HOW TO GROW YOUR HAIR FASTER Hair Growth Tips For Long And Healthy Hair

I recently got a haircut, which is crazy to say because I spent the last like two years growing out my hair. My hair used to be up to my shoulders. I grew it down to pretty much my hips. I'm not sad about the fact that I just got a haircut though because my hair now grows really, really fast. It grows like a weed. And today I am gonna tell you guys how I get my hair to do that. This is my most requested video and I'm so excited to finally deliver it to you guys. Obviously anyone's hair can grow, but how do you grow it fast and healthy so that it stays long and damage-free as it grows? I have some hair growth secrets that I'm gonna spill in this video. There are things that I am gonna be telling you guys for the very first time. So let's begin. So step one is that my hair needs to be clean and this goes against pretty much every video that I've watched on hair growth. Let me break it down to you why this is so important. So when I let my hair get too oily consistently, it does not grow as fast. This is because when your hair gets too oily, that can actually clog your hair follicle because when your hair is oily, not only do you have a ton of oil on your scalp and roots, but you also have products can attach to the oil. All of that can clog the hair follicle. And when your hair follicle is clogged, that can make your hair fall out prematurely. At the same time, I don't want my scalp to be too clean because what happens when it's too clean is that it can be prone to dandruff and dandruff has been shown to hinder or just like stop the hair growth process altogether. For me, a healthy scalp means fast hair growth. And how do I get a healthy scalp? I get it by keeping my scalp clean, but I don't want it to be too clean because then it can make me get dandruff and a dry scalp. At the same time, I don't want it to be too oily because then my hair falls out. For me, this means washing my hair once every two to three days. For you, it could be once a week, it could even be every day. So step two of this whole hair growth journey, I just flipped some water into the air, is how I wash my hair in order to promote hair growth. So the first thing that I do is I only shampoo the roots. This is necessary for me in order to make my hair grow and I'm gonna explain that to you guys right now. So the roots need to be clean in order for my hair to grow, in order for my hair to grow healthy, in order to create like a healthy environment that promotes optimal hair growth. By only shampooing the roots, this also lets the ends of my hair not get too dry. And this is important for hair growth because when the ends of my hair are dry, then they're much more prone to breakage and damage. And when they're more prone to breakage and damage, that in turn is gonna shorten the length of my long hair and my hair still is gonna grow, but it's not gonna look long because the ends are gonna be so broken and damaged. I also make sure not to be too rough with my scalp when I'm shampooing. ♪ Don't be rough on my delicate hair ♪ And this is because when I like vigorously shampoo my scalp, I will get clumps of hair that fall out in the shower. So to promote hair growth, I also use a sulfate-free shampoo. Why using a sulfate-free shampoo helps me with hair growth is because those shampoos are a lot less drying on my scalp. This is just gonna depend on your hair type. If you have really, really, really oily hair, you're probably gonna have to use a shampoo with sulfates. Well, I don't know. Everyone's hair is different, but that may help you. For my hair type, I have to avoid sulfates as much as possible. There are actually studies that have shown that a dry scalp, eczema, dermatitis, those things actually hinder hair growth. So that's why I just try to avoid sulfates because they're really good at cleaning and sometimes they clean my scalp just too much and that makes it really dry. There are also a few ingredients that I like to use in my shampoos that really help to promote hair growth. There are a few limitations, which I'm gonna get into in a second, but let me just go over the ingredients. The first natural ingredient is rosemary oil. There was a study done that found that in people with androgenetic alopecia, it helped to stimulate hair growth. As much as minoxidil stimulates hair growth. So obviously, because I'm using it in a shampoo, there are gonna be limitations. The first limitation that is pretty obvious is that the concentration of rosemary oil in shampoo is obviously not even close to the concentration of rosemary oil in the studies that were done on those people with androgenetic alopecia. Another limitation here is that the shampoo is getting rinsed out. I'm not leaving the rosemary oil on my scalp. Obviously, there's probably gonna be a little bit that's left over on my scalp, but for the most part, it's all gonna get rinsed off. So how much do these ingredients help with my hair growth? I don't know, and I can't give you a set answer, but I feel like it doesn't hurt to use these ingredients. Another ingredient that I like to have in my shampoos is mint, which also has been scientifically proven to promote hair growth. Again, to what extent does it promote hair growth in a shampoo, when you're getting the shampoo, when you're rinsing off the shampoo and everything like that but personally, some of my favorite shampoos that I've used have ingredients that help with hair growth. These are shampoos like the OGX Extra Strength Tea Tree Mint Shampoo, also Moroccan oil, hydrating shampoo that has argan oil, which is really good for your scalp. Now for conditioners. I only condition the ends of my hair and this is essential for hair growth because if I were to condition the roots, this is just gonna make my hair get oily a lot faster, which is gonna make me have to shampoo my hair more than I should be shampooing, which in turn is going to make my scalp a lot drier, which in turn is going to make my hair not grow as fast. The conditioner I use always has to have silicones in it and this is because silicones protect the ends of my hair from heat damage, which I also use heat on my hair, I'm gonna get into that in a minute, but it protects my hair from mechanical damage, which is just when I'm brushing it, which keeps it healthy and intact as it grows. So if you guys can't tell, my approach to hair growth is