Beauty

|17 Jan 2023|4 mins

The Ultimate Guide To Growing Long, Healthy Hair

Get ready for the glossiest, strongest, most fabulous hair of your life

If 2023 is your year for long, bombshell locks that look glossy, feel healthy and swish around with bounce and oomph, then you have come to the right place.

The secret to having long, healthy hair isn’t just leaving it to do its thing by simply growing. Yes, your hair will get longer, but you might find yourself with split ends, a dull finish, and a hairstyle that lacks the volume and shine you’re after.

So here’s the ultimate guide to growing long, healthy hair.

Wash and condition regularly

Whether your hair needs a wash every day or you can go a full week without washing your hair (it all depends on how quickly your hair produces oil), make sure you follow a regular routine to wash and condition your hair. Why? Hair that’s left unwashed for too long can lead to flaking, dandruff, irritation, and even clogged pores – all of which will impact your hair health and growth. And make sure to always follow your wash with conditioner to help increase shine and hair strength. If you’re looking for a winning hair routine duo that’ll help you on your journey of hair growth, try Redken Extreme Length Shampoo and Conditioner. Infused with all-important biotin, they work to strengthen damaged hair and help hair grow longer.

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Give your hair a deep clean

Every second or third wash, switch out your regular shampoo with a purifying one, like the L’Occitane Aromachologie Purifying Shampoo. This works to really get in deep to help

rebalance and purify hair, while getting rid of a build-up of residue and impurities to leave hair feeling lustrous, soft and weightless, and to help promote healthy hair growth.

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Care for your scalp

Healthy hair growth literally starts at the root, so make sure you regularly care for your scalp so that it’s the perfect, balanced environment for new hair to sprout. You can do this by using Coco & Eve Like A Virgin Deep Clean Scalp Scrub, which is infused with caffeine, coconut oil, pepper peppermint oil to revive and renew the scalp, deeply hydrate, and soothe an irritated scalp. Or, try Aveda Pramāsana Purifying Scalp Cleanser, a cleansing and purifying formula that helps to balance oil while exfoliating and removing build-up to leave the scalp invigorated and refreshed.

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Mask, mask and mask some more

The secret to growing long and healthy hair is making sure your strands are strong and hydrated, which is where regular masking comes in. We love Wella SP Classic LuxeOil Keratin Restore Mask – not only because the beautiful blend of oils deeply hydrates to leave hair smooth, shiny and glossy, but because it also works to protect the hair’s keratin and help reconstruct the fibre of the hair making it stronger and more resilient.

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Protect split ends

Besides the fact that split ends make hair look rough and dull, they also prevent your hair from growing longer. The longer a split is left unattended, the higher the split goes, and the more breakage there is. The best way to treat this is to use Alterna Restructuring Bond Repair 3-In-1 Sealing Serum, which repairs, protects and seals hair – particularly split ends – to reduce breakage. It’s also a good idea to go for regular trims to keep those ends fresh and strong.

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