Three Ways to Make Your Hair Grow Faster

Well, my chat with Christie, my stylist, went better than expected! She did say that she thinks if I grow it longer, it will just look thinner and that at some point, hair just stops growing. But she did acknowledge that my hair is in much better shape than last year, when she first started seeing me.

You see, I’d really destroyed my hair. I have fine, wavy/curly hair, and I had been blowing it dry and straightening it just about every day. I’d also highlighted it in an effort to hide a few gray hairs that were sprouting up in my bangs. From my ears down, you could actually see through it.

Christie helped me get my hair healthy. She made me promise not to blow it dry anymore or use any styling tools on it, such as curling or flat irons. I don’t wash it every day and switched to an olive oil cleansing conditioner. I stopped the chemical processing and instead started using Clairol’s Root Touch Up to hide those few little gray hairs when they appear. One year later, my hair is very healthy – not even a split end since my last haircut three months ago!

So now on to my mission of growing it longer. I’ve been hearing about all sorts of things that are supposed to speed the growth of your hair, and I’ve either already started using them or am going to start. Here they are:

Biotin

Last year, a woman at my pool told me about Biotin. She said that it’s supposed to promote hair growth. I actually began taking this nightly last year, and I do think it works. I used to be able to go 9 weeks between hair cuts. This was the perfect amount of time between cuts because my hair never got that shaggy, in-my-eyes look and my stylist wouldn’t have to cut my bangs too short, either. I hate that “It’ll grow out in two weeks and be perfect then” look.

Now I have to go every 4 weeks for a bang trim. So I do think that Biotin works.

Prenatal Vitamins

Last week, I was listening to the Kane Show on 99.5. A female caller revealed that she was taking prenatal vitamins because they make her hair and nails grow like crazy. Dozens of female listeners called in to say that they, too, take prenatal vitamins for the same reason, with no intention of getting pregnant. Well, I’m going to give it a try. Why not?

Coconut Milk

The August 2011 issue of Glamour magazine said, “Coconut milk helps the hair grow long and thick. Rub it onto the scalp, leave it on for an hour or so, then wash it out.” I bought some coconut milk and used it last week. After washing my hair, I towel dried it and poured the coconut milk over it. It felt thicker on my hair than it looked in the cup. I soaked the ends in it as well, then I pinned my hair on top of my head and put a plastic cap over it. I found I had to wrap a towel around my neck because the coconut milk dripped a little (annoyingly) from under my plastic cap.

Once I rinsed it out, my hair felt smooth and shiny even while wet. When it air-dried, it retained some of that shine, and it didn’t frizz at all. It even still looked good the next morning. Maybe it’s also a great conditioner, although Glamour didn’t say so. I will definitely keep trying this each week just because it made my hair feel so good!

What Really Works?

So how will I know which of these hair growth methods is working? I guess I won’t, since I’m trying all three at one time. I measured my hair, and right now it is 9 inches below my ears. I’ll measure in a month and let you know how much longer it is. Christie has agreed that as long as I have no split ends, she won’t cut anything off the length.

In the meantime, you are welcome to try any of these methods. Tell me if you are doing them, have done them, liked or didn’t like them. Do you have any other suggestions for speeding up hair growth? Let me know!

Til next week (when I’ll talk about how to make your hair look longer instantly),

Bethany