Hair growth is a natural process and is genetic. The blood flowing in your scalp goes to the follicle and supplies oxygen and other nutrients to the hair root, resulting in hair growth. Who would not love beautiful and thick hair? In this post, we would cover how biotin helps in hair growth. Let us first understand the factors that affect hair growth.
✅ Diet- Focus on having a healthy diet and avoid
restrict-dieting. Restrict-dieting can not only affect your body but your hair
as well. When your hair stops getting the required nutrition, it may start
shedding or can lose the shine and can get dry as well.
✅ Prefer a Protein-rich Diet- Include a minimum of 50 gm protein
intake in your daily diet. In case if you are vegetarian, take pulses, sprouts,
kidney beans etc. Non-vegetarians can take fish as a source of protein.
✅ Other Nutrients- Not only protein but include other nutrients
in your food plan as well. Other nutrients for a healthy hair-growth can be-
* Biotin
* Iron
* Vitamin C, D, and E
* Zinc
* Omega-3 and Omega-6
✅ Massaging your Hair - It is necessary to massage your scalp
with a good oil regularly. A good massage not only relieves stress but
increases blood flow and helps your hair grow faster. It thickens your hair and
provides a healthy amount of nutrition to your hair. Choose essential oils to
fasten the process even more. Various essential oils like rosemary oil,
peppermint oil, pumpkin seed oil, jojoba oil, may increase your hair count as
well.
✅ Watch-out the Heat- Hair-Straightening or Hot Iron Hair-Curling, Blow Drying are the Modern Era’s fashion statement. But watch-out while doing these activities or at least do not overdo these. Regular heat may damage your hair and can affect hair growth as well. Try decreasing the temperature of the heating device such as Hair-Straightener, Curling Iron or Hair Dryer. Although there are heat protectants available in the market which can be used to protect the hair from getting damaged.
✅ Avoid colouring your hair on a regular basis- Putting hair-dye or colour into your hair scalp on a regular basis can cause hair breakage. The chemicals used in hair colour products give stress to your hair, hence hair-fall persists.
Why Biotin is important for Hair-growth?
Who does not want to have those picture-perfect shiny and
lengthy hair! And why is the market flooded with Keratin smooth shampoos or why
do they ask you to have Keratin smooth hair?
What is Keratin and how it is related to Biotin?
Keratin is a basic protein that maintains good hair, skin, and
nail health. While Biotin helps in producing Keratin in the body and improves
Keratin infrastructure. Keratin reduces the fizziness, works on split ends
reduction, and helps to bond the hair back together.
Biotin is basically a water-soluble vitamin. Biotin is found in
various veg and non-veg foods. It is also called vitamin B7 or Vitamin H.
Biotin is on the top of the list when we talk of Hair-food.
Following are some Biotin Rich Foods-
* Cucumber
* Eggs
* Whole Grains
* Organ Meat especially Pork Liver.
* Walnuts
* peanuts
* Almonds
* Cauliflower
* Broccoli
* Spinach
* Mushroom
* Dairy products such as Milk, Curd, or Cheese.
* Chicken
* Bananas
* Apples
* Tomatoes
* Potatoes
* Carrots
* Legumes such as peas and beans
* Lettuce and a lot more.
The above pointers summarize the fact our daily food intake has
the required amount of Biotin.
But in this busy life of today, we often skip meals and miss to
get the daily nutrition need of our body. Supplements have become a part of
life. But while taking supplements we usually focus on Iron, Calcium, or
Multi-vitamin, not on Biotin.
If you are facing any Biotin Deficiency issues, along with
trying Biotin-rich shampoos and conditioners for your hair, your doctor can
advise you to take Biotin Supplements which will have a positive effect on your
body as well as on your hair.
According to a Case study 2015, Biotin is good for Hair Growth.
Taking an adequate amount of Biotin is good for hair strengthening. The study
says that after using Biotin supplements for around 80-190 days, there tends to
be an increase in hair in men and women.
It is to be noted that, no supplements should be taken without
any medical supervision. It is better to have a nutritional diet and save
yourself from malnutrition. Keep a check on what and how much are you eating.
Keeping a scale might lead to less health, hair, or skin problems.
This will help you in resolving your issue of Hair-growth and how you can add Biotin to your diet to have a healthy Hair-growth!
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