3 Essential Vitamins for Healthy Hair

It is such a blessing to have a long, luxurious, healthy mane of hair. Many of us in the natural community are busy striving for this goal.  Vitamins, minerals and other nutrients are the building blocks to our overall health. These three vitamins are especially essential for healthy hair.

• Biotin is vitamin B7.  It is produced in the intestines and its found in green leafy vegetables, egg yolks and liver.  Although biotin deficiency is rare, those dealing with hair damage or loss can really benefit from taking a biotin supplement.  Biotin doesn’t stimulate growth but rather produces thicker and fuller hair at the follicle and root level and is helpful for treating alopecia.

After taking biotin, you may also notice that you have healthier skin and nails. Biotin is generally considered safe to take; it is a water soluble vitamin and if you take more than your body needs, it will be discarded through your urine.

• Folic acid, otherwise known as folate, is another water soluble B vitamin.  Folic acid promotes healthy hair by helping the nutrients from the food we eat reach our hair as well as aiding in cell regeneration in the hair follicle.  Folic acid had been shown to fight male pattern baldness, alopecia and other hair disorders.

• Vitamin E has long been used internally and externally and has also been shown to help with the growth of hair by assisting in the growth of capillaries, improving circulation to the scalp, which in turn can speed up growth.  It can help to heal hair damaged by heat, dryness and environmental stresses, too.

Vitamin E is fat soluble so you need to watch how much you take.  Be sure to follow the directions on the bottle.  Vitamin E is also found is liver, eggs, nuts and green leafies.

These are the three essential vitamins for healthy hair.  Take these regularly and you should start to see results within a few weeks.