Hair, like any other part of the body needs nutrients to help it grow properly. Vitamins, of course are one of the sources of nutrients for your hair and can be a natural hair loss treatment. Now there can be difficulties with getting enough vitamins to your scalp to feed your hair, which can be behind what causes baldness. For some people they may simply be not getting enough vitamins into their body because of poor diet. My advice to these people would be to try and ensure that they are getting their five a day in terms of fruit and vegetables, if you struggle with the 5 a day then try and get good quality supplements instead.
One of the other difficulties the hair faces in getting a good amount of vitamins to it is that if your body needs these nutrients elsewhere, then they will go elsewhere first and not the scalp. So to summarize when your body needs to repair somewhere, then it will pull the nutrients to that particular point and whats left will then go elsewhere.
Coming back to the food side of things, a healthy diet is important for you in so many aspects in your general health and not just hair, but sometimes because of the way food is produced and transported these days, even taking your five a day may not be enough to get you all your vitamins that you need, this can mean even less nutrients for your hair. Also there are two ingredients that are regularly put in our food which are not good for us in excessive amounts anyway, and can affect the hair and they are sugar and salt, but there are vitamins that can combat these too, and we’ll take a look at them now.
The first vitamin to get into your diet is A which is Retinol. You are looking to take between 10,000 to 25000 IU’s, and the amount varies depending on your size i.e. the bigger you are the more you take.
The other vitamin which is needed is B. Easily available as a supplement Vitamin B is highly regarded in the battle against hair loss. If using vitamin B do not be surprised if your urine goes an amazing shade of yellow, as this is your body getting rid of the vitamin B that it does not need.
Next on the list is vitamin C. You are probably looking to take 3 to 4000mg of this vitamin for best results. Be careful not to overdo it on vitamin C though as taking too much can lead to an upset stomach.
Another vitamin to add to the list is vitamin E. This is another vitamin that you need to adjust the dosage to you size. You should have somewhere between 400 and 800 mg but try not to exceed 800mg. For those that struggle digesting fats vitamin E is also available in soluble form.
Finally there is vitamin H (which is really a vitamin B). This vitamin is rumored to be essential for slowing hair loss. If you are lacking in this vitamin, then on the whole it will show up with you having thinning hair. It works best when taken with the other B vitamins and you need to be having around 300mg.
So, these are some of the vitamins to help you how to prevent hair loss, however before you start taking supplements you should consult with your physician, just to make sure you are not going to have any adverse side effects and they may also be able to advise you on the right dosage to take.