Truth About MSM and Hair Growth

Methyl-Sulfonyl-Methane (M.S.M.) is an organic sulfur compound available in powder or supplement forms.

It is widely regarded for helping to ease pain and stiffness in joints. Many bodybuilders take it for this reason. It also promotes healthier and faster growth of hair follicles and nails since all of these are made up of similar materials. The great thing is that MSM is not expensive and can be found in nearly any health food store, vitamin shop, grocery store, or drug store in the U.S.

MSM does absolutely nothing to help regrow hair or even maintain hair counts for people who suffer hair loss. But what it does do is help speed hair follicle growth.

The hair follicle houses (protects & feeds) the entire hair root. The follicle lies below the scalp and produces the hair strand that you see growing out of your head. The follicle is alive; the rest of the hair shaft isn't. Because MSM is a natural product, it easily absorbs into the skin and scalp to provide nutrients to the hair follicle. (See our postings about "Hair Parts" and "Hair Cycles").

I have used MSM for 10 years off and on, and I can vouch that it certainly seems to accelerate the rate of my hair and nail growth, especially when my hair is in it's "growing" stage. I don't choose to take the tablet form of MSM, but faithfully use my very own "hair moisterizer", which I make with the following ingredients:

10 ounces of distilled water
1 heaping tablespoons of pure 100% MSM powder (any brand as long as it's 100 percent! )
2 ounces of Aloe Vera gel or juice (provides nutrients, volume and scalp healing)
2 ounces of Vegetable Glycerin (provides moisture)
2 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil (preserves the other ingredients)
2 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil (stimulates the scalp)

I mix all ingredients in a 16 ounce (or larger) spray bottle, and spray my hair twice daily, making sure that I spray my scalp also.  This amount lasts me approximately two weeks.

Truth is, MSM can be a useful for speeding up the hair growth process. It does this by providing optimum conditions for the hair follicle to do it's "job" of protecting and feeding the hair root.

MSM is readily available and inexpensive enough to at least give it a shot; just remember that it will not help grow new hair or maintain hair counts; it simply speeds the rate of growth. Check out the related video on MSM on this site for further discussion.

Have you tried MSM before? What were your results? Do you have any hair growth, or hair maintenance rituals to share?



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