Ultimate Guide to Growing Long Healthy Hair

Beautiful, healthy, long hair is an asset most women would love to have. It takes time and work to achieve the results, but in the end, it's well worth the effort. With experience of having long hair and growing it out twice within the last five years, there are some tips one should know in order to achieve the goal. Here is the ultimate guide to growing healthy long hair:

Brush your hair 100 times daily. This exfoliates dead skin cells on the scalp allowing oxygen to the skin and helping hair growth. If dead skin cells remain on the scalp, the skin tightens, the pores tighten, and hair will not grow. It actually falls out.

Give yourself the salon treatment. Ever notice how the stylist massages your scalp while she shampoos it? This increases the blood flow in your scalp which helps the hair follicles to grow. Spend extra time shampooing and massaging your head with the tips of your fingers. Start at the hairline at your forehead and work the shampoo in a circular motion toward the crown of your head. It feels great and makes your hair look great, too!

Always use conditioner and leave it on for a few minutes before rinsing. Use a lot of conditioner. While you're washing or shaving, leave the conditioner on. Rinse the conditioner out with cool water for maximum shine.

Turn the heat down. Use a hair dryer that has a warm setting. Do not use the hot setting to dry your hair. The excessive heat will damage hair, causing split ends and frizz hair.

Invest in hair products that add moisture and shine. A moisturizing shampoo and conditioner is a must for people with dry and frizzy hair. The added oils will help control fly-away hair. Serum or silk product will make dead hair beautiful.

Get a trim every six to eight weeks. Just by taking off a half inch of dead ends, your hair will look much healthier. This also prevents split ends from splitting the follicle all the way to the scalp which leads to hair loss.

Avoid color treatments and permanent waves. These products damage hair and can result in permanent hair loss. Permanent waves also shorten hair which negates the result of long hair.

Paying attention to your locks is the key to having beautiful, healthy, long hair. With a little extra time and effort, it can be achieved. It's well worth the work to have the envious look that every woman wants and all men love to admire.