not just ensuring that your hair is actually growing from your roots, but a huge part of hair growth for me is protecting the ends of my hair so that as my hair continues to grow, it actually looks long and healthy as opposed to looking healthy at the top and then frayed and brittle at the ends. Another thing that I do with conditioner to ensure that my hair is growing healthy is I leave my conditioner on for three to four minutes. This just helps to make sure that my hair is absorbing all of the benefits of the conditioner that are really gonna help to protect my hair. Part three of my hair growth process and just everything that I do to grow up my hair is how I style my hair for hair growth. So I let my hair air dry 70% and then I blow dry. And I always use a heat protectant before I blow dry. The thing with heat is that excessive heat, obviously that's just gonna damage the ends of my hair, but blow drying my hair does help to keep my hair detangled and smooth compared to when I air dry. So if I were to just let my hair air dry all the way, yes, it wouldn't be exposed to heat, but it would also be more prone to knots and tangles, which would cause damage when I then go in to brush my hair. And the blow drying, as I said, it helps to keep my hair detangled and smooth, which reduces mechanical damage once it dries. So in the long run, I've just found that blow drying my hair just for a little bit of time, it's like literally no more than 10 minutes, that causes less damage to my hair than when I have to brush it out and detangle it. There are just a few other things that I do to protect the ends of my hair that keep it nice and healthy and thick as it grows. One of the things that I do is I always make sure to use a hair mask once a week. My favorite hair mask is the Moroccan Oil Deep Moisture Mask. Whenever I do a hair mask, I always leave it on my hair for about 30 minutes. I know on the container it usually says 10, but I like to do 30 minutes because that just helps my hair to get all of the benefits of the hair mask. The hair mask just really helps to keep my hair detangled and smooth and everything that conditioner does, but kind of like times 10. Something else that I like to do to make sure that my hair stays healthy and to just protect it is, I always put my hair up in a microfiber towel after I get out of the shower. The microfiber towel, it helps to speed up my hair drying process, but it doesn't damage my hair like the really fluffy towels do. Those things will seriously cause so many split ends in my hair and just so much breakage, so I stay far away. These towels too rough, man. Another thing that I do to keep my hair healthy as it grows is I use Olaplex. So I love Olaplex 0, 3, 6, 7, and 8. 8 is another hair mask that I really like to use. So Olaplex has silicones and their products also claim to rebuild broken bonds, AKA they're gonna repair damaged hair. Another thing that I like to do to protect my hair is do protective hairstyles. So these are things like French braids. This helps me to go longer in between washes. My hair does not get oily as fast when it's in the two French braids, so that allows me to go longer in between washes, which is good for hair growth as long as I'm not letting my hair get too oily. I also really like to do hairstyles using claw clips. I also avoid the tight JoJo Siwa, Ariana Grande ponytails because those just pull my hair. They make my hair fall out and they push my hairline back, which is counterintuitive to hair growth. Another thing that I do is I try to make sure to brush my hair from the bottom up. As opposed to brushing like this, I try to start at the bottom here and then make my way up. That just helps to reduce the amount of breakage that you are causing when you're brushing your hair. I don't yank through as many knots when I brush my hair like this. I don't know the science behind it, but somehow when I brush my hair like this, I yank through it a lot more than when I brush it like this. That's another hack. Hack the planet. Hack the planet! Now this is kind of, I don't know, controversial. Some people say don't trim your hair when you're trying to grow it out. I like to make sure that I'm getting regular trims as I'm growing out my hair because my hair would continue to grow and it would be really, really long, but it wouldn't have that long, healthy look. It would look long with damage at the ends. Now the last thing that I want to talk about are DIYs. I've done so many DIY videos on my channel and I feel like it's only fair that I do a little section of this video on DIYs. Here are the main DIYs that I've personally noticed have helped with hair growth for myself. So just want to remind you guys that I am only speaking for myself here in my own experience. Rice water, yes, I have noticed significant hair growth with rice water, rosemary water, and rosemary oil. Castor oil, although I don't even know if that can be categorized as DIY, but yes, I have noticed hair growth with castor oil. And then aloe vera. But here's the tea with these DIY treatments. Did they help my hair to grow? Yes. Well, at least, yes, it seems like they did. But now that I have a toddler and I'm really hoping that you guys have not been able to hear him out in the living room throwing stuff, just like tearing it apart with my husband, I just cannot justify doing the extensive time-consuming DIYs anymore. The hair growth that the DIYs contributed to, it's not worth it to continue doing them when I have a family that I would rather spend my time with. So here are a few more tips. When I'm doing any sort of hair treatment, whether it be a DIY or Olaplex, I always do it on super, super clean hair because that way the treatment is gonna more easily penetrate my hair, my roots and scalp, and it's just gonna be able to work better and my hair is gonna be able to get more benefits from the treatment. Also, when you're doing hair treatments, whether it be a hair mask or like rice water or Olaplex, whatever it is, you can use a plastic shower cap to help incubate the treatment. This is something I learned from my hairdresser and this speeds up the treatment process, making it more effective. I really hope you guys enjoyed this video. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. Also, let us know your hair growth tips and tricks in the comments below. Thank you so much for watching and I'll talk to you guys next time.