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How To Make Your Hair Grow Faster Step By Step

How to grow your hair faster

By JamesPublished 11 months ago 11 min read
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## How To Make Your Hair Grow Faster Step By Step

Do you dream of long, flowing hair? While there's no magic pill that can make your hair grow overnight, there are steps you can take to promote healthy hair growth. Here are a few tips:

1. **Eat a healthy diet.** Your hair is made up of protein, so it's important to eat plenty of protein-rich foods in your diet. Good sources of protein include meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, and beans. You should also eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, which are packed with vitamins and minerals that are essential for healthy hair growth.

2. **Get enough biotin.** Biotin is a B vitamin that is essential for hair growth. You can get biotin from foods like eggs, nuts, and seeds. You can also take biotin supplements.

3. **Massage your scalp.** Massaging your scalp stimulates blood flow to the hair follicles, which can help to promote hair growth. You can massage your scalp with your fingertips or with a scalp brush.

4. **Use a good shampoo and conditioner.** Choose a shampoo and conditioner that are designed for your hair type. If you have dry hair, use a shampoo and conditioner that are moisturizing. If you have oily hair, use a shampoo and conditioner that are clarifying.

5. **Avoid heat styling.** Heat styling can damage your hair and make it more prone to breakage. If you must use heat styling tools, use them on the lowest setting possible and apply a heat protectant spray before styling.

6. **Get regular trims.** Getting regular trims will help to remove split ends, which can make your hair look and feel healthier.

7. **Be patient.** It takes time for hair to grow. Don't expect to see results overnight. Just keep following these tips and you'll eventually reach your hair goals.

Here are some additional tips that may help to promote hair growth:

* Get enough sleep. When you're sleep-deprived, your body doesn't have the energy it needs to function properly, including hair growth. Aim for 7-8 hours of sleep per night.

* Manage stress. Stress can also have a negative impact on hair growth. Find healthy ways to manage stress, such as exercise, yoga, or meditation.

* Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption can damage your hair and make it more difficult for it to grow.

Best Hair Growth Products For Your Hair Growth

My Valotin haircare routine for split ends

Don’t those shampoo advertisements just make you dream of long, shiny, swishy hair?

Unfortunately, my long hair dreams didn’t exactly amount to camera-ready locks. The flowing Rapunzel

locks of my dreams resembled frayed rope in reality.

You may have been in a similar position. Avoiding haircuts in dreams of long hair only to find your hair is

dry and brittle, and those pesky split ends have taken over.

Let me start off by saying that once hair has split, there is no way to magically fuse it back together.

While a haircut is the only way to get rid of existing split ends, there are things you can do to help

prevent future split ends and make split ends appear less awful until you get your hair cut. If your hair is

dry, brittle, and prone to snapping, keep reading!

First of all, here’s what split ends are and are not.

Here, there, or everywhere?

A few split ends here or there shouldn’t be cause to call your hairdresser. Hairs can fray and split for any

multitude of reasons.

Longer hair has been exposed to the elements for longer periods of time, meaning it is more vulnerable.

Just like skin, hair becomes less tolerant of heat and harsh chemicals as it gets older. The odd split end

(especially on long hair) is something everyone with hair has to deal with.

With all of this in mind, the problem isn’t whether you have split ends (spoiler alert: you probably do!) it

is how many split ends you have. Here are two quick tests you can take:

● If you grab a patch of your hair and can see multiple split ends, your hair is likely in need of

some nourishment.

● If your split ends resemble Y’s, you have the most basic type of split end and could benefit from

some hair nourishment. If your split ends resemble trees with multiple branches coming off,

your hair is in dire need of nourishment.

For me, I knew my split ends were problematic because the bottom quarter of my hair looked like hay.

Ragged, frayed, brittle hay. Not exactly the look I was going for! Although my hair was finally the length I

wanted, it was so damaged I couldn’t wear it out.

Enter my split end system. As a cardholder of the long hair club, my hair is a huge source of pride for me.

The aim of my system was simple: long, gorgeous locks. Here’s how I worked to achieve it:

Strengthen my hair to help prevent breakage

● Smooth down cuticles to prevent the worsening of splits

● Educating myself on the ingredients in my haircare

● Cutting back on things that were hurting my hair

The first step of the system: salvage my hair.

How I salvaged my hair with Valotin’s Strengthening System

A defining day in my haircare journey was the day I was playing with my hair strands and one snapped

the moment I touched it.

The strand had a bend and a lighter spot at the bend. A simple touch caused the lock to detach. I now

know that the light spot at the bend was a weak frayed spot waiting to break. It was at this point I

realized that whatever I was currently doing simply wasn’t working.

To be honest, I didn’t know much about what was included in my supermarket shampoo & conditioner. I

found Valotin when trying to figure out what “Polyquaternium-10” was. Valotin had a handy page that

listed all ingredients and what the ingredients are included for. I found this so helpful in my haircare

Step 1. Valotin Strengthening Shampoo (1x per week)

At the end of each week, I treat myself to a deep cleanse of my hair to remove some of the buildup that

has accumulated.

