When hair looks unhealthy, its ends split and hair brush gets unusually full after every combing, it is time to start working on some improvements. Most often problems with hair occur due to a wrong diet. Four main vitamins and four minerals add up into healthy hair formula.

While it is easy to find pills that would give the right complex of nutritious components for shiny strong hair, one should think about good food as vegetables and fruit instead of chemicals in a pill.

Here are nine main products for haircare:

1.    Chickpeas. This is the best solution for any person because they are a good substitute of meat which is especially beneficial for vegetarians and the ones who exclude meats from their diets due to various believes and purposes.

Chickpeas are full in Zinc and Vitamin B6. The mineral is responsible for hair growth by building hair protein. Together with Vitamin A it works on scalp health preventing dandruff.

Vitamin B6 or Folic acid is responsible for the amount of oxygen in blood which improves hair growth as well.

2.    Roast beef. If the person is all right about having meat, roast beef will be the one that serves the same purpose as chickpeas since it is also rich in Zinc and Vitamin B6.

The meat is a good source of Protein that is a building brick for hair and nails. When the person tries to stay away from meat, they can take Protein from soy beans, green vegetables and sunflower seeds.

3.    Soy beans. Besides Protein, soy is full in Iron and vitamin E. Iron is important for the creation of hemoglobin cells which increase oxygen level in the blood and provides faster hair growth. Read the rest of this entry »