Do you want to grow out a bad cut quickly or grow your hair from short to long? It's faster with these 6 tips
Everyone knows that: the hairdresser visit was mediocre and when you go out you pull out the phone to google how to accelerate hair growth. But can that even work? We asked experts. So it's good that you ended up here.
How fast does hair grow anyway?
On the head an average of about 1 to 1.5 cm a month - that makes 12 to 18 cm a year. If you now think: "One and a half cm a month - that would be nice!", Then you are not alone. After all, we are talking about a mean value here. In other words, some hair grows even faster and others a little slower. No reason to worry.
My hair is growing slowly, why?
If you feel like your hair is growing slo-mo, it could be for a number of reasons. How fast the strands sprout in each individual mainly depends on the genes. "Stress is also often the cause - for example from work or illness and strong medication," says Julia Dieck, master hairdresser and owner of the Salon Nova Hairstudio in Hamburg.
"In times of stress, the body switches to 'emergency care' and mainly supplies the vital organs with vitamins and minerals - the scalp and hair are now the least of its worries." Speaking of nutrients: Deficiencies can also be to blame for poor growth.
How can I accelerate hair growth?
Good news for men with slow-growing hair: With the right tips and tricks, you can actually support your hair growth immensely. As follows:
1. First, change your diet so that the hair grows better
Eating a healthy diet plays an important role in how fast your hair grows. White flour and refined sugar can cause inflammation around the hair follicle. With the result that the hair does not grow back at all or only grows back very thinly. Other foods support growth. According to dermatologist and hair specialist Dr Christian Merkel from the Skin and Laser Center at the Opera in Munich:
- Nuts because they are rich in growth-promoting omega-3 fatty acids, copper and biotin.
- Avocados, as they also contain vitamins B, C and E in addition to folic and good fatty acids.
- Fish because it is high in iron, omega-3 fatty acids and essential proteins.
2. Go for hair growth supplements now
3. Be extra gentle on your scalp
like these from Utopia (from $ 18.99) are very absorbent and gentler on the hair and scalp than coarse terry towels. Then blow-dry your hair only lukewarm, because heat stresses the scalp. And the more stressed it is, the worse the growing conditions. By the way: This can also accelerate your beard growth.
