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It doesn’t matter what hair style you have or how much it cost you, it’s never going to look absolutely fabulous until its naturally shiny! Bouncy, healthy and shiny hair is a sure show stopper. Think about how many people out there walking around with lovely styles but their hair lacks that certain luster. Fear not, there are ways to achieve this, they may not be what you are used to but they certainly do work! (and they’re much easier than you think)
Not so secret # 1- Vitamin intake
How many times have you been to the hairdresser wanting the next best thing to make your hair grow faster, only to be told there is nothing that can do that for you?
Well, hair dressers are not trained in nutrition. They say that hair average growth is about half an inch per month. However that’s if you are not focusing on your health. You can add about an extra 1/4 of an inch to that statistic (personally) if you up your nutrition.
Be alert when looking for hair supplements. There’s a lot out there claiming to be the next best thing for “whatever you happen to need”. You could start with an all over multivitamin that works on your health as a whole and then look for something more specific to complement the things you are looking to enhance- like your bouncy and shiny hair requirements!
Different vitamins and minerals that hair thrive on can be found in zinc, flax seed (and oil), black current seed oil, kelp, silica and the B complex, biotin, pantothenic and folic acid.
Whenever your insides are functioning well, your outside will reflect that. If your hair, skin, nails etc are looking dull then you can be sure your body needs some tender loving care. If you look after yourself and nourish yourself, you’ll not only feel the benefits in health, you’ll be rewarded with a glow that no bottle will ever give you (not for very long anyway), and outlast any professional hair extensions you may have tried. (I’m not against hair extensions- I am actually saving for some. Though if I heed my own advice I will probably find I won’t need them by the time I’ve saved enough!)
If you are not a supplement person but still want that extra walk in your step, lovely shine in your hair and faster hair growth, then in my next post I’ll tell you how you can achieve this without supplements. The only thing you’ll need is a good blender (liquidizer), or food processor!