Six Remedies for Hair Growth
Hair is important for our looks. Why else would anyone
spend so much of time, efforts and money to find that most suitable hairstyle
for one’s face? Your hair gives you a distinct personality. So if you are
worried about hair loss that you have noticed recently, there is nothing
unnatural here. Even if you are losing only the normal amount of hair but want
to have thicker hair, you may do so through various remedies for hair growth.
So here we go and give you 6 (plus one super tip) hair growth remedies with
which you can have a good volume of hair without spending a whole lot of money for
clinical treatments!
Home Remedies for Hair Growth
1. Onion juice- smelly but effective remedy for hair growth
Onion not only makes your food tasty
but also makes your hair grow and multiply effectively. Why? Because onion
juice has sulphur in it which boosts the production of collagen tissues. These
tissues assist in re growth of your hair. You will only need red onions, even
shallots would do.
Directions:
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Take two to four onions.
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Grate the onions and squeeze out the
grate thing to get its juice.
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Massage your scalp with this fresh
onion juice.
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Let it be there for, preferably one
hour. If not, leave it there at least for 15 minutes.
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Now wash off your hair with a mild
shampoo and water.
Alternative
method for using onion for hair growth
If you are scared of tears and
irritation in eyes due to grating of onions while taking out its juice, you can
use onions in another way. Here are the directions for it:
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Take 4-5 onions and chop them.
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Take a liter of water and boil it.
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Add the chopped onions to boiling
water.
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Let it boil for another 5-10
minutes.
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Put off the flame and let the water
cool.
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Now strain and use the water to wash
your hair after using shampoo.
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If you can stand the smell, do not
rinse hair with other water that day. Next day shampoo your hair use clean
water to wash off.
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If you can’t stand the smell, at
least do not wash off with clean water for an hour. After that shampoo and
rinse hair with clean water.
Onion not only helps in re growth of
hair but also lends your hair with a fabulous sheen.
2. Potato Juice- yet another vegetable that helps your hair grow
No, we are not in a vegetable juice
shop nor are we cooking food in your kitchen but these vegetables really do
wonder when it comes to hair growth. Along with onions, you can also use
potatoes to grow your hair. In fact, potato juice can even cure thinning of
hair due to ‘alopecia.’ Potatoes are rich in certain vitamins like vitamins A,
B and C. When your body lacks this vitamins, your hair gets dry and brittle.
So, you must have those foods that are rich in these vitamins. Using potato
juice on hair directly too is beneficial. Just grate 3-4 potatoes and squeeze
out the juice from it. Massage your scalp with this juice for at least 15
minutes. Rinse off with water. If your hair is very dry, instead of using just
the potato juice, you can use this potato hair mask.
You will need:
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Potatoes – 3
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Egg yolk- from one egg
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Honey – 1 tablespoon
Directions:
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Grate and squeeze out the juice from
potatoes.
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Add egg yolk and honey to this
juice.
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Mix well to get the potato hair
mask.
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Apply on your scalp and leave for at
least half and hour.
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Wash off with mild shampoo and
water.
The egg yolk and honey add a good
amount of moisture to potato juice which is beneficial for your dry hair. This
hair mask helps in growing hair faster.
3. Eggs give extra protein to grow extra hair
Hair is primarily made up of
protein. What’s the better way to grow hair than to provide it with extra
protein,in fact, one of the best proteins- the egg white. What you need to do
is take one or two eggs and massage your scalp with the liquids in it. Let it
sit there for an hour, preferably covered with a shower cap. Then wash it off
with a mild shampoo and water. You may even make an egg mask for your hair to
give it extra shine and strength.
For egg hair mask, you will need:
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Egg white – from 1-2 eggs
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Olive oil- 1 tsp
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Honey- 1tsp
Directions:
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Mix egg white, olive oil and honey
well to make the egg hair mask.
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Apply this mask on your scalp. Cover
your hair too.
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Let it sit there for about 15-20
minutes.
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Wash off with mild shampoo and
water.
4. Rinse Hair with Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar has many
benefits for your hair. It stimulates the hair follicles and help them grow
faster. It also cleanses scalp apart from maintaining the pH balance of hair
which accelerates their growth. You just have to use this vinegar as an
after-wash rinse. Add apple cider vinegar with water and use it as a final
rinse for your hair each time you shampoo your hair. Although it has a mild
smell that doesn’t bother anyone too much yet if you want your hair smell good
even when they grow with apple cider vinegar, just add a couple of drops of some
essential oil (such as lavender oil) to your mixture of water and vinegar.
5. Use Fenugreek- the age old remedy for hair growth
Fenugreek has been used to treat
hair fall since ages in many parts of the world. Even you can use this spice
for growing hair.
You will need:
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Fenugreek seeds – 2-3 tablespoons
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A large pan filled with water
Directions:
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Soak the fenugreek seeds in the
water for 24 hours.
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Strain and use the water to rinse
hair.
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Do not immediately was hair with
normal water. Let this water be there for at least 3 hours
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After 3 hours, wash your hair with
lukewarm water (never use hot water on your hair)
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Repeat this daily for at a month to
see your hair gaining strength and volume.
Fenugreek can also be used to make a
superb hair mask for growing hair faster.
For Fenugreek hair mask, you will need:
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Fenugreek seeds paste- 1 tsp
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Coconut milk – ¼ cup or more if you
have longer hair
Directions:
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Mix fenugreek seeds paste and
coconut milk well.
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Apply to your scalp and hair.
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Leave for half an hour.
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Now wash off with a mild shampoo and
water.
6. Ayurvedic Herbs -Amla Shikakai Reetha- for long and strong hair
Indian gooseberry (amla) is well
recognized as the powerhouse of vitamin C and antioxidants. Thus it helps in
production of collagen and also fights off free radicals promoting hair growth
and even improving pigmentation of your hair. You can simply mix 2 teaspoons
each of amla powder and lime juice and rub this on your scalp. After some time,
rinse with warm water. This will help your hair grow. There is, however,
another herbal remedy using amla which can promote faster hair growth by making
your hair long, strong and shiny. For this you’ll have to make a shampoo at
home using amla, shikakai and reetha.
To make amla, shikakai, reetha shampoo, you will need:
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Amla or Indian gooseberry (Emblica
officinalis) – 100 gm
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Shikakai (Fruit of Acacia concinna
shrub) – 100 gm
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Reetha or soapnut (Sapindus
Mukorossi) – 100 gm
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Water – 2 liters
Directions:
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Soak all the three herbs- amla,
shikakai and reetha – in water overnight.
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In the morning, boil the mixture
till the time water reduces to half.
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Let it cool.
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Once the mixture cools, with the
help of hands mash the boiled herbs to pulp in the water itself.
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Now strain and collect the homemade
shampoo in another utensil.
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Wash your hair with this shampoo.
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Do not try to rub the herbal liquid
as you do when using regular shampoos. This will entangle your hair leading to
breakage as your hair goes rough as soon as it comes in contact with this
herbal shampoo.
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The right way to use
Amla-Shikakai-Reetha shampoo is to apply it over all of your wet hair and let
the hair soak in it for about 5 minutes.
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After 5 minutes, rinse with water
and apply some conditioner.
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Take care to not let the concoction
enter your eyes.
This homemade shampoo will remove
all the oil and dirt from your scalp and hair giving you healthier shiny hair
with lots of volume. Use this amla herbs mix whenever you shampoo your hair for
about 2 months. You will love the pace at which your hair grows.
