10 Hair Styling Tips and Masks Your Hair Needs to Grow Longer and Shinier

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your golden hair.” A movie and a dialogue we are all too familiar with. Remember how our mothers and grandmothers insisted that we cut and oiled our hair regularly. Well, turns out they were right, yet again! We have curated for you a listicle of some hair styling tips that will help you get the voluminous mane you always wanted. Follow these hair styling tips some months prior to your wedding day and get longer, stronger and shinier hair you truly deserve!

Hair Styling Tips to Get Long Hair

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Religiously follow these hair styling tips and kill them with your golden locks!

1. Scissors Need to Become Your Best Friend. Quite Literally!

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You know what they say if you want them long you better be willing to first cut them short. For your hair to grow long you must spend adequate sittings at the makeup salon getting regular hair trimming sessions. Split ends lead to hair breakage which ultimately reduces the length of your mane. So, make sure you get a hair trim every now and then leading to the day of your wedding to have hair that will make every woman jealous.

2. Oil Them Like You Mean It

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Remember how we were told if you want to be 6 feet tall, then you must drink milk at least two times a day for your bones to find the vitamins and minerals it needs? Same goes for your hair too. Take coconut or castor oil and add essential oil such as almond oil (to soothe), cedarwood oil (to promote hair growth), chamomile oil (for shine). Oil and gently massage our hair using one of the above-mentioned combinations and let them work their magic. This is perhaps one of the most essential hair styling tips we could give you.

3. Give Your Hair a Break from Styling Tools

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Do you like when something hot presses against your skin? No. Guess what, your hair doesn't either! So, avoid using chemicals and styling tools. Ditch them for a month and you’ll be shocked with the results!

4. Go for a Cold-Water Rinse Always!

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Cold water will prevent your hair from having extra moisture loss. Moisture is one of the most essential factors that boost hair growth and acts as a stimulus. So, the next time you’re dreading for a hot shower, think twice if you want longer hair.

5. You Must Use A Conditioner, Always!

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When we wash our hair, alongside the dirt and sweat it also leads to the erosion of natural oils which helps in keeping our hair strands soft and shiny. Using a conditioner locks these natural oils and gives them the nourishment they need to grow long.

Hair Styling Tips to Get Shiny & Glossy Hair

Religiously follow these hair styling tips and kill them with your silky locks!

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6. Egg Hair Mask

Eggs are one of the greatest sources of protein. It will provide your hair with nourishment and a natural sheen while also improving the texture of your hair strands.

Ingredients Required:

• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of honey

Step by step process:

• Add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them until you get a thick paste
• Apply the paste on your scalp using a brush
• Cover with a shower cap and stay put for 30 minutes
• Wash your hair with cold water and a mild sulphate-free shampoo
• Finish the routine with a conditioner
• Let your hair get dry naturally
• Follow once a week

7. Coconut Oil, Strawberry & Honey Hair Mask

Coconut will provide your hair with the required nourishment it needs to grow longer. While strawberry will remove the excess oil from your scalp which will automatically give you glossy hair.

Ingredients Required:

• Fresh strawberries
• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of honey

Step by step process:

• Blend all to form a puree
• Apply evenly on damp hair
• Let it sit for 30 minutes
• Rinse with lukewarm water
• Let air dry only
• Repeat once a week

8. Avocado Mask

These delicious baubles will work miracles when you apply them on your mane and scalp. Avocadoes will maintain the natural shine and glossiness of your hair by keeping them hydrated.

Ingredients Required:

• Avocadoes
• Milk
• Almond oil

Step by step process:

• Scoop out the flesh of avocadoes
• Mash it well in a bowl
• Add about ½ cup of milk
• A tablespoon of rich almond oil
• Mix well
• Apply on your hair and scalp using a brush
• Let it sit for 30 minutes
• Rinse with lukewarm water
• Let air dry only
• Repeat once a week

9. Yoghurt Hair Mask

Pollution, dust, heat and styling are giving your hair a hard time to shine through and through? Provide your hair and roots with some natural nourishment. For them to have an even sheen and a smooth texture, prepare a yoghurt-based hair mask at home. Follow this hair styling tip prior to your wedding.

Ingredients Required:

• Yoghurt

Step by step process:

• Empty two scoops of yoghurt in a bowl
• Apply on your hair
• Massage gently
• Let sit for 30 minutes
• Wash it with your daily shampoo
• Rinse with lukewarm water
• Repeat once in two weeks

10. Banana Mask

Bananas are rich in potassium and vitamins A, E and C. These nutrients are extremely important for healthy and glossy hair growth. So, don’t just eat them but also apply them on your hair and be ready to get surprised.

Ingredients Required:

• Banana
• 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of honey

Step by step process:

• Empty a banana in a bowl
• Add a tablespoon of oil
• Add a tablespoon of honey
• Mix well to turn it into a thick paste
• Apply on your hair
• Massage gently
• Let sit for 15 minutes
• Wash it with your daily shampoo
• Rinse with cold water
• Repeat once in two weeks

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Follow these hair styling tips and make these DIY hair masks from your own kitchen some months prior to your wedding day and get longer, stronger and shinier hair that you truly deserve! You are the bride and the woman of the hour and you deserve to look the part. Add these masks into your daily hair care routine and get ready to be surprised. Every time your wedding photographer or wedding videographer asks you to pose, remember you let your hair down each and every time. 

Have any more hair styling tips and hair masks to suggest? Tell us through the comments!