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What Can Stop Hair Growth?

Hair should grow approximately one-half inch a month or six inches a year. If your hair seems to be at a standstill, it could be due to your lifestyle or other non-hair friendly elements that you are inadvertently introducing into your system.

  1. Diet

    • If your diet is poor, this can have a negative impact on your hair. Not only will it stop growing, but hair may fall out as a result of your dietary deficiencies.

    Deficiencies

    • By eating properly and taking multivitamin supplements on a daily basis, you can safeguard your hair against falling out and against failure to thrive and grow. Make sure that your vitamin contains the B complex--including biotin, B5 and B 12--as well as E, C and A, which are crucial for hair growth. Zinc, magnesium and essential fatty acids are also important for hair health and growth.

    Anemia

    • If you are iron-deficient, this can really mess up the health of your hair and prevent it from growing. This deficiency can result in hair loss.

    Other Disorders

    • Thyroid disorders and auto-immune diseases--such as lupus, diabetes and alopecia--can prevent your hair from growing.

    Medication

    • Certain medicines can put the kibosh on hair growth. Medications that are not hair friendly include anti-depressants, birth control pills, gout medicine, anti-seizure drugs, chemotherapy drugs, and blood thinners.

    Fungal Infections and Aging

    • A scalp fungal infection will prevent your hair from growing. If you menopausal, you may notice that your hair isn't growing as rapidly or as abundantly as it once did. This is due to the fact that your estrogen levels have dropped while your male hormone (testosterone) level has increased. Male hormones don't promote hair growth on the head; however, these hormones may promote hair growth on other parts of your body, such as your face.

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