CAT | Black Hair
What Vitamins Work for Black Hair Growth?
Black means mystery, secrecy, or evil. But when it comes to hair, black is different. Having a black hair makes someone looks sophisticated, stylish, and elegant. Having that long, black, shiny hair is a dream to almost all ladies. Even men are dreaming to have that kind of hair elegance. However, being born with a brown hair or red hair keeps someone from reaching that dream. But not with the latest discoveries on making your hair grows black and blacker. This is only possible by controlling the production of one hair substance—the melanin.
Melanin is an important hair component that dictates the hair color. The lesser the melanin on our hair, the lesser black it becomes. With this, we can say that people in Africa have more melanin in their hair than people living in America. In fact, having gray hair is also caused by lesser melanin present in ones hair. Since hair color is controlled by the number of melanin produce, that also means that having more melanin will make a hair darker. So if you intend to have that black hair, make sure that your body can produce more melanin. How? That’s by taking foods or any intakes that are rich in melanin, or at least can make better melanin production.
The following are vitamins and other substances that promote more melanin production for a darker, blacker hair:
- Vitamin E. This increases oxygen intake and improves the scalp and aids in hair growth.
- Folic Acid. Prevents production of gray hair by helping a better melanin production.
- Vitamin B6. This B vitamin helps in preventing hair loss and creating melanin.
- Biotin. This promotes creation of more melanin and also helps in delaying hair greying as well as slowing down the progress of hair loss.
- Niacin. Promotes better scalp circulation and better production of melanin.
- Para-Aminobenzoic Acid. Regular taking of this nutrient will promote continuous melanin production.
- Vitamin A. This nutrient produces healthier sebum for the scalp.
- Copper. This nutrient is involved to increase of melanin production.
- Pantothenic acid or vitamin B5. This B vitamin motivates utilization of vitamins for darker hair. This also aids in using the energy from certain foods that are beneficial in the increase of melanin production.
- Inositol. This nutrient helps in minimizing gray hair and restoring the natural color of hair.
