My Hair Growth Journey With Before & After Pictures & Exclusive Tips I Learnt This Year

After my recent photo dump on Instagram, a lot of you were asking me for my hair growth journey and how I achieved my desired hair length in a year. So, without further ado, I am sharing exclusive tips, detailed hair care regime that I followed with before and after hair pictures.

 

My hair growth journey started with this beauty blog. I had to try different home remedies and hair products and it served me as an inspiration to achieve more thicker, longer and healthier hair.

As promised here is before and after pictures of my hair.

Can you see a huge difference? My hair has not only become longer but also thicker and healthier too. If you might notice, my hair has become straighter and less wavy too. I finally figured out how to take the right care for my hair type.

Journey Of My Hair Growth Through The Year

Here is everything I did in these 12 months, that totally was a game changer for my hair.

I Chose To Trim Instead Of Cutting My Hair

You might have heard it or read it somewhere that you need to get regular trims to grow your hair faster. It is one of the biggest myth and I am the live testimony of it.

Cutting your hair only makes your hair shorter. Getting your hair trimmed a little, every 4-5 months is more than enough if you are aiming for longer and healthier hair.

In these last 12 months, I trimmed my hair thrice but just half an inch each time. Because of such minimal trims, I wasn’t losing a lot of my hair length and my split ends were in check too. 

Why even trim then?

Trimming prevented split/dry ends and my ends appeared healthy. My ends used to get very dry and that made me get my hair trimmed every 3-4 months. If you also have to deal with a lot of split ends or dry ends then this hair care tip is for you 🙂

I Started Regular Hot Oil Treatment

This has been another big step in my hair growth journey.

I used to be very hesitant to hair oiling. I hated this messy and sticky step of the hair care routine for longer hair. I still remember when it used to be weekend and my mom used to massage my hair with hot oil, and I used to make all kinds of excuses to just run and avoid it.

But as they say moms know better.

Regular hot oil treatments with hair oil that suits your hair type accompanied by little scalp massage and quick hair steaming session can be extremely beneficial to grow your hair faster. For a good hair growth oil, I would recommend you try this DIY. I love its results on my hair. 

Here is my all-time favorite hair growth oil recipe

Ingredients:

• Coconut Oil: 4 Tsp
• Castor Oil: 1 Tsp
• Mahabringraj Oil: 1 Tsp
• Lavender essential oil: 2-3 drops
• Tea tree essential oil: 2-3 drops

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Directions: Mix these all ingredients well in a bowl and warm them together using double boiler method. Using your fingertips gently massage your scalp concentrating well on your hair length and ends. I make this hair growth oil every time I apply hair oil but you can make a bigger batch and store it for a month. Just make sure you use cold pressed hair oils as they deliver better results.

Hair Steaming Helped In My Hair Growth Journey

After applying hot oil, I most of the time give them steam using my steam cap. This little steam cap was one of the best investments that I made for my hair.

Why hair steaming treatment?

Hair steaming helps the oil to better penetrate into your hair shafts and scalp. It also helps in stimulating blood circulation making hair grow faster and healthier from within. Thus, rewarding you with thicker hair.

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Inversion Method For Hair Growth

Inversion method is a massaging technique where you just sit (or stand), invert your head with your hair facing down and let gravity work its magic while you massage your hair and scalp gently with your finger tips.

I Started Eating Foods That Are Rich In Biotin

I started incorporating tomatoes, broccoli, spinach and other protein-rich and biotin-rich ingredients in my daily diet.

You can also incorporate eggs, meat, and pulses in your diet. I also started taking Omega3 supplements because my eye doctor recommended it to me and noticed it helped me trigger my hair growth too. If you are really keen to trigger your hair growth, then omega 3 definitely works. Just make sure you just consult with your doctor beforehand.

I Tackled My Hair fall

This is a major step in any journey for achieving hair growth. You need to control your hair fall and regrow your lost hair at the same time. Here is what I did

• How I controlled my hair fall
• Hair regrowth tips

I Opted Natural Masks Over Store Bought Ones

With natural hair masks for hair growth, I noticed it worked better compared to store bought ones as I didn’t have to worry about added product built-up.

• Diy Egg white and lemon hair mask
• Aloe vera and coconut oil hair mask
• Fenugreek and aloe vera hair mask
• Banana and egg hair mask
• Home Remedies for hair growth

I Did Hair Spa Once A Month

Hair spa helps to not only make your hair more manageable but also strengthens your hair roots. If you are looking for detailed guide, here is how to do hair spa at home with step by step instructions.

I Ditched Harmful Chemicals And Heat Styling

Well for most of it.

Being a blogger, I need to keep trying lot of different products that have harsh chemicals like SLS, Parabens, Silicones, mineral oils to name a few. Some of them strip off your natural oils while some just cling to your hair and build up a layer of chemicals making your hair extremely frizzy and damaged.

So, I made sure to avoid them as much as possible.

I minimized heat styling too. And whenever I did use a straightener or a hair curler, I made sure to use a good heat protectant before it.

I Went For Hair Detox Every Two Months

Now since I can’t skip chemicals entirely, I need to make sure to remove the layers of build-up from my hair and scalp with hair detox treatment. I detox my hair every two months either by using a hair detox mask or a clarifying shampoo.

I Tried Maintaining A Healthy Scalp

To maintain a healthy scalp, I did weekly Indian hair oiling treatment, used hair rinses, and natural hair masks.

Earlier my scalp was extremely itchy and flaky. Dandruff was a permanent resident on my scalp but with a lot of care, my scalp is now healthy and squeaky clean.

Since I have a dry scalp, I still need to take a lot of efforts. Here is what I did:

• Hair mask for stubborn dandruff
• How to Get Rid of Dandruff and Hairfall?

I Used Hair Rinses

Hair rinses made my hair what they are today.

Hair Rinse method is making a decoction using different ingredients and pouring it on your washed hair, leaving it on for 5 minutes and then rinsing it off with normal water. You can read more about hair rinse method here.

I love experimenting with different hair rinses depending on my hair and scalp needs. For hair growth, I believe in

• Fenugreek hair rinse
• Green tea hair rinse

Wooden Comb Saved My Hair

 

Wooden comb distributes the natural oils from your scalp to your entire hair length and stimulates better blood circulation which in turn reduces hair fall and triggers your hair growth. I am using and it has totally changed my hair for the better.

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I Avoided UV Rays, Dust, And Pollution

Harmful UV rays, dust and pollution damages your hair like they damage your skin. Make sure you apply good sunscreen or cover your hair well before you step into the sun.

• This was my go-to trick to prevent my hair from sun rays.

Also Don’t forget to check: Hair Growth Tips: How to Increase Hair Growth In a Week! Reader’s Query + My Solution!

Hope you find this post helpful. Let me know if you liked this new series where I share my hair stories with you. And if you want to share your hair story with us, please drop me a DM on Instagram.

Have a lovely day!