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10 ways to boost hair growth naturally

  • Bhumika M
  • Aug 21
  • 10 min read
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More than just being an exhibit of subliminal beauty, Hair serves a lively, flaunting gesture that becomes a part of you. Females tend to love hair-care. They treat, pamper and adore this possession. It is pleasant that many males too prefer grooming and caring for their hair. Every person who invests in hair-care and style dreads one thing. And that is Hairfall which should be addressed in the early stage to avoid more hair fall. Let's be aware that little hair fall is normal. It is always unnoticeable and natural, as well.

As we can say, 100 or 150 hair strands is normal to fall. But more than this doesn’t come under normal hair fall. Hair has 3 life phase. Anagen-the first phase, where hair grows. It stays two to six-year. The second phase is catagen is the growing phase of hair & third phase is telogen, where hair rests.5 to 10 % of hair fall, is telogen phase. It goes away after a few months, and the anagen phase starts again.

In some cases, the telogen phase stays longer. Hair becomes thin. Hair fall continues, visible scanty scalp this situation becomes the biggest worry. This worry doesn’t go away, no matter how hard you try. But the worry doesn’t give you any good result. It needs to be corrected.

There is some natural remedy which may boost hair growth & improves hair. The hair fall reasons could be so many from stress to chemical overload or poor diet to wrong medication. Although all this scanty scene of the hair might be reversed with smile and patience. Leave all the worry behind to start a new.Here are super 10ways to promote hair growth.List of contents1 Massage2 Shampoo3 Hair mask4 Diet5 Relaxation6 Quitting hair styling products7 Supplements8 Nail rubbing9 Green tea10 Hair follicle stimulation


1 Massage

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Although massage has no proof considering hair regrowth, it may assist in hair growth.Massage increases blood circulation of hair follicles. Active hair follicles promote hair growth. Besides blood circulation, hair needs oiling, just like a tree needs water. It moistures your scalp. Without moisturization, your hair becomes dry, brittle and frizzy, leading to no health or poor health to hair. This could be said the outer health of the hair. To push hair growth, there are few best hair oils should be used in its original form. • The oil with fragrance must be avoided. All the oil should be in pure form.

Massage with Rosemary oil: Its botanical name is Salvia Rosmarinus. Rosemary has hot property as it’s an essential oil. One must know the herb’s nature, whether it's hot or cold. You should be using any essential oil carefully by knowing your body tendency. Rosemary has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties. It stimulates blood circulation to strengthen hair follicles .thus follicles can have more nutrients. •

2 to 3 drops of rosemary oil should be included in a carrier oil like coconut oil or castor oil •

Massage with lavender oil

Lavender oil has vitamin A, B, C, E & minerals, which helps hair keeping healthy. A clean scalp is easy to encourage hair growth. Lavender oil has antimicrobial properties as the prevention of bacteria.

It should be used with any carrier oil like castor oil or coconut oil to accelerate hair growth.

Massage with Argan oil

Besides having hair fall if you have dry patchy scalp mix few drops of lavender oil & few drops of organic Argan Moroccan oil with a carrier oil like coconut oil or castor oil. .Essential oils should be mixed with extra care & proportion. Argan oil has lots of omega fatty acids which works for dry scalp. Argan oil balances PH level. Dry, itchy scalp shows high alkaline level. PH level means the potential of hydrogen. It is the portion of hydrogen molecules in the body. The more molecule of hydrogen in body more acidic solution in the body. For hair and skin, the best PH level is 4.5 to 5.5. to Balance PH level, you should first know your hair. Dry, brittle hair falls a lot. And then try to balance accordingly. •


  • Find out how essential oils are distilled, how they can be used, and their history. Learn the best way to use them and how to use them safely.

Massage with Rosary pea oil (Gunjadi oil)


Gunja is a Hindi name of the herb is known as Rosary pea, an ayurvedic property. It grows in tropical & sub-tropical area of the Indian subcontinent. Many ayurvedic companies infuse this herb as a hair oil as it promotes hair growth. This oil is antimicrobial antibacterial, anti-dandruff, anti-inflammatory, antipruritic properties. Rosary pea (gunjadi) oil can also improve the hair thinning problem.

This ayurvedic oil must be mixed with a carrier oil. As gunja herb properties are hot. This oil takes time to give the result. It may take 6 months to 2 years. You can make Gunjadi oil at home, or it's available in the market or amazon.


  • Learn about Gunjadi Oil (Gunja Tail), its benefits in scalp itching, dandruff, scalp acne and skin diseases and know its directions to use.

