Healthy hair is what everybody wants. But many people suffer from hair loss problems, thinning of hair, losing hair in patches, dandruff and many other hair problems. As a result, your hair fails to grow strong and healthy. People are ready to try anything to enable hair to grow healthy. There are various hair treatment salons and hair products in the market that promise to prevent hair loss and make your hair grow strong and thick.
Vitamin E has proved to be very effective for reducing hair loss and other problems of hair. The chemical name of Vitamin E is alpha-tocopherol. This vitamin is fat soluble and has lots f health benefits as well a beauty benefits. Vitamin E oil, along with its supplements, are great for hair and is now getting very popular with those suffering from hair loss problems.
In order to have healthy hair, first you need a healthy scalp. Without a healthy scalp you will never have healthy hair. So, first and foremost you must try means to make your scalp healthy and in good condition. There should be proper circulation of blood in the scalp so that the hair follicles get the required amount of nutrition. Some go for scalp treatments and massages to enable increased blood circulation and to have healthy hair. This is an effective way to increase hair growth, but it is only temporary. So, you need to go for hair massages regularly to enable your hair grow continuously.
Vitamin E is more advantageous for hair growth because the benefits of Vitamin E remain for a long time. When you massage your scalp with Vitamin E oil, it helps in increasing blood circulation and ensures increased supply of oxygen in the scalp. So, many hair experts advise people to massage their scalp with Vitamin E oil once every week for about five months. This proves to be an excellent treatment for hair loss problems. Along with massage of the scalp with Vitamin E oil, if you take in Vitamin E supplements, your hair loss problem will be removed faster and in a better way.
If your body is deficient in Vitamin E, this can cause problems to your hair and lead to unhealthy growth of your hair. You get Vitamin E from many of the foods you consume like green leafy vegetables, oils, sprouts, nuts etc. If you do not consume food products rich in Vitamin E, your body may become deficient in Vitamin E. sometimes you consume these foods but your body is unable to absorb food properly. In such cases your body suffers from Vitamin E deficiency. Then it becomes necessary for you to take in Vitamin E supplements. You get them in the market in the form of capsules or tablets. Taking these supplements is one of the effective ways to prevent hair fall problems and to ensure healthy hair growth.
You can apply Vitamin E supplements directly on your scalp by cutting 10 to 20 capsules and collecting the liquid or gel from these capsules in a small bowl. Apply this on your scalp and hair and massage your scalp well. This way you will get strong hair that grows well. This is also good for preventing split ends. When you start using Vitamin E supplements, start by consuming 400 IU of the supplement per day. This is enough for you and good for your overall health. It does not provide any side effects that may harm your body or hair in any way. Intake of high doses of Vitamin E, which include doses more than 1000 IU per day, can lead to thinning of blood and blood clotting issues.
The free radicals in the body, which appear due to pollution and smoke, are harmful for your body and cause hair loss problems like thinning of hair, baldness and greying of hair. It also causes premature aging of the cells, making your skin look older than your age. Vitamin E protects your body from the attacks of these free radicals. So, it is important that you take Vitamin E in the required amounts for the general health of the body as well as for the hair. Many of the hair care products that are available in the market claim to contain Vitamin E in them. They promise to make your hair follicles strong and prevent loss of hair. When necessary, doctors prescribe Vitamin capsules for hair.
Even though Vitamin E is great for your hair, you must consult a doctor or a hair expert and get his advise before you start treating your hair by consuming Vitamin E capsules and tablet or applying Vitamin E oil on your scalp.
How to Rub Vitamin E on your Scalp to Stimulate Hair Growth:
- Wash your hair with a mild shampoo and dry your hair with a towel, so that your hair is damp but not wet. The penetrating power of Vitamin e is increased on a clean scalp.
- Take some grapeseed oil and sesame or carrot oil in a small bowl. If you have a normal hair, you can use grape seed oil and if your hair is oily, you may use sesame oil. For dry hair carrot oil is best.
- Cut two vitamin E capsules and pour their contents into the oil. Using oil helps in spreading Vitamin E on the scalp more effectively and easily.
- Mix the oil and Vitamin E well and apply on your scalp with your finger tips. Let the oil spread from the roots of the hair to the tips of your hair.
- Massage your scalp well with this mixture and wait for a few minutes.
- Wash off with water after about 20 to 30 minutes.
- If you experience itching or swelling on your scalp after applying Vitamin E oil, wash your hair and scalp immediately.
