1. Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day. Water keeps skin and hair hydrated, and bodies healthy!
2. Use a good conditioner. "Moisturizing" shampoo doesn't really matter, whether it claims to be or not. Shampoo lathers, therefore each kind will strip your hair of its natural oils. But, conditioner always leaves a sort of "residue" in your hair, so it's better to have one that has good reviews and smells nice.
When using conditioner, keep it 3-4 inches away from your roots. If you don't, your hair may come out looking a little greasy. No matter how long your conditioner bottle says to leave it on, always leave it on for three minutes for added moisture and shine.
3. Wash your hair regularly: but washing your hair too often can leave it without necessary oils; so wash your hair every 3rd day, and, also, when you do some unusually dirty/dusty activity. The scalp accumulates dirt, oil and dust which can cause the hair follicles to clog up. Regular washing is also beneficial to keeping that scalp clean and keeping the hair shaft clear.
Using specifically formulated products may also assist in increasing the rate of hair growth by feeding hair with essential proteins, amino acids, and nutrients to encourage long healthy and nice hair.
4. Always rinse hair products out of your hair with very cool water. It seals the cuticle and locks in moisture/oils, leaving your hair silky and smooth. If you rinse it with hot water that needed moisture and oil wash out, and you will notice that your hair is a lot frizzier, than if you rinse it with cool water.
5. Remember to use a heat protectant spray or lotion. when using hot tools on your hair (curling irons, straighteners, dryers, crimpers, etc). It protects your hair from drying out, adds moisture, and helps prevent split ends.
6. Don't brush your hair when it's wet! Your hair isn't as strong when it's wet as it is when it's dry. A brush will snag at your hair when wet, causing breakage and split ends. Finger comb your hair, or spray in a detangler and comb it with a wide tooth comb.
7. Take a daily multivitamin! Vitamins keep our skin, hair, and nails healthy. Also, if you don't already take vitamins and you start taking them daily you may notice that your hair is growing a little faster.
8. Eat a lot of protein. It makes hair strong and healthy! Although the picture is showing bacon and eggs, plants and especially legumes have plenty of proteins, too. In the long run, this is probably the healthier choice anyway - for you, your hair and the planet.
9. Only get split ends trimmed off when you need to. Remember that hair grows from the top of your head, not the ends. So if you want your hair to be healthy only cut split ends when you have to. Keep up with cutting only split ends - because if you don't your splits will go higher and higher up your hair and then break. So your hair will be shorter.
10. Follow each of these steps carefully, and you will begin to notice, stronger, smoother, longer and healthier hair in no time!
