AllysHeart

I've heard many women attest to getting great results from hair vitamins. I have never taken any vitamins formulated for hair growth, however. I take a daily multi-vitamin.

A balanced, healthy diet will directly affect your hair and fingernails. Also, your genetics have already pre-determined if your hair will grow long and remain healthy, whether it's straight or curly, fine or coarse, thick or thin.

Hair care can be a deciding factor in hair health, also. Protecting your hair by braiding or wearing it in up-dos will keep it from friction with clothing, being tangled by the wind or being caught in seat belts or door knobs.

I suggest combing in short, gentle strokes rather pulling a brush through it. Also, shampoos without "cones" are kinder to hair. Pantene, for example, is full of "cones". These shampoos can give the hair temporary luster, but will eventually cause irreversible damage to the hair.

Oiling with Monoi or Jojoba oils can completely prevent split ends when applied regularly and washed out with clarifying shampoo. I have trimmed my hair only once a year for the past 4 years, and I have not found one single split end in over 4 years.

Remember that hair can grow up to 1/2 inch per month, or 6 inches per year. By trimming minimally only when needed, you can achieve noticeable length in just over a year. Being patient and trimming only when hair becomes uneven or when split ends are visible will give you more satisfactory results when trying to achieve as much growth as possible. I also caution against against blow drying. If air drying is possible, that is the best method for drying.