How to Make Your Hair Grow Long

Nearly every hair advertisement women see is filled with long, luscious locks that can leave us wondering how to achieve the same look. While it’s easy to become discouraged and assume it’s the handy work of some high-quality extensions and a talented stylist, there are actually plenty of helpful steps that can help you to grow your hair long if you stay consistent.

Here is our easy-to-follow how-to guide to get you the long hair of your dreams.

Exfoliate & Stimulate the Scalp

The scalp can easily build up with dandruff, dry or dead skin cells, excess product, and oils that are produced throughout the day. Therefore, scalp exfoliation is a key part of removing these barriers for optimal scalp health and hair growth. As you massage away scalp barriers, the motion stimulates cells to encourage growth and lead your hair down the path toward luscious tresses.

Be Gentle

Your hair is more fragile than you may realize, so it pays in the long run to be gentle with it throughout your day-to-day care routine. Be sure to brush your hair from tips to root, or bottom to top. This ensures you’re not roughly pulling your comb through various knots at once and creating more tangles. Also, be sure to note that your hair is most fragile when it’s wet, so brushing when it’s dry before showering can optimize its strength.

Lock-In Moisture

The outer elements, sunshine, hot showers, and heat styling can strip away needed hydration from the hair. While some of this is unavoidable, you can limit the amount you heat style your hair and use it as an opportunity to try out heatless hairstyles. You should also keep your showers and baths lukewarm rather than scalding, then finish them off with a blast of cool water to lock in moisture from hydrating treatments. Along this hydration journey, be sure to use conditioner every day – even on days when you’re skipping a shampoo – and make sure you’re incorporating weekly hair masks as well as nourishing oil to hydrate your delicate ends.

Get Regular Trims

Lastly, be mindful about keeping up with regular hair cuts. While this seems counterintuitive to most, you need to trim away all damage and split ends to optimize your overall hair health and encourage growth. To make the most of your length and help push it along, get a light trim every three to four months for the best results.

Hair care doesn’t have to be tedious or tricky to yield stunning results, and you don’t need to be a professional stylist to get the tresses you’ve always dreamed of. By staying consistent with the tips in this simple guide, you’ll begin to reap the benefits of your efforts in no time.