Vitamins and hair growth questions for anyone, especially for Jade21, Karen, and other experts.

Hi, Takia!Did you get the e-mail which I sent to you earlier?I will drop you a note soon.Bye for now,Jade21Hello Jade21,> Please help me. I read your post and am very> interested in growing my hair at> its optimal rate. It is currently relaxed and I have> approx. 1 inch of roots.> Do you know of any supplements that I can take to make> it grow faster (ie.,> 1" p/month or so)? Any info. you can give me> would be greatly appreciated. My hair is coarse, kinky> and thick in its natural state and I want to grow all> of the chemical out. I don't have any balding problems> or anything of that nature. My hair currently grows at> a rate of almost 1/2" p/month but I really want> to grow it faster and I suspect that the rate would be> faster if I had the right supplements but there are so> many out there and I don't know what to take and it> what dosage or combination. can you PLEASE help me. I> would appreciate it if you could send an email to> takia.bowman@firstunion.com because I am unable to> email you personally. I can only post and reply to> emails you send to me. Thank you in advance.

Hi, CG!I wanted to let you know that I will not be posting the advice which I give to Sistah here.First, the specific hair problem is one which requires personal details which I feel should remain private.Moreover, suggesting supplements to someone with a specific hair problem requires more than a "laudry list" of good hair nutrients.I am sure that you may have read numerous questions by others regarding a particular vitamin/supplement for hair. I have tried to answer some of these and posted my own experience with a variety of supplements.If you are having a general or particular problem with your hair, feel free to drop me a line. I might be able to assist re my own suggestions or general literature which you might like to explore.All the best,Jade21I am also very curious about how to help my hair> grow....could you post for all to read?!?1> Thanks~> CG

> In reading a lot of the messages on this board, I am> seeing a trend. I was under the inpression that you> could not just take extra viatmins to make the hair> grow, but now I'm seeing that you can.> Well, I want in. Show me how to make my hair grow. I> don't really want to spend $80 for some> vitamins/month.> What else is good. I've seen biotin, silica> (horsetail), b-complex, amino acids, brewer's yeast,> seaweed, and kelp tablets. I've tried some, but> haven't seen any results. Probably because I've given> up too soon. How long before you see results?> What should I take? And what kind of changes in my> diet should I make.> Should I take some of all of the above? How much is> too much?> Can topical hair products make your hair grow? I've> read on some other sites and maybe I read this into> the Aubrey review that all natural shampoos,> conditioners and treatments unclog your pores, get> absorbed into the scalp to stimulate and make hair> grow longer and faster, like inches per month. One in> particular is the NuHair> (www.webdesignsforyou.com/Nuhair/) which is supposedly> for African American hair. I am skeptical about this,> but it must work for some.> As you can see, I am confused. Really confused.> Please help me.> If you want, email me at wtbt@hotmail.com> I cut my hair very short. It has grown out some, it's> about 4 inches long (african american). It's at an in> between stage. I really need about two inches to get> it to the pin-up length, then I wouldn't have to wory> about a lot of styling products and gels and all. It> is unprocessed, chemical-free.> If you can help, you know where to reach me. Or reply> to me here on the site. I'm sure others would like the> information.> Thanks> WTBTI personally don't like the idea of hair growth products. It seems selfish to make hair go beyond its means just to be longer. In the long run would'nt that be damaging? I choose to take a multi-vitamin, a complex amino-acids tablet and a biotin tablet. It should take at least over a month to see any results in extra growth (if any).Having healthy hair is the best way to get it to grow. I wanted long hair after a bad perm, but I cut off the perm and waited. I took my supplements and the results are rewarding. My hair is now 4 in. from my waist but it took 2 years. My only advice is to be patient, take care of your hair, use a good shampoo and conditioner, keep away from blow dryers, wear a hat to keep from sun damage and you will be fine. Hope this info. helps.

Hi, Sistah!I just wanted to drop you a note here to tell you that I do understand your confusion and I will be e-mailing you shortly to see if I can help you to unravel some of the confusion.Bye for now,Jade21In reading a lot of the messages on this board, I am> seeing a trend. I was under the inpression that you> could not just take extra viatmins to make the hair> grow, but now I'm seeing that you can.> Well, I want in. Show me how to make my hair grow. I> don't really want to spend $80 for some> vitamins/month.> What else is good. I've seen biotin, silica> (horsetail), b-complex, amino acids, brewer's yeast,> seaweed, and kelp tablets. I've tried some, but> haven't seen any results. Probably because I've given> up too soon. How long before you see results?> What should I take? And what kind of changes in my> diet should I make.> Should I take some of all of the above? How much is> too much?> Can topical hair products make your hair grow? I've> read on some other sites and maybe I read this into> the Aubrey review that all natural shampoos,> conditioners and treatments unclog your pores, get> absorbed into the scalp to stimulate and make hair> grow longer and faster, like inches per month. One in> particular is the NuHair> (www.webdesignsforyou.com/Nuhair/) which is supposedly> for African American hair. I am skeptical about this,> but it must work for some.> As you can see, I am confused. Really confused.> Please help me.> If you want, email me at wtbt@hotmail.com> I cut my hair very short. It has grown out some, it's> about 4 inches long (african american). It's at an in> between stage. I really need about two inches to get> it to the pin-up length, then I wouldn't have to wory> about a lot of styling products and gels and all. It> is unprocessed, chemical-free.> If you can help, you know where to reach me. Or reply> to me here on the site. I'm sure others would like the> information.> Thanks> WTBT