Prenatal's contain large quantities of iron and folic acid and are often associated with hair growth because many women's hair will grow much longer while they are pregnant. Though prenatal vitamins are packed with many nutrients that are beneficial for hair growth, the drastic change in growth patterns during pregnancy is not completely due to the vitamins but due to pregnancy hormones and soon after the baby is born, the hair will return to normal or begin to shed more than usual because pregnancy hormone levels will drop back to normal. 

Using prenatal vitamins to aid hair growth will only work for a truly vitamin deficient lady and though I recommended it in my war against post partum shedding post, after this research I refrain from recommending their use except just prior to,during and after pregnancy because from my research prenatal vitamins can cause several problems. The high iron content tends to cause constipation in many women, nausea and vomiting are two more side effects that are often reported by women taking prenatal vitamins. In themselves, these are rather minor and transient problems — however, taking prenatal vitamins constantly could make these problems chronic. Chronic constipation and nausea is dangerous. 

Source; hairfinity.com


My thoughts; If you must take vitamin supplements, try regular supplements with vitamins B, biotin, E and A like women's one a day or vitamins specially designed for hair and nails growth, usually written on the bottle.


Milk and coffee for healthy, shiny and voluminous hair?




When you think of milk and coffee, you think of Starbucks not hair?!! But apparently using milk and coffee on your hair can make it shiny, darker ( for those trying to hide grey hairs) and voluminous!!
If your hair is lacking body, moisture, resilience, shine, length or gloss, my research finds show that milk might be just what it is missing! Milk contains a unique blend of natural fats, protein, vitamins, and minerals that have the ability to strengthen and fortify cells, and this includes hair cells.

Source; adorabordeux.hubpages.com

what kind of milk? Before you go and buy a big tin of Nido milk I had to find out. The recommended milks to use are vitamin enriched, natural, and protein fortified milks, such as Soy, Coconut, Goat and Rice milk. 

My recipe; Mix the milk with conditioner and oils for a vitamin enriched treatment that will promote the 'Quality' of your not so much the 'Quantity', of course the quantity will increase when the quality gets better!  Ok Ok enough with this tongue twister! I'm trying this remedy out this weekend with coconut milk!

For Coffee; Dissolve some coffee in water and use as a rinse just like the black tea rinse.


Garlic and onions will restore your hair?

Chop chop chop chop, 'hey what are cooking?' ME; 'Nothing.'
'Then whats all that garlic and onions for?' ME; ' for my hair!!'
( I wish!! this is one remedy I will pass on because I cannot stand their smells especially  garlic but if you can, read on to find out if they work)

You see the keratin in your hair contains sulfur, so eating foods rich in sulfur will directly affect hair growth and strength and garlic and onions are excellent sources of sulfur.

Lets start with Garlic; it is not just good for our body, but also for our hair. Garlic extract can remove and destroy harmful toxins and stimulate blood circulation, important in the scalp for proper hair care and growth and prevent hair loss. Addition of garlic extract in shampoo helps to keep hair strong, preventing breakage and hair loss, while adding significant body and shine and eliminating dry hair or itchy scalps.

My recipe ; How to use garlic as a hair loss remedy - try a garlic infused oil treatment by soaking cloves of garlic in essential oils and using the oil to massage your scalp or as a prepoo treatment before wash day. Repeat this remedy often on the affected area and watch your hair start to grow back. 

Onions healing qualities include their antibacterial, cleansing, stimulating, and nourishing powers. They contain a number of important minerals and vitamins, such as vitamins C and B6, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and germanium. Onion also has a high sulfur content which is a mineral present in every cell in our body, with its greatest concentration in hair, skin and nails. It has often been called the "beauty mineral" and the "healing mineral" because of its ability to promote circulation. High amounts of sulphur in onions make them particularly effective in regenerating hair follicles and stimulating hair regrowth as naturally-concentrated sulphur compounds have been proven to show additional hair-restoring powers.

