Hair

Hair growth vitamins exist in several varieties these days, for instance as tablets or a gummy that looks like a candy. There have now been small-scale studies on the use of vitamins for your hair. You may be able to stimulate hair growth if you are deficient in biotin, vitamin B, vitamin C, zinc, selenium or folic acid and you take these substances via a supplement, for example. The downside is that if you take in too many of some substances, you may actually lose hair, which of course is not what you want. So always read the information leaflet carefully before taking supplements.

You may not have read about this new product that gets rid of those pesky hairs in no time. An example of a hair removal spray is Velform Hair Erase. Super nice that this spray works painlessly! The spray is easy to use, you shake the bottle before opening it, simply spray on the areas you want to remove hair, let it soak in for a while and rinse off.

Because of the nutrients brought to your hair through your blood vessels, your hair grows about 1 centimetre a month on average. That's about 12 centimetres per year. These nutrients consist largely of keratin (protein). Keratin is responsible for your hair's elasticity and water absorption. So it is important that you get enough protein.

You know your father mostly as a balding man, while in photos from the past he shows off a beautiful head of hair. Baldness or hair thinning can be hereditary. You may inherit through your parents certain genes that make you sensitive to dihydrotestosterone, also abbreviated as DHT. This hormone is produced by the testosterone in your body and is responsible for potentially thinning your hair. In women, the hormone oestrogen prevents dihydrotestosterone from having free rein. After menopause, the amount of oestrogen decreases, making your hair thinner if you are sensitive to dihydrotestosterone. So chances are you will eventually suffer from it too.