Does anyone know how to grow more hair? My hair is a lot thinner than it used to be in high school. I'd love to know how to grow more hair, especially around my facial hairline area.

Have you had a physical lately? Thinning hair could be something as simple as a vitamin deficiency. It could also be hereditary, but a little bloodwork could really help make sure it's not a deficiency.

Prenatal vitamins work wonders for your hair and nails, and most doctors will happily give you the go ahead to take them. You can get prescription ones or OTC versions.

If it's much thinner, also talk to your doctor about something like Rogaine for women. That could help regrow hair in specific areas.

Like Cin said, prenatals are pretty helpful.

I noticed thinner hair after I had my baby, but taking vitamins again actually fixed it. I also noticed better skin, so yay!

Thanks, ladies. My mom has fine hair and my dad's isn't the thickest. I take multi-vitamins daily. I've never had kids and don't plan to. Maybe it's just heredity. I've had fine hair my whole life, but it just seems a little finer in my 30's than in my 20's. I can't grow the sides long like I used to be able to. It used to look like Robyn's, but now those front sections just won't grow that long anymore.

Nioxin is a shampoo/conditioning treatment that a lot of people have used & had results with.

You can take prenatals whether you plan on having kids or not! They're amped up multivitamins.

Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks, Cinseven. Thank you too, demoness.

Well, what are you doing to your hair? Are you dying it? How often do you get it cut? Do you blowdry it? Do you flat iron it? What sort of conditioner are you currently using?

All of those things can affect how thick your hair looks.

Personally, I'd suggest massaging your scalp lightly, along with using as few damaging products as possible.

Yes, I get it highlighted (blonde) every 3 months (just the dark roots). Yes, I blowdry it and yes, I flat iron it almost every day. I'm using a conditioner from Trader Joes that's all organic plant extracts. I also put jojoba oil in my hair to protect it from heat styling, etc. It's grown a lot in the last year, so I know it's not being destroyed. Also, the lady who does my hair is very gentle and careful because she knows my hair is genetically thin and delicate. It's below my shoulders, though, by say, 2.5-3 inches. Also, I have plenty of hair in the back...it's just the sides that are thin; but I've always had less hair on the sides of my face than in the back. Thanks. I'll try massaging the sides.

Well, just to warn you, heat protectants just make your hair look shiny. They don't really "protect" the hair, because when you put a hot item on hair, 300-400 degrees, you're burning the hair, and well, a thin layer of anything won't protect your hair. You probably have a lot of fine hair, just a lot of it can get broken off due to damage. Organic conditioners are not all the same. Jojoba oil is meant more as a deep treatment than to protect hair from the heat. My hair thinned out substantially from one bleaching(10 volume, no ammonia, just straight peroxide mixed with some oils at a salon. That's basically what is in sun in. Ie, very much not damaging.) and blow drying occasionally. I have very thin hairs individually, and it did destroy my hair. My hair ended up thinning out and breaking off 1 inch or so from the hairline. I was using Alaffia, a wonderful deep treatment type conditioner and shampooing once a week, which really prevented me from going bald. If you're getting roots from highlights, that's a pretty strong highlighting, which could be much too strong for fine hair! If you didn't do those things in high school, then that is why your hair is "thin" now. Though, it can thin with age, after menopause I've heard, but not much really. I'm not meaning to be rude or anything, just giving a few fine hair tips! If you have fine hair, you can probably get away with just blow drying it on low(If your hair is wavy, or has a "weak" curl which can be turned into a wave for the day if you bun it while soaking wet), and applying a coney serum like Chi Silk Infusion(whole foods has some brands like that for a more natural style.) to cut down on frizz and to add shine. Jojoba oil is wonderful stuff, just, it is not a heat protectant. It would be like flat ironing your hair after not washing it for a week in terms of heat protection. Not terribly helpful! XD

Your hair can very well grow while being damaged. My hair that didn't break off did grow a lot, from a bob to shoulder length in one year. I would personally suggest blowdrying your hair on cool, and then only flat ironing the parts that are the most wavy, and avoiding the parts that are near the front/sides if you can.

Also, a final option is extensions to thicken up your hair. I'd stay away from those since they have been linked to baldness in women who wear them a lot.

Good luck though. It's so hard to get hair that looks good when what works to make it look good damages fine hair so badly, and won't damage thicker hair types. XD

Thanks for your attention to detail. I highlighted my hair in high school, too. The parts that seem thinner are really only the sides (temple area). Yes, I'm planning on getting human hair extensions, but the kind you clip in, for occassional use. You wouldn't look at me and think "Oh, that girl has very damaged hair and it looks so thin". I've always had fine hair. I just noticed that the sides won't grow long like they used to. I have tried blow drying my hair on cool, but in the fall/winter, it takes SO long. I blow dry it on warm, never hot. I'm going to take a little break from using the flat iron every day. My hair is so wavy and it looks so bad when I don't flat iron it. And unfortunately, I can never duplicate the nice straight blow dried hair my hair stylist does. I try, but there's still a wave, which is why I use the flat iron. Also, give me a little humidy and my hair turns wild! Thanks for your advice.