Source;.articlesbase.com

 How to use onions as a hair loss remedy- apply freshly-squeezed, raw onion juice directly onto the scalp, massage deep into the scalp and hair roots. Left on the scalp for about half-an-hour before shampooing. Do these treatments regularly. In most cases, regular onion treatments will result in dramatic improvement of hair thickness within just several months. Since onion juice restores hair follicles and improves scalp circulation, it will help to promote the strong-hair growth.


Oh well I have come to the end of this post, the remedies stated above are unusual and extreme but for those that work, I say give it a try if your hair has failed to respond to other growth techniques and lets see how it goes. Have any of you tried any of these remedies?let us know below! 

Thanks for stopping by, stay tuned, this month I am stepping things up, new segments, more giveaways, more salon profiles for those who have requested and generally the best hair info you will need for a successful hair journey will all be HERE on Naija Hair Can Grow!! Thanks to new members and 'LIKERS' on facebook, you are in the right company, sit back and relax!!


Xxx
Dabs

Hiya,

So it's been a while since I did a 10 things post, so here I am with 10 things you can do for/ to your hair to ensure that you retain length at the ends of your hair because as I always point out, your hair at the scalp keeps growing but if you do not retain the growth at your ends then you will never notice the growth progress. So here goes...

1.  Moisturize your ends and seal them daily; I am sure I sound like a broken record with this point, I cannot emphasize the importance of this point, it's a maker or breaker!

2. Clip off your split ends regularly, I have posts dedicated to this point,very important.

3. Reduce how often you comb your hair from root to tip! The aim of combing is to detangle your hair and smooth it out but you might get tempted to over detangle and over smooth out your hair, causing you to loose hair unnecessarily. My advice is that in a week, you detangle your hair from root to tip only twice, on wash day and mid week, so say wash day is Saturday, you comb that day and say Wednesday from root to tip, the rest of the days, you should just focus on your ends and smooth out your hair at the scalp with a soft bristle brush, trust me, the amount of hair you loose will greatly reduce.

4. Still on the topic of Detangling, Detangle gently and ALWAYS only after you have moisturized and sealed your hair. If you have curls in your hair, finger detangle first before you use a comb.

5. Protect your ends; from rubbing against your clothes or while you sleep and while it's in a ponytail ( use snag free ponytail holders and do not hold the hair too tightly), sleeping with curls in your hair? Try the Pineapple Method##

6. Avoid Product Overload!! Using too many products at once can make your hair limp and brittle and inhibit length retention. To avoid an overload simply stick to using a moisturizer and one oil to seal. The only time I 'll advice the use of more than one oil or hair product at a time is when you are doing a pre poo or a hair treatment which you will wash out eventually, so your hair won't become limp or brittle.

7. Do not shampoo your ends. Especially if your shampoo has sulphates in it, let the shampoo from your scalp run down and clean your ends, even the action of washing your ends with your scalp all tangled together( naija salon girls wash style) is not good and can cause more knots than necessary, leave your ends alone as you wash your scalp.

8. Don't do a Towel Turban! Or use your towel in anyway that can lead to breakage. Simply blot out the water gently round your head, in sections. Som e circles recommend using a T- Shirt because it is lighter than a towel and doesn't have those towel fibers that can tangle hair but I still use a towel, just more gently.

9.  Be careful with  Extensions; most times extensions put stress on your roots but if you braid your hair and the braider trims off the hair sticking out so the hair looks neat, then she might just be trimming off your ends, or if you leave out hair to cover weave tracks and treat the left out hair like it's weave, by neglecting it or using a weave brush to brush it, it can lead to unhealthy scraggly ends in that section.

10. Never use heat on your ends without using a heat protectant!! If you have none, then use oil JUST BEFORE you apply the heat. That method of spritzing the heat protectant or applying oil sparing on your hair to fulfill all righteousness will not protect your ends effectively because by the time the heat is applied the product might have dried up or never even touched those ends, so sectioning your hair then applying the protectant/oil to that section then applying heat is a safer sequence for protective heat use.

I have come to the end of this post, hope it's useful to ladies struggling with length retention, don't fret your NAIJA HAIR CAN RETAIN GROWTH with these 10 steps!

Xxx

Dabs