  • Massage with Hibiscus oil

  • Hibiscus flower is great for hair fall. It's a well-known thing. There are lots of hibiscus ready-made oil available in the market. Those which are cheaper has a lower concentration of hibiscus extracts, and those with higher rate has a high concentration of hibiscus extract. Before purchasing, you should check the percentage of purity of the oil. The more good option is you can make this at home. •


2 Homemade shampoo

  • The 2nd way is homemade shampoo or mild shampoo. The hair care industry in India is flooding with exclusive products. Exclusive products or shampoos don't promise the best. They all come with pros & cons. Although you are using the best, you still can suffer the adverse effect of the product's ingredient.

  • When you are suffering from hair fall, you should be more careful about using every hair product.

  • You should wash your hair twice a week. Even if you are in a hurry don't wash your hair rigorously it can also lead to hair fall. You should use normal water. Don’t comb wet hair.

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  • Homemade shampoo

  • 10 dried whole soap nuts ( you can pick quantity by your hair volume)

  • few dried embelica or Indian gooseberry

  • few dried Acacia Concinna ( shikakai)

  • 1tsp green tea

  • You can also add any ayurvedic hair growth herb like spikenard (jatamasi) to enhance homemade shampoo quality.

  • Soak it in water for 5 to 6 hours. Then boil the mixture strain it. Let it be cool.&use as shampoo.

  • 3 Hair mask


Hibiscus hair mask

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  • A good hair mask strengthens hair and promotes hair growth. • Take Hibiscus flower or powder according to your hair growth mix it with curd or aloe vera gel apply it. Leave it for an hour and rinse it. If possible, don’t use shampoo to wash. Use only water. So the effect of hibiscus can be lengthened. •

Curry leaves & curd hair mask


  • Take few curries leaves, add little curd, grind it to a fine paste. You can add a little green tea water. This mask particles don’t go away even after 2 to 3 wash. (If you wish you can add some water to make it more liquid for application. A more liquid texture will give you less trouble to rinse it.) But finally, it gives a good result. Apply it .leave it for an hour, rinse it. Curry mask will clear all the fungus and bacteria. •


  • Onion hair mask


    Everybody is now aware of the benefits of onion for hair growth.

  • Soak 1 tablespoon of nigella seeds and fenugreek seeds overnight. Take one onion, add both the seeds grind it to a paste. Apply the paste for one hour. Again this mask will be hard to rinse thoroughly, shampoo can rinse it totally, but if you want the best result to rinse it with water. Your hair will have some particles even after rinsing them with water. Let it be for one day. On the second day, you can rinse with shampoo.


    . You can also apply only onion juice every alternate day. •you just have to grind it, strain the juice in a bowl. Take cotton, dab into it & apply all over the scalp .you can keep it for one hour & shampoo your hair. If you want to keep all night, apply oil after onion juice application .keeping the onion juice only whole night can dry your hair .oil can keep it supple. Next morning you should wash your hair.

4 Improve your diet

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EggEggs are rich with high protein & amino acids. Protein is required to maintain & make new tissues such as skin, hair & bones. Protein promotes hair growth. Other than protein egg provides so many other nutrients vitamin E, magnesium, iron, calcium, phosphorus. The richness of nutrients restricts hair fall & make hair follicles strong.

Fatty fishLoads of omega -3 is in fatty fish. It strengthens hair follicles. It produces moisture to build up hair. Fish like salmon, sardines, tuna, mackerel. Atlantic salmon &Indian has high omega 3. Indian salmon is easily available. • 3 Seeds – Those who are vegan can have seeds as they also have a great amount of omega 3 fatty acids.

Fatty acids

Fatty acids are important for hair as it provides essential minerals & vitamins hair. It also helps in keeping dandruff at bay. Sunflower seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds have plenty of fatty acids & can be mixed with any snack to consume.

Nuts14 halves of walnuts have 4.3 gm of protein. In the whole day, you can consume more than 14 halves easily without having a heavy stomach. Almond is a great antioxidant. which helps in maintaining collagen for the hair follicles. All nuts are full of nutrients required in hair growth. •

Avla

Avla can be the key factor for hair growth. Indian gooseberry is a great source of vitamin c. vitamin c of Indian gooseberry has collagen protein essential for hair growth. So consume more avala as you can in any form be raw or cooked will help you in hair growth. There are many ready-made recipes to eat .the best way to eat Indian gooseberry is in its row form by making it juice & adding some orange juice or lemon to add taste.

