8 tips to Make Your Hair Grow Faster

1. Remember that it can't grow overnight. Unless your scalp
unleashes new strands like a Chia Pet, gaining new length is
going to take time. "Hair typically only grows about a quarter
of an inch — to a half an inch max — a month," says
celebrity hair stylist Mark Townsend, who helped Ashley
Olsen grow out her asymmetric bob to past her waist. "And
that's only if it is super-healthy and doesn't have a ton of
split ends." The bottom line: Practice patience.



2. Ironically, scissors are your friend. Although getting
regular trims to snip splits won't make your hair actually
grow faster, it will keep tips looking healthy and prevent
splits from working their way up strands, requiring you to
chop hair off more often. "If you wait so long that splits are
causing your hair to break off high up on the strand, your
hair will actually be shorter than if you get consistent trims,"
Townsend says, who suggests asking your stylist to take
around just an eighth of an inch off every 10 to 12 weeks to
prevent extreme split ends before they start.



3. Use conditioner every time you shampoo. "If your hair is
wet, that means you have to condition it," Townsend says.
"Over time, from coloring and heat styling, strands start to
get thinner at the bottom." Conditioner helps replace the
lipids and proteins inside the hair shaft, "as well as seal the
cuticle to help prevent more damage from happening so
that you can get your hair to grow longer and look healthier,"
he says.


6. Consider trying hair-boosting supplements. Your body
requires many vital nutrients to create new hair, from ample
protein to a slew of essential minerals. So take a look at
your diet — because while eating a balanced diet helps, you
may not be getting the proper amount of all the hair-building
nutrients needed to create healthy hair that can grow super-
long and withstand damage. "I take Viviscal Extra Strength
and biotin tablets every day and tell my clients to do so as
well — especially if they want to grow their hair and make it
healthier as soon as it comes out of the follicle," Townsend
says. Before starting to take supplements, it's best to check
in with your doctor to make sure that you take the right
amounts and that they won't interact with any medications
you're currently taking.


7. Brush your hair like it's spun from gold. Constant
brushing can cause physical harm to your hair. "When you
detangle wet hair, be sure to start from the bottom and
work your way up — we often instinctually go from the scalp
down, but that just brings small tangles into one large knot
and can cause you to lose a lot of hair," Townsend explains.
He also suggests reaching for the Sheila Stotts Natural Boar
Bristle Brush, as boar bristle brushes are good at distributing
your scalp's natural oils down your hair and being extra-
gentle on strands too.



9.
Never, ever wrap your hair in a massive towel again.
What could be so bad about putting hair in your super-soft
bath towel? A lot. "It causes so much breakage," Townsend
says. "Your hair gets caught in all the woven fibers and
since most women almost always wrap it too tight around
their face, all those tiny, fragile strands around your face are
more prone to break." Opt for the super-thin and soft
microfiber hair towels instead (like Aquis microfiber hair
towel ), which are totally OK to wrap into a turban.



10  Do a cold-water rinse at the end of each shower. "This
really does help to grow hair and keep long hair healthy for
longer," Townsend says. "Cold water lays down the outer
layer of hair more smoothly, which helps prevent moisture
loss, snags and heat damage — you only need to do it for a
few seconds, but this one extra step over time can make a
huge difference."