1. Scissors are your friend.
The key to boosting hair growth is ensuring that your ends are healthy. Though it may seem counterintuitive, resist cancelling your next haircut despite wanting to grow out your hair. Instead of going every six weeks, schedule a trim every eight or nine weeks. The extra time will buy you a little length, without risking a ton of dryness and breakage to your ends. Ask your hairstylist to cut the least amount of length possible while removing the split ends. In hair world, this is called "a dusting."
2. Approach different styles the right way.
How to grow a pixie to a bob.
If you have a pixie and want a bob, grow your hair out to one length. Avoid cutting layers with wispy ends, which can look dated. The toughest part about the process is letting your top layer grow, because as it does, it tends to look poufy. Manage this by getting a smoothing treatment at the salon (like keratin) or applying a straightening cream to damp hair then blow-drying it smooth.
3. Up your conditioning game.
Maintain your typical shampoo schedule (thicker textures can go longer in between shampoos) and look for a strengthening formula, which will help protect against breakage, like Bumble and bumble Full Potential Hair Preserving Shampoo ($31, bumbleandbumble.com). When it comes to your conditioning habits, up the ante: Use a conditioning treatment in place of your regular conditioner a few times a week. Try GROH Ergo Boost Hair & Scalp Conditioning Treatment ($42, amazon.com), which contains coconut oil, argan oil, rosemary, lemon peel, and sweet almond oil to soothe the scalp and encourage hair growth. Massage it into hair, wait three minutes, then rinse.
4. Unplug your iron.
The key to boosting hair growth is ensuring that your ends are healthy. Though it may seem counterintuitive, resist cancelling your next haircut despite wanting to grow out your hair. Instead of going every six weeks, schedule a trim every eight or nine weeks. The extra time will buy you a little length, without risking a ton of dryness and breakage to your ends. Ask your hairstylist to cut the least amount of length possible while removing the split ends. In hair world, this is called "a dusting."
2. Approach different styles the right way.
How to grow a pixie to a bob.
If you have a pixie and want a bob, grow your hair out to one length. Avoid cutting layers with wispy ends, which can look dated. The toughest part about the process is letting your top layer grow, because as it does, it tends to look poufy. Manage this by getting a smoothing treatment at the salon (like keratin) or applying a straightening cream to damp hair then blow-drying it smooth.
3. Up your conditioning game.
Maintain your typical shampoo schedule (thicker textures can go longer in between shampoos) and look for a strengthening formula, which will help protect against breakage, like Bumble and bumble Full Potential Hair Preserving Shampoo ($31, bumbleandbumble.com). When it comes to your conditioning habits, up the ante: Use a conditioning treatment in place of your regular conditioner a few times a week. Try GROH Ergo Boost Hair & Scalp Conditioning Treatment ($42, amazon.com), which contains coconut oil, argan oil, rosemary, lemon peel, and sweet almond oil to soothe the scalp and encourage hair growth. Massage it into hair, wait three minutes, then rinse.
4. Unplug your iron.
Frequent heat styling will eventually fry your ends and slow down the growth process. Air-drying is ideal, but a quick blow-dry is better than a longer one followed by a flat iron or curling iron session.
