Q&A for How to Have Great Hair

Massage your scalp for a few minutes every day to promote growth. Get regular trims to keep the ends healthy so hair can stay strong as it grows.

A balanced diet and plenty of water optimizes your hair's growth potential. Hair also grows faster in the summer months.

Make your hair look it's best by treating it well. Shampoo and condition with products specially designed for your hair type and avoid chemical treatments and heat styling.

General health has a lot to do with hair growth. Eating a nutritious diet and drinking lots of water promote hair growth. Biotin supplements also encourage growth.

To keep your hair healthy and strong, wash it only every 2-3 days. Use leave-in conditioner and sprays to make your hair silky, but research the products you're using to make sure they won't dry out your hair. If you use protein treatments, do so sparingly. Otherwise, it can do more harm than good. Get a haircut at least every 3 months to prevent split ends.

Depending on the way your hair spreads its natural oils, it could grow 1/2 to 2 inches in two months.

To keep your hair looking shiny all day, use leave-in conditioner, natural oils for the hair, or just get a nice brush that suits your hair type.

There is no definite way to get rid of split ends without cutting, but to help split ends, fortunately there are a few tips. For a stay at home day, condition your ends with a deep conditioning product, and twisting your hair up into a bun all day. Rinse out at night. Use hair care products especially made for helping with split ends.

You should shower everyday, but you should wash your hair only 2 to 4 times a week. How often you wash your hair depends on your hair type and how curly or straight it is.

Consider doing a protein treatment every three months. Also, stop using heat styling and putting in too many chemical products into your hair. Lastly, consider eating more foods that are rich in vitamin E.

Simply cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice onto your hair. Rub it in and go out in the sun for 30 minutes to an hour. Do this every day for a week and you should see results.

Be sure to use a good moisturizing shampoo and conditioner to keep your hair hydrated; if you hair is too dry, it will break. When you straighten your hair, be sure to use a good heat protection spray. Use a lower temperature, if possible, and wait until the hair has cooled before you straighten that part of hair again. Try to avoid straightening when possible, however, as it is very damaging to hair, even with the heat protection spray.

First, you can do some non-heat curls by braiding slightly damp hair and sleeping overnight in them. The next day, to hold the curls, spray your hair with aerosol hairspray.

Deep conditioning treatments, hot oil treatments, and weekly trips to the salon to trim splits ends. Or you can restart by cutting your hair into a shorter style.

You can ask her to buy you separate shampoo and conditioner because that generally works better. The shampoo washes dirt, oil, and product buildup out of your hair, then the conditioner deposits nourishing ingredients on your hair. When they're mixed, they can kind of get in the way of each other's jobs.

Don't wash your hair a lot, it puts even more oil into your scalp. Try only washing your hair every four days, and only condition the ends of your hair. Also: Pay close attention to what products you use! A lot of hair gel makes your hair very greasy, so dry shampoo is your best bet. Curling irons can be bad for your hair, but luckily there are a ton of heat-free curl tutorials online.

When washing your hair, try leaving in conditioner for 2/3 minutes to make it softer. Also, for curly hair you can use a curling iron/curling wand and use hairspray to secure. If you would like to try a non-heat method of curling your hair their are many great tutorials on YouTube.

Wash your hair, and when drying, rub your hair downward with a very soft, gentle towel or t-shirt. While it's damp, apply a light amount of hair gel and VERY GENTLY brush your hair, brushing the bottom first and working your way up. Take a hair dryer and a round brush, and gently brush your hair (a small section at a time) while drying it. If your hair is just slightly wavy, you might not even need a straightener anymore, but if your hair is very wavy or curly you probably will. When your hair is FULLY dry, then use your flat iron.

For greasy hair, use Aveda Brilliant shampoo and a small bit of the conditioner as well. For dandruff, wash twice per day!

Use a conditioner and a leave-in hair mask for daily use. That will help, especially if your hair is curly and frizzy.

Take good care of your hair and you will see that it starts to grow. If you want thicker hair, you can take vitamin C, B7, B3 or special vitamins for hair growth. You can find these at the drugstore.

Shower every day, and use conditioner after you dry your hair with a towel. Try braiding your hair before you go to bed so that it doesn't tangle up in your sleep, just make sure you brush your hair up again in the morning, and add some natural oil for shiny and soft hair.

It depends on your hair type. If coconut oil damages or hurts your hair, try mineral oil, and if neither types of oil help, find an oil that actually helps, such as live, safflower, or almond.

After washing your hair with shampoo, wash your hair with conditioner. Make sure to apply it properly.

Brushing your hair before a shower will make it tangle-free. You can comb it when wet (with a wide-toothed comb), but be very careful, as it is fragile. Do not brush your hair when it is dry, unless you don’t mind frizz. Finger-combing is best, but a wide-toothed comb works, too. Put in some oil or anti-frizz cream and go about your day.