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Using aloe vera for hair growth probably wasn’t your first expectation of this common house plant, but with its natural healing prowess for sunburns, comes amazing benefits for hair too!
Long revered for how soothing and hydrating it can be for toasted skin and lesions (we’re talking centuries old beauty hack), its lesser known purpose is as a haircare ingredient.
In this comprehensive hype-girl guide on how to use aloe vera for hair regrowth, we’ll dive deep into this plant’s transformative qualities for hair loss, hair fall, and hair that’s just looking to be revitalized.
Similar to the world of sunburns, when it comes to stimulating hair regrowth, aloe vera stands in a league of its own. This versatile plant boasts an abundance of nutrients that work in harmony to revitalize the scalp and nourish hair follicles exactly where hair regrowth needs. From combating dryness and dandruff to alleviating inflammation and maintaining optimal pH levels, aloe vera offers a holistic approach to promoting hair regrowth.
As mentioned, aloe vera is a nutrient powerhouse when it comes to hair regrowth. Bursting with essential vitamins A, B12, C, and E, minerals, enzymes, and amino acids, this natural elixir provides the ideal environment for hair to thrive. Bonus points for vitamins C and E who are also potent antioxidants that shield against damaging free radicals and certainly help scalp skin.
Meanwhile folic acid, and minerals like zinc and magnesium work synergistically to stimulate hair regrowth and fortify strands. Particularly, folic acid has been seen to help with follicle production and help with fuller hair!
Maintaining a balanced pH level is crucial for unlocking the full potential of hair regrowth; frequent hair styling tools and certain products can cause hair to be too acidic or alkaline on the pH scale. What this means is lifted hair cuticles, brittle, frizzy and dry hair.
Aloe vera possesses alkaline properties that aid in restoring and harmonizing the scalp's pH level. When not only strands are imbalance, but the scalp, it can impede regrowth and give rise to concerns like dry scalp and sebum overproduction. Aloe vera is gentle and balancing so incorporating it into your regimen can be a gentle balancing trick for follicles and ends.
If the inversion method has taught us anything, getting optimal blood circulation to follicles is the key to hacking hair growth! So add some aloe to your scalp massage because the growth-crazy enzymes in this plant are down for the cause.
A huge argument for using aloe vera for hair regrowth is because it’s able to naturally dilate blood vessels and increase blood circulation to where its applied! This is the same with sunburn treatment or if you drank pure aloe juice; it’s able to "internally oxygenate" which in semi-simple turns means promote blood flow at the cellular level!
Well, of course: inflammation and irritation often hinder hair regrowth, sabotaging our efforts to achieve luscious locks. Well, of course x2: aloe vera is the queen of soothing, calming, and reigning anti-inflammatory properties.
Scalp care is crucial for hair regrowth so it’s ever-important you focus on making scalp the healthiest and balanced it can be. Aloe vera can effectively addresses scalp conditions such as dandruff, scalp itchiness, and scalp psoriasis, thereby promoting that accelerated regrowth we want.
With all these amazing benefits of using aloe vera for hair regrowth, how easy is it to integrate this botanical powerhouse into your hair care routine? We say simple, but there are things to look out for: always get the most natural or pure ingredients when you're trying to reap the benefits of a single ingredient.
Many aloe vera gels have green dyes and perfumes added! The real stuff is slightly yellow or translucent gold. So either go right for the plant or shop at natural stores to get this.
This is the best way to use aloe vera for hair regrowth! It’s pure, simple, and the leaves are literally one of nature’s best packaging concepts!
Break off one of the larger leaves of the plant and squeeze the gel from fresh break directly onto your scalp. Gently massage it in with a scalp massage or in an inversion position (upside down), allowing it to penetrate for minimum 30 minutes. For deeper hair growth benefits, you can keep this in until your next shower too!
Why buy when you can DIY? If you have some aloe vera laying around from your last sun-filled vacation, you can create a simple aloe vera gel mask. Combine aloe vera gel with any other growth-happy ingredients of your choice–castor oil, and rosemary oil are our faves–and apply the mask to your scalp and hair. Leave on for a minimum 1 hour or overnight if you want more saturation. Just rinse thoroughly if you’re using oils!
While aloe vera offers remarkable benefits for hair regrowth, it's important to remember that patience and consistency are key. As much as we wish otherwise, hair regrowth has no quick-fix and it's a gradual process no matter what.
Lather that aloe on, but remember hair health depends on lots of other factors that might need your attention too; like stress, diet, hormones, your lifestyle, and so on! Use aloe vera for hair regrowth to whip hair into optimal shape and give it all the support it needs to thrive, but as always be patient on your hair growth journey!
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