Encouraging Hair Growth
Trouble with your tresses? Want to accelerate hair growth naturally without questionable chemicals? Look no further for our guide to natural, nourishing and growth-enhancing hair care.
First things first, at Amelia Nour we evangelise that beauty comes from the inside out. On this note with regards to haircare, this translates to: you are what you eat! The best (vegan) foods to eat to encourage hair growth include: avocados (a powerhouse for hair growth as its high levels of vitamin E improve blood circulation, therefore helping to fortify the hair follicles), good old quinoa (this whole grain is a source of zinc, deficiencies of which have been linked to brittle hair!) and humble beans (beans are also high in cell-renewing zinc and other hair-healthy nutrients, including iron, biotin and folate)!
Also, work from where it all starts: your roots. Massaging your scalp (sounds hilarious, but ideally upside down!) with an oil or even without stimulates and nurtures the hair follicles, allowing them to be surged with freshly oxygenated blood and nutrients. Try to do this for five minutes daily, results from this free top-tip have been seen by some within weeks! Not to mention, head massages feel beautiful and can be easily included in your self care ritual.
And finally, the obvious ones: minimise washing (try two washes per week, hardcore, we know!) to allow your natural oils to moisture your hair; and, minimise heat exposure to keep those ends safe. For your quickest race to the finish line, here are our highest rated growth enhancing products that we can't praise enough...
Mauli Rituals Grow Strong Hair Oil £32
This luxurious treatment features a hand-blended formula of nutrient-rich oils, including amla, brahmi, and bringraj oils to soothe and condition the hair and scalp as well as rehydrate hair follicles and promote regrowth. Argan and sesame oils, turmeric leaf and Himalayan cedarwood repair damage caused by stress and the environment. For an intensive treatment, leave overnight, or massage into hair and scalp and let sit for two hours before washing out for instantly healthier, hydrated locks.
Wild Nutrition Skin Hair and Nails £32
Uniquely formulated for women, a complex of Food-Grown vitamins and minerals, whole–food nutrients and herbal extracts to support natural beauty from within. Including zinc for healthy skin and nails, selenium and iodine for hair, copper for normal skin pigmentation and the antioxidants manganese and vitamin E. With sulphur to support connective tissue and botanicals stinging nettle extract and ashwagandha.
Sachajuan Overnight Hair Repair £37
Can you care for your hair while you sleep? Of course you can with this handy product. Designed to build the elasticity and to strengthen the hair as well as give it fabulous shine. It has the highest concentration of Ocean Silk Technology of all the brand's products and contains the algaes of Rhodophycea and Chondrus Crispus.
