Does colouring your hair stop hair growth?

“While colouring and bleaching do cause damage, they can also give you a great confidence boost. After all, you should be able to have fun with your hair. Just make sure to take steps to hydrate and strengthen strands between processing.”

Can supplements and vitamins help hair growth?

“Being a non-essential tissue, your hair has especially high nutritional requirements – which can be difficult to meet through diet alone. Supplements can be very handy in that they provide your hair with easily accessible nutrients.

Here, Kingsley shares her top hair nutrients:

Essential amino acids are proteins your body cannot make on its own. Hair is made of protein, making a protein supplement a great daily hair booster.
Iron: ferritin (stored iron) is needed to maintain a healthy anagen (growth phase) of the hair growth cycle. Iron and ferritin deficiency are very common, especially in women of menstruating age.
Biotin: helps your body to break down proteins, fats and carbohydrates
Zinc and vitamin B12: vitamin B12 and zinc are hair essentials. A B12 supplement is especially important for vegans, as it is only found naturally in animal products.
Vitamin D: vitamin D has a profound impact on the hair growth cycle as every hair follicle contains a vitamin D receptor hormone. Vitamin D deficiency is very common. In fact, the NHS recommends we all take a daily supplement.

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