water every day. What you may not think about though is how much your hair appreciates this too. We’ve found that those who have issues retaining their hair and growing it further often lack in their regular water consumption. These individuals often have hair with split ends and hair that is prone to breaking.
It is important to moisturize your hair inside and out and that means drinking water – a lot of it. You should be drinking at least your body weight in ounces of water every single day. I know it sounds like a lot but once you build a habit of drinking water regularly, it is hard to stop and you feel great!
- Over processing/Heat Damage – We love to apply chemicals and heat on our beautiful hair to achieve certain hairstyles, don’t we? Well, think again about how often you are doing this. Chemically processed hair results in a more porous environment and this leads to protein loss and eventual hair breakage. There is nothing wrong with styling your hair but be aware that the chemicals that non-natural chemicals that are changing your texture can also be doing damage in the process, weakening your hair. The same goes for heat.
Try some more natural hairstyles every so often. It’s okay to process and heat your hair from time to time but making a regular consistent habit of this will not aide your hair growth. You’d be surprised on how much you can do with your hair without actually applying heat or chemicals. Just perform a google or YouTube search and find out!
- Wrong Hair Care Products – I’m sure you’ve all heard of one or more of these companies: Dove, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Neutrogena, L’Oréal, TRESemme. You may think they are the leaders in producing products great for your hair – this simply isn’t true. While it is true that they generate the most money, it is not true that they are the best products for you. The hair care industry is a bit of the wild wild west with how many choices you have and how underregulated it is by the FDA. There are many companies out there that claim this and that, and unfortunately many spend their hard-earned money and time on products that don’t work well for them.
Here is the simple truth: Chemicals produced in a laboratory, that you cannot pronounce from the back of a cosmetic container, are not good for you or your hair. They are not healthy and for your hair and general health, the should not be used
100% organic and natural products mindfully sourced is the best thing you can ever feed to your head and hair. Elect to use natural products, like our My Hair, if you want to see your hair flourish!
HOW TO REVERSE THE HAIR LOSS
All of these reasons ultimately result in your hair loss because it weakens your hair shaft, strand, or follicle from the outside or the inside.
Thankfully there is a way to fix any of these issues resulting in your lack of hair growth. Simply put, you need to make sure your hair is healthy from the outside to the inside. Applying a treatment that treats the hair on the outside of your body and also penetrates and stimulates your follicles from the inside is the key.
Our product, My Hair, does just that. Every single ingredient is sourced from nature and has been scientifically picked because of its specific therapeutic hair growth properties. Shoot over to our Shop Page and check it out.
If you have questions on some of its ingredients make sure to check out THIS BLOG about all of our ingredients and why they are your hair’s safe haven!