It's spring-time. If you're in NYC, you may be reveling in the fact that the weather report is a high of 77 degrees today (it is the second week of April, after all!), a much needed change from the drag of winter we've been experiencing for two months too long. Ladies are busting our their pastel jeans (never into that trend), their flats, floral dresses, even an espadrille or two (not ready to show toes yet). All rejoice!
Every spring I usually itch for something new, especially when it comes to hair. Everyone hibernates in the winter and drowns themselves in piles of clothing, so we have an excuse to look bad. But the advent of spring-summer brings vacation time, beach-going, walks in the park... visibility to the world.
I can kiss the dreadful dry, winter weather goodbye, which has never been good to my hair, and welcome kinder wind-less spring-summer weather that can help hydrate my hair. A good time for me to flaunt my tresses (or lack of).
Unfortunately, I know what hairstyle looks good of me but every spring I try to convince myself otherwise. Unlike most Asian girls (like my sister), I somehow got stuck with coarse, yet fine/barely-there hair that falls flat if I'm not styling it every two seconds. I've even endured massive neck pain sleeping in my velco rollers overnight.... beauty costs!
Sadly, the longer my hair grows, the finer it gets. I used to get really freaked out because I used to shed all the time, and my hair would come out in clumps when I washed it, leading me to believe that I seriously had like.... an illness.
Fortunately, there are some solutions I've tried that have helped holistically with hair strengthening (not growth). I'm convinced there is nothing you can take that'll make your dread grow like weeds if Mother Natured hasn't bestowed that card on you. Here's a helpful video I found from HuffPo on supplements for hair growth.
I haven't taken Viviscal (it's really a bunch of B vitamins in one), but I have started taking Biotene for a month or so. No change, but I'll keep monitoring progress. I've also purchased the Nioxin starting kit from Amazon (much cheaper than in the salon). It's basically a solution that deep cleans your scalp to prevent dandruff build-up and other conditions that block the scalp and clouds room for the hair follicle to grow. These "hair growth" treatments more so allow room for your hair to reach its full potential but like I said, it's not going to work wonders that's not in the cards for you. On a positive note, I've noticed Nioxin has made my hair shed less.
TBD.
TBD.
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