Lentils & Beans

lentils & beans have loads of vitamins protein, zinc, fibre, vitamin b-6, selenium. All are lentils & beans help a lot in hair growth. Lentils help in restoring red blood cells which supply oxygen to the scalp is very essential

Flax seeds

Again this hair food is much famous as hair food. & of course, besides other vitamins, flaxseeds are great in omega-3 .flaxseeds improves ph level in the hair. 4.5 to 5.5 ph is good to maintain healthy hair. .To maintain good ph level, you must have maximum & stable enzyme activity for peak ph level (enzymes are body protein, enzyme & ph level tied to enzyme function). • Flaxseeds helps prevention of hair thinning. It helps to strengthen the hair. 100 gm Flaxseeds have 18.3 gm protein while 100gm salmon has 2.5 gm protein. There are lots of recipes available to consume Flaxseeds. You can just roast it, grind it & mix to anything. Or sprinkle the whole flaxseeds in any smoothie •


  • Is it possible to balance pH in your hair naturally? Yes, actually, and you will not believe how easy it is. Just follow these 5 simple steps, and your hair will be eternally grateful. Understanding Hair pH Balance As previously mentioned. 

BananaBanana is full of fibre, selenium, protein, phosphorus, niacin, carbohydrates, vitamin-b. banana is almost the complete fruit full of vitamins &minerals. • Banana & flaxseed,& almond milk smoothie is a great hair booster

Curd

Curd has high protein amount. The easiest thing about curd is that you can make it at home with no efforts. & can have it every day in every meal. ( should avoid at night) •

Paneer

Last but not least is paneer. On average protein in 200 gm cottage cheese is approximately 15 gm. Cottage cheese is a good option for vegetarians. Cottage cheese helps indigestion. It is full of vitamin-b. •

5 Relax

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The 5th is to relax your self. Too much stress or tension also causes hair to fall. You will never notice this unseen reason until your doctor says. If you have stress, try to meditate. Start with 15 minutes. Focus on only breathing for steady meditation. Relaxed breathing will let you feel the difference instantly.

As stress takes weeks or months to cause hair fall. The same way it takes a few months to stop hair fall. Some hair mask or hair pack gives you a good result. So stop worrying. Thinking over & over again, which gives no result neither in stress nor in hair fall. Instead of that start taking positive actions towards life as morning exercise which the best in each & every way, listen to good music.

Yoga is also one of the best ways to reduce tension & anxiety. Nowadays, the Yoga class is easily found. Even online yoga class is also available -join any yoga class, grab your phone go to the terrace or balcony in the morning & start learning yoga techniques to release your stress. •

6 Quit Hair styling products

Hair colouring, straightening, hair glossing these types of fancy treatments consequently lead your hair to no volume, no shine. Hence again, you have to treat your hair with chemicals to recover the loss. All chemical treatments demand high maintenance of hair. You have to be very particular when you colour your hair when you treat your hair with chemicals. You cant leave it unattentive for long. Each treatment requires persistent care of hair. If you lack or delay, hair health starts suffering.& you won’t be known until a bad hair phase. Nowadays, more & more people are drawn to naturopathy for both skin & hair. • Let your hair breath, be relaxed. Sometimes pause is a good action to make something effectively functional again. •

7 Consider vitamin supplements

To complete every requirement of vitamins, proteins & minerals may not be sufficient through food while hair fall. Vitamin supplements are a good option to think about. Before popping up, any vitamin supplements do consult your doctor. Biotins & omega-3 supplements are hair supplements. Vitamin d also can be considered.

8 Nail Rubbing (Balayam yoga)

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Nail rubbing – Is said to improve hair growth. Do that for 5 minutes two times every day. The friction of nails stimulates blood flow. •

9 Green tea

Green tea is good for hair growth. It blocks DHT & may promote hair growth. Lavender, rosemary is great for hair. Rosemary tea circulates blood well for hair growth. •


  • What is DHT? It stands for dihydrotestosterone, which is an endogenous androgen sex hormone converted from testosterone. Find out what it does and more.

10 Hair follicles stimulation

 Last but not least is to stimulate your follicle. To stimulate hair follicle is basically can be called scalp stimulation. Massaging is one of the good ways to stimulate. For greater result, keep your head upside down & massage for generating more blood circulation. The best method for hair follicles stimulation is headstand. While its difficult to perform, one can opt for intense stretch pose with head support ( yoga- Uttansana) or rope shirshasana.

Whatever natural or home remedy you choose, it should be done with positive firm belief.

Conclusion

If you wish to help your hair volume, stay regular with treatment. Home treatment may take a longer time for observable results.

Promoting hair growth requires lots of patience with good self-care. Believe in firm affirmation whatever remedy you follow.

This article doesn't provide any medical advice. It is intended for informational purpose only.

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