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5 foods that smooth down frizzy locks, backed by a hair transplant surgeon
If you’re struggling to tame your frizzy hair with the regular haircare routine, perhaps you should tweak your diet.
Often we focus so much on haircare products that we overlook the importance of nutrients from our diet The Focus reached out to hair transplant surgeon, Dr. Ross Kopelman, for a list of foods that can naturally smoothen the hair, and here’s what he recommends.
Several factors contribute to frizzy hair
People with any hair type can suffer from frizziness. The hair texture is likely to be affected by the weather, styling, harsh hair products, and even hormones.
Dr. Ross says it’s a “good sign” that your hair may need more internal nourishment if the weather’s affecting its smoothness.
“While its easy to focus on external haircare routines, I always emphasize to my patients that what you put into your body has just as much, if not more, of an impact on your hair,” he told The Focus.
Healthline explains that hair becomes less smooth when it lacks natural oil produced by the scalp, which is necessary to hold hair cuticles down.
When hair cuticles are “open”, it’s easier for beneficial moisture from the hair shaft to escape, while moisture from the air causes it to “swell and change shape. In other words, it becomes frizzy.”
5 foods that can naturally smoothen your hair
Dr. Ross says he can “personally vouch for the benefits of certain foods”, such as eggs, avocados, leafy greens, fish, nuts, and seeds.
While eggs are “loaded with biotin, which helps your body produce keratinthe protein that makes up your hair,” avocados, which are the hair transplant surgeon’s favorite, are rich in healthy fats and vitamin E, which “help to lock in moisture and repair damage.”
He also recommends including salmon in your diet as the seafood is packed with omega-3 fatty acids. In addition to keeping your scalp healthy, the fats also boost shine and smoothness.
When frizz becomes an issue, you should eat more leafy greens like spinach, which are full of iron and vitamins A and C, support sebum production, a natural conditioner for your scalp and hair, notes Dr. Ross.
He further recommends eating nuts and seeds regularly to keep your hair hydrated inside out. “�By regularly including these foods, you’re giving your hair the essential nutrients it needs to stay smooth and resilienteven when the weather starts to dry it out,” he told The Focus.
Dr. Ross Kopelman is a hair transplant surgeon at Kopelman Hair Restoration located in New Jersey, United States. He completed his academic training at NYU, Cornell University, and Tufts University.
