When you are looking for vitamins for hair loss in women it is important to look at the labels of shampoos and conditioners to make sure that you are not putting anything damaging on your hair and also that you are choosing a solution that has the right nourishing vitamins.
First of all keep your eye out for any of the ingredients below
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
- Ammonium Laureth Sulfate
- Ammonium Xylene Sulfonate
- TEA Lauryl Sulfate
- Sulfur (in dandruff shampoos)
- Selenium Sulfide (in dandruff shampoos
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Sodium Thiosulfate
- Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
- Alkyl Sodium Sulfate
- Alkyl Benzene Sulfonate
- TEA-Dodecylbenzene
- Sodium C12-15 Alkyl Sulfate
- Sodium Dodecyl Sulfonate
All of these ingredients are toxic and could cause your hair to thin or fall out.
Even if you see that the shampoo or conditioner is chock full of vitamins they are just not going to be as effective if they contain a lot of chemicals.
Instead look for organic shampoos and conditioners that are augmented with vitamins and provitamins. You should also look for products that contain botanical extracts as this is an indication that the product is not using irritating perfumes to make it smell good.
Choosing a shampoo, conditioner or leave on conditioner with a UV protectant is also helpful because it can help protect your hair from damage.
Hair loss often occurs when the diet is inadequate in the B vitamins, especially 5 (pantothenic acid and B# (niacin.) These two vitamins are especially important for hair growth. People that lack biotin or choline in their diet are in danger of becoming hairless.
Vitamin A is needed in the body or you will not produce sebum. Sebum is “scalp oil” and it is needed to grow hair.
Vitamin C should be in your diet and in you shampoo and conditioners because it assists with the healthy development of collagen. Vitamin C in high levels in the body also helps it regenerate in general and can prevent aging related baldness.
Vitamin E should also be in your supplements and your shampoos and conditioners to help facilitate blood circulation to the scalp. Vitamin E also helps build the tensile strength of your hair as well as make it sleek and shiny.
Zinc is yet another element that is good for the hair and scalp. It assists with repairing scalp and skin that was damaged through processing, over-dying and other practices.
Essential fatty acids (flaxseed oil, primrose oil, and salmon oil are good sources) improves hair texture and prevent dry brittle hair.
Certain herbs are good to find in a shampoo. This includes lavender, geranium, horsetail, goldenseal, rosemary, aloe vera and mints of all kinds.
If your hair is falling out in handfuls then you want to start taking essential amino acids right away.
Most vitamins that prevent hair loss should be taken internally as a pill, capsule or liquid and then applied topically as well to restore hair.
