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 Vitamins as substances are contained in foodstuff in very small
concentration; they do not have neither plastic no energetic effect. However,
no one biochemical reaction in the organism of a human being can do without
vitamins, therefore they are also called as regulating substances. Health and beauty
rely very much on the set of vitamins and microelements at food consumption.
Vitamin and
microelement activity in the organism
Vitamins take
an active part in the metabolism, increasing resistance of the organism to such
adverse factors as bacteria, viruses and any others. They make all
organs and systems function properly. Lack of vitamins will definitely bring to
health immune system weakening and provoke diseases. Skin and hair are main
parts to be affected by insufficiency of vitamins.
Mineral substances
or microelements are involved in the structure of the tissue, enzymes and
hormones of a human being, yet they participate in the process of growing and
energy formation. All enzyme processes occur with minerals involved and
therefore they are essential to update vitamins and other nutrients.
How to
strengthen your hair?
All you
need to strengthen your hair is primarily B-group vitamins, in particular
Vitamins A, Е, and С.
Vitamin А (Retinol) facilitates to regenerate
your hair, it makes it healthy. It is especially useful for dry and
fragile hair. As it is you can find Vitamin A in fish liver, dairy butter, egg
yolk. Plants contain beta-carotene which is the source for Vitamin A formation
in the organism. Sea-buckthorn, dried apricot, carrot, ash berry, blackberry,
gooseberry all these are a great source of Vitamin A. We know that Vitamin A is
well soluble in fat thus you'd rather consume the above with the vegetable oil.
Vitamin Е (Tocopherol) improves the blood
circulation in the head skin and strengthens the immune system making hair
healthy and shiny. Vitamin E is also a liposoluble substance that is
found in nuts, sunflower oil and seeds.
B-group
Vitamins give hair strength and brilliance, prevent from excessive grease of
hair: with deficiency of Vitamins В1 (Thiamnine) and В12 (Cyanocobalamin), another member of the B complex group, hair is low-growing
and they look lifeless, Vitamin В2 (Riboflavin) helps to keep your hair healthy, Vitamin В8 (Inositol) prevents from psilosis,
Vitamin H (Biotin) and Vitamin В9 (folic acid) safeguard from grey hair growing and help to cope
with alopecia.
You need to
eat various grain cereals to replenish the deficit of Vitamin В1 (if possible, unshelled grain), rye
bread and white bread of graham flour and seeds. Vitamin В2 is contained
in animal kidneys and livers, eggs, beer, and as for Vitamin В6, you should eat
grains, halvah and nuts to have it.
Vitamin С (ascorbic acid) strengthens blood
vessel walls; it protects hair bulbs from destroying and facilitates ferrum
intake. You can have it from cabbage (including sauerkraut), dog rose, bell
peppers, blackcurrant and citrus plants.
Microelements
you need to make your hair stronger
Various
microelements are useful for your hair to grow and get stronger. Thus,
zinc and cupper prevent from grey hair and alopecia. Oatmeal and buckwheat contain
zinc, as well as Circassian walnut, animal liver, cheese, beans, bobs, shrimps.
Iron protects hair from getting fragile; it is found in animal liver, nuts, egg
yolk. Molybdenum regenerates hair growth, it may be found abundantly in kidney
and liver of animals, in peas and coca. Dull
fragile hair indicate deficit of sulphur in the organism. Garlic, animal liver, fish and beans are rich
in sulphur. Silicon makes hair strong and elastic, it is found in solid grain, root
crops and unshelled grains.
The optimum
set of microelements essential for regeneration and strengthening of hair is
found in beef and mutton.
Buy Drugstore Vitamins
Now you are
aware what kind of vitamins and microelements facilitate growth and strength of
hair, and thus and so you are welcome to go to any drugstores and choose
whatever vitamins and minerals you like.
Also specific
vitamins are available for hair care. Thus, "Revalid" complex contains
vitamins and amino acids to make hair and nails stronger. "Perfectile", the vitamin
and mineral complex, is very popular in the West that was elaborated in England
for hair strengthening.
Also
various kinds of yeasts are available now at the market. And you will
enjoy effective influence of use of yeasts with sulphur of "Evicent" company -
they do not cause excess weight.
Vitamins for
application
A number of
dermatologists suppose that application of vitamins is of no sense because they
are not digested in almost all cases. However, a wide range of cosmetics
rich in vitamins is produced (masks, oils) to make your hair stronger.
You may
apply vitaminized hair masks at home yourself, one to three times a week. Find a
few recipes below.
Butyral
compress to strengthen dry hair: 50
g of any vegetable oil and 10 drops of lemon juice is
heated on the water bath, and then rubbed in to the hair roots and left for two
hours; afterwards shampoo you hair and rinse by the solution of one table spoon
of apple vinegar to a liter of water.
Mask to strengthen
greasy hair: mix one egg with 1 ml of Vitamin В6 or В1 mixture, rub into hair and leave for one hour; then shampoo and rinse
your hair with oxidized water.
If you moisten
your hair with kefir or sour milk before washing it will get stronger, silky
and brilliant and it prevents dandruff.
Galina Romanenko
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