Hey Reader,
What's been happening to your hair growth?what have you been experimenting on recently?
i really wonder, as for me, its been Pantothenic acid ( usually seen on hair products as B5). i noticed this ingredient on a TRESemme anti breakage brand weeks ago. I bought it and started using it. My curiosity grew, and i started hunting for hair products with this ingredient. I also started reading and researching scientific and medical facts that back up the benefits of Pantothenic acid on hair growth. Here's a few things i got to find out.
Pantothenic acid is one of the water soluble vitamins in the Vitamin B family. It is mostly found in meats, broccoli, avocados, rice and the outer layer of most grains- which means that milling of grains takes away most of the acid.
The benefits of this acid are numerous;
Wound healing for ulcers in patient with diabetes
Decrease of the bad cholesterol (LDL)-good stuff for your heart by the way
Weight management- basically, its responsible for synthesis of CoA which is required for fatty acid oxidization
Hair and skin care
So what exactly does it do for my hair?
Theoretically from my research, Pantothenic acid helps to prevent hair loss, reduce split ends, and also helps with volumizing the hair. However, all the resources i came across were careful to state that this has not been proven on humans.
From my own personal experience, after using the products for a few weeks( i usually like to try these for some weeks to establish its effect) i noticed that my hair felt fuller even after relaxing ( my hair is usually thick though, but after relaxing it gets kinda light for the next week or so).
It definitely helped with the split ends though, i gotta say that- it worked for real!!
My Opinion?
Vitamin B5/Pantothenic acid would be beneficial if your problem is thin/lean hair with no body and split ends. If you're looking for an excellent way to stop hair breakage or enhance hair growth, this may not be your magic wand.
But its worth adding it to your hair regimen tho, after all, every little bit adds up, right?
Let's have your B5 experiences. Any product with his ingredient that helped you in any particular way?Pls share
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Hello Divina-
ReplyDeleteThank you for writing this article. I have been doing research on B5 Vitamin as well. I am actually experiencing the same outcome, although the product I am using has some other great things in it as well. I am experiencing much stronger hair as well as a greater moisturizer. Once I have used the product for over a month I will come back an give you more information on how my hair is doing with my current product.
:)