Vitamins for Hair Renewal
- Vitamins keep hair healthy and strong.hair image by Dubravko Grakalic from Fotolia.com
Healthy hair is important to many people. It is attractive and a sign of overall good health. Certain vitamins promote hair growth and health. There are hidden benefits in many vitamins that can keep your hair gorgeous. Regular use of these vitamins, whether taken as supplements, eaten in foods, or applied in hair treatments, will keep hair healthy, shining, and radiant. Whatever your particular hair problem is, there is a vitamin that can correct it. - Vitamin A cleanses the scalp and eases irritation to promote healthy hair. It also protects the outer layer of the hair from damage. It provides additional hydration, lubricating the hair and ensuring that it does not become brittle, preventing it from breaking too easily. Vitamin A is a retinoid, which means it treats psoriasis, itchiness, and dandruff. However, use caution with vitamin A, because too much of it can cause dandruff, dryness, hair loss, and itchiness "See Reference 1." Beta-carotene, converted to vitamin A by the body, helps maintain healthy hair and growth "See Reference 2."
- Vitamin H, also known as biotin, is a B-complex vitamin. It grows and renews hair. Biotin assists in the body's ability to grow hair. Biotin is in foods such as egg yolks, brewer's yeast, bananas, and cauliflower "See Reference 1." Biotin, in addition to stimulating hair growth, also prevents hair loss. Biotin used in shampoo and conditioners penetrates the hair shaft and thickens the hair cuticle, which gives hair a fuller appearance. A lack of biotin actually results in hair loss "See Reference 3."
- Vitamin E is an antioxidant, which increases blood flow and oxygenation in the scalp and hair follicles. This prevents the follicles from falling out. Vitamin E also guards the cell's membranes and fights free radicals and hair reproductive-cell aging. This vitamin can be taken as a supplement, found in multivitamins, or consumed in a diet with rich green leafy vegetables, citrus fruits, and avocados "See Reference 1."