For shampoos, I recommend looking for one that has the grunt behind it to actually remove buildup and

grease as well as something to treat the scalp.

Styling products, scalp oils, and dust from the environment can all build up in hair if left to their own

devices. This buildup can weigh hair down and dry it out, causing breakage. This is why it is so important

to look for shampoos that include cleansing ingredients.

Valotin Strengthening Shampoo includes Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, a surfactant created by

coconut oil designed to cleanse hair. Although the name sounds misleading, this is not a sulfate. I find

this cleanser isn’t too harsh yet leaves hair feeling like it has actually been cleaned.

This shampoo also includes disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, another ingredient that sounds like a

sulfate but isn’t. Sulfates are harsh and irritating because they are made from small molecules that

break into the skin. Compare this to DLS which is a large molecule that can’t penetrate into the scalp and

skin reducing irritation.

I also recommend looking for products that treat the scalp. In your hair care system, shampooing is the

only time you add the product to your scalp. It’s easy to overlook your scalp, despite how crucial it is to

growing gorgeous locks.

One of my favorite ingredients in Valotin Strengthening Shampoo is aloe vera leaf juice. Part of aloe

vera’s healing power when it comes to burns is applying it topically supports blood circulation to an

area. When applied to the scalp, blood circulation supports healthy hair growth.1 When looking at other

aloe vera shampoos, make sure that yours contains aloe vera juice rather than powder to experience The full effect

Step 2. Valotin Strengthening Conditioner (3x per week)

Using a quality conditioner is one of the most important parts of treating dry hair. A great conditioner

does so much more than just make hair look glossy. It can also moisturize and strengthen hair to help

prevent future breaks.

Something I love about Valotin Strengthening Conditioner is it leaves my hair literally silky. The formula

uses silk protein which is known to help temporarily mend split ends by sticking separated parts of the

hair cortex together.2

This conditioner also uses eleven amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein. For those who

aren’t aware, hair is a tough protein, which is why amino acids can be so helpful in strengthening and

repairing hair.

I am a big fan of the use of cetyl and stearyl alcohol. It is a common misconception that alcohols are bad

for hair. In fact, some alcohols are great for hair including fatty alcohols. These alcohols smooth down

damaged cuticles and strengthen hair.3

For hair that is quite dry, you may benefit from conditioning more frequently than shampooing. I’ve

found my sweet spot is shampooing once a week and conditioning three times a week. Your perfect

ratio will depend on your hair’s type, density, and porousness. The best way to find your ratio is by trial

and error.

Step 3. Valotin Strengthening Serum (3x per week)

This!!!! This is what revolutionized my haircare system. I nearly didn’t buy the Strengthening Serum, but

boy I’m glad I did. I was originally going to just grab the shampoo & conditioner, but when I saw the

deep conditioning bundle, I thought why not!

This serum is amazing. It is enriched with essential oils, but not so many that your hair is weighed down.

One of these is coconut oil, often considered the best essential oil for keeping hair looking healthy.4

Valotin’s Strengthening Serum also includes so many flowers and plants. Chamomile flower, lemon

balm, sage leaf, and aloe vera are just a few of the botanical extracts included. This is great for those

who prefer natural ingredients in their hair care.

Some people benefit from using serum after every wash whereas others benefit from a bit of time

between serum uses. Once again, your perfect usage depends on your unique hair.

I find using serum just three times a week prevents the product from building up in my hair while

making the bottle last longer than more frequent use. This is easy to remember as well, just use it

whenever you condition. Listen to your hair and see what feels best for you.

Step 4. Cut out what is holding you back

They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results.

If you change your hair care products but continue your damaging habits, how can you expect to see

real change? It’s like changing your toothpaste but continuing to drink soda every day.real change? It’s like changing your toothpaste but continuing to drink soda every day.

’m not suggesting you grow out your natural color or ditch your favorite styling tool. After all, working

towards healthy hair is about feeling confident about your hair. Do whatever makes you feel confident -

but in moderation.

If you feel as though you must color your locks, consider a darker color rather than bleach. Otherwise,

consider a low maintenance style like balayage, or a shorter chop. If you straighten your hair daily,

consider straightening once a week and use products to make the straight last. Another idea is to wear

your hair up on the days you don’t use heat.

Another important factor to consider is your diet. They say you are what you eat and this absolutely

applies to hair. Hair looks and feels its best when it is being nourished from both the inside and outside.

Using diet or supplements can help provide your hair with the nutrients it needs from within.

In short, long silky hair can be achieved - with extra care.

Above all else, the aim should be to have hair that feels and looks great. No matter how long your hair

is, great-looking hair simply can’t be achieved when strands are dry and damaged.

The Valotin system went a long way for me in achieving strong hair that shines. Yet for all of the hard

work your shampoo & conditioner does, you also need to put in hard yards. Diet, styling tools, and trims

all play a massive part. It is all worth it in the end to have hair you are proud Of

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