Healthy and neat long hair makes women look graceful, elegant, and charming. If you have long hair, let your hair down or style it in a variety of interesting styles. Caring for hair to grow very long is not easy, but with regular care, the dream of having long hair can come true. Start doing treatments to strengthen hair by buying products that are commonly used in salons. To make hair grow longer, eat nutritious food and get into the habit of exercising regularly. With patience and perseverance, long healthy and beautiful hair will be yours.
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Method 1 of 3: Regular Hair Care
Step 1. Brush your hair gently
Use a wide hairbrush to brush your hair. Gently brush your hair to loosen the tangles starting at the bottom end and working your way up a little at a time. If there are still tangles, do not break the hair or pull the brush hard.
- Use a hair protection product before brushing your hair to prevent split ends.
- Do not brush hair that is still wet because this method can break the hair.
Step 2. Massage your scalp every day
Use your fingertips to massage and relax your scalp in gentle circular motions. This method is useful for increasing blood flow in the scalp which accelerates the growth of hair follicles.
- The best time to massage your scalp is when you shampoo your hair.
- If your hair is dry, apply a few drops of hair oil to your scalp to keep the hair from pulling.
Step 3. Wash your hair with shampoo 3 times a week
If exposed to shampoo every day, hair becomes dry so that growth slows down. Hair hygiene is maintained if you wash your hair using shampoo a maximum of 3 times a week. After you rinse your hair with water, use conditioner every day even if you don't use shampoo when you wash your hair. If your hair gets dirty before your scheduled shampooing, use a dry shampoo to clean your hair, instead of wetting your hair to wash it with shampoo.
Step 4. Apply conditioner after every shampoo
Conditioner replaces the natural oils that are lost when hair is washed with shampoo. Do not forget to apply a quality conditioner after shampooing with shampoo. This step is very useful for strengthening hair so that hair grows longer faster.
In addition to using conditioner 3 times a week, treat your hair with a conditioner that contains a lot of moisture once a week to make hair stronger and shinier
Step 5. Change the position of the pigtails
If you comb your hair back and tie it back, don't keep the pigtails in the same position every day. This makes the condition of the hair shaft worse so that its growth slows down. Keep your pigtails in different positions each day by combing your hair up or down.
- To keep your hair from breaking, make sure you tie your hair with elastic and a cloth-wrapped hair clip, instead of using an elastic band.
- Do not tie or pin wet hair.
Step 6. Dry wet hair with a soft lint-free cloth instead of a towel
Hair is easy to break when towel-dried because the hair gets caught in the threads. Therefore, use a fine fibrous cloth specially woven to dry the hair so that the hair does not break and the ends do not split.
Step 7. Trim the ends of hair -1 cm every 2-3 months
Hair ends easily split if not cut regularly. Over time, the hair shaft can split upwards, damaging the hair and slowing hair growth. Regularly trimmed ends make hair grow faster.
Step 8. Use a silk pillowcase
Even though they feel soft in the hand, cotton or linen head pillowcases are too rough for the hair because the hair can break off due to snagging. Therefore, use a silk pillowcase so that your hair does not rub against the fabric while you sleep.
Method 2 of 3: Using Nourishing Products
Step 1. Use a hair mask once a week to moisturize your hair
Purchase a hair mask at a salon or cosmetic store. Apply the mask from the bottom of your hair up to the roots of your hair. Leave the mask on for a few minutes then rinse thoroughly. This will make your hair stronger, shinier, and shinier.
Step 2. Use a hair protection product before drying or Straighten hair using a hot tool.
If not protected, high temperatures can cause severe hair damage. Before styling your hair with a hot blow dryer or straightener, spray or apply a quality hair protection product. To make your hair grow faster, don't style your hair too often with hot tools.
Use the heater only when styling your hair for special occasions, such as going on a date or attending a wedding
Step 3. Choose a shampoo that is manufactured using natural ingredients
Before buying shampoo, read the ingredients listed on the packaging. The best option is a shampoo that uses as many natural ingredients as possible and minimal chemicals.
- Do not use shampoos that contain sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate as they can damage your hair. Also, make sure your shampoo doesn't contain parabens, perfume, benzyl alcohol, and sodium benzoate.
- As a guide, choose a shampoo that contains not too diverse ingredients and is made from natural ingredients, such as fruits and plant oils. Do not buy shampoo that uses chemicals.
Step 4. Use a conditioner that doesn't need to be rinsed off
This conditioner keeps hair moisturized and protected all day long. Even if you use conditioner as usual, apply conditioner that doesn't need to be rinsed so that your hair doesn't break.
Step 5. Perform treatment by compressing hair using protein cream once a month
This treatment can be done in a salon or at home. Apply a cream that contains protein on the hair evenly and then wait a few minutes for the cream to absorb into the hair. This step is useful for strengthening and nourishing the hair.
Step 6. Treat your hair with essential oils before going to bed at night
Apply the diluted essential oil on the scalp and massage gently. Essential oils that are beneficial for hair care, such as lavender, rosemary, thyme leaf, grapeseed, palm seed, moroccan oil, and argan oil.
Do not apply essential oils directly on the scalp because it can be bad for the scalp and hair roots. Essential oils must first be diluted using a solvent oil, such as olive oil. Take 1-2 spoons of solvent oil and add a few drops of essential oil
Method 3 of 3: Changing Your Lifestyle
Step 1. Adopt a healthy diet
Eating nutritious food is a way to meet nutritional needs so that hair can grow. Foods that nourish hair, such as salmon, walnuts, spinach, blueberries, sweet potatoes, and Greek yogurt.
In addition to eating nutritious foods, get rid of the habit of eating mentally retarded foods, such as canned foods, sweets, and fast food
Step 2. Make sure you stay hydrated
Get in the habit of drinking water when eating food, prepare a bottle of water for daily activities, and drink water every chance you get. Do not drink other beverages, such as juice or soda with meals. The more water you drink, the faster your hair will grow.
Step 3. Work on dealing with stress
Severe stress is bad for physical and mental health. This condition slows hair growth, even triggers hair loss. Therefore, learn how to reduce stress while going about your daily life.
- Practice various stress relief techniques, such as practicing yoga, deep breathing, and meditation. Learn the technique by joining a class or using an internet guide.
- Start exercising regularly. When you exercise, your body produces endorphins, which are beneficial for reducing stress and maintaining good health.
- Find someone to talk to when you feel stressed. Sharing your feelings with friends and family members can help relieve stress.
Step 4. Take a daily biotin supplement
Biotin is a very useful supplement to increase protein in hair and nails. Buy a biotin supplement at the supermarket or pharmacy and take it every day to make hair grow faster and stronger.
Consult your doctor if you have never used the supplements you want to take
Step 5. Take vitamin A every day.
Almost all the vitamins needed to maintain healthy hair can be obtained from fruits and vegetables that you consume daily. To meet the needs of vitamins, eat more fruits and vegetables every day. In addition, take a multivitamin or vitamin A, B2, and E supplements which are useful for nourishing hair.
Consult a doctor before taking vitamins
Tips
- Do not tie your hair with rubber bands. In addition to pulling the hair, rubber bands make the hair pinch so that the hair shaft breaks when the rubber is removed.
- To prevent breakage and damage, use a wide-tooth comb instead of a hairbrush.
- When shampooing, use shampoo to wash baby's hair because it is made from soft natural ingredients.
- Coconut oil is useful for treating and nourishing hair.
