The best foods to eat for healthier hair

If you haven’t noticed already, your diet affects more than just your weight. It can change the way your skin, nails, and hair look as well. Depending on how nutrient-dense your diet is, your hair, in particular, will reflect what’s going on inside your body. The products you use in your hair care routine can certainly help its appearance, but at the end of the day, what you consume will control how healthy, shiny, and strong your hair truly is! 

If you’ve ever wondered what foods you should be eating to get the hair of your dreams, here’s your next grocery list to eat your way towards healthier hair!

SPINACH

This one might be a no brainer since most vegetables improve overall health, but spinach is an incredible source of folate, vitamin A and C, and iron. All of these are necessary for shinier hair, but vitamin A is the nutrient that’s responsible for helping our body produce sebum. Sebum, the oily substance on our hair and skin that we often find annoying, actually makes our hair shinier and more lustrous!

BLUEBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES

If you’re noticing unusual hair loss or that your scalp is feeling irritated, you might be experiencing oxidative stress. When there’s an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body, our hair might be the first to show us the signs. Make sure you’re eating plenty of antioxidant-rich foods like blueberries and raspberries! Beyond being a natural source of antioxidants, blueberries can facilitate longer hair thanks to the plant chemicals that stimulate growth!

GREEK YOGURT

For quite some time, people have been using greek yogurt as a staple ingredient in their homemade hair masks. However, you can also eat your way to hair health by incorporating enough greek yogurt into your diet! Being a natural probiotic, greek yogurt is incredible for gut health and might help combat hair thinning. It’s packed with vitamin B5 and protein, both of which can help restore the hair and maintain its thickness. 

ALMOND BUTTER

Instead of peanut butter, opt for almond butter that contains essential fats, protein, and vitamins, all of which are linked to healthy hair! In general, nuts are great sources of vitamin E to give you the shiniest and silkiest hair. Almond butter is typically recommended over the many other nut butters because almonds happen to contain the highest amount of vitamin E and will provide the most shine for your hair.

SALMON

We all know salmon is good for our overall health, but since it’s so high in omega-3 fatty acids, it’s especially beneficial to your hair strength. Inflammation in the body can result in thinning hair, breakage, or hair loss, and eating salmon in moderation might be a great way to restore the hair you’ve lost. Our body needs omega-3’s to continuously grow hair, so if supplements aren’t your thing, then stick to salmon!

EGGS

If you ask us, biotin is the most essential vitamin for hair health and growth. It’s the reason it’s infused into so many of our hair products! And as it turns out, eggs are one of the highest foods that contain biotin, helping you grow longer hair and nails just through your diet! Eggs are also a great source of vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, which can help your body create more hair follicles. When your scalp has new follicles to produce more hair, everything from your hair texture, thickness, and shine is bound to improve!