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Not all of us are blessed with lush hair, so those who are not blessed with lush hair supplement with hair products. This has proved successful for some but disastrous for others. You can’t trust any and every hair care product out there, but you can trust acupressure. There are certain acupressure points for hair growth which if well massaged can help with new hair growth and reduce hair loss.
Acupressure is an ancient Chinese technique that can effectively control baldness, boost new hair growth, and prevent hair loss. It works by targeting the pressure points in our body that aids hair growth. The health of your hair depends on the condition of your blood and how well your adrenal glands function.
For your hair to be healthy, blood will have to flow to your roots and scalp. Diet, exercise, and massage have been proven to stimulate blood circulation and spread oxygen and fresh blood to the hair and scalp. Acupressure mostly centers on the massage part, and in this article, I will show you the main acupressure points for hair growth.
Does Acupressure Increase Hair Growth?
Yes, acupressure helps increase hair growth. Normally, massaging your scalp regularly helps hair growth as it increases the circulation of blood to your scalp. Blood is very vital for hair growth as it brings the nutrients the hair needs to grow.
We need blood circulation to our hair follicles as the stress and tension we face daily reduces the circulation of blood to the hair follicles and scalp. This produces dead skin that prevents hair growth.
However, massaging the head without paying attention to the right acupressure points may not produce the result you crave. So, to stimulate hair growth and reduce hair loss, you need to pay attention to the acupressure points for hair growth that I will show you shortly.
Can Acupuncture Cause Hair Loss?
Currently, there is no evidence that acupuncture can cause hair loss. The issue of acupuncture and hair loss is best clarified if you understand the difference between acupuncture and acupressure. Both acupuncture and acupressure are traditional alternative medical practices that strive for the same aim.
However, acupuncture involves the insertion of needles into specific points in the body by a licensed acupuncturist while acupressure uses firm pressure to massage these specific points known as acupuncture points.
While there are no case studies of people losing their hair to acupuncture, researchers have found that acupuncture is sometimes better than medicine for the treatment of Alopecia areata, a special kind of hair loss.
Alopecia areata is the condition whereby your body’s immune system attacks your hair follicles. This leads to hair loss that often occurs in small patches all over your scalp. Acupuncture helps remedy this situation as it increases blood circulation to the affected area.
What Are The Benefits Of Acupressure To The Hair?
I’ve mentioned acupressure so much that it would be unfair to skip its benefits. But before I list out the benefits of acupressure for hair growth, I have to reiterate what acupressure is. Acupressure involves a deep massage of the scalp to prevent the problems of hair fall and boost hair growth.
Generally, acupressure will benefit your hair by doing the following:
- Stimulating blood circulation in your scalp
- Removing toxins such as dandruff and dead cells from your scalp
- Relieving you of stress that can be a cause of your hair fall problems
- Improving blood flow and assisting nutrients to reach your scalp
Acupressure Points for Hair Growth
So, what are these acupressure points for hair growth I’ve been talking about all the time? There are plenty of them, but the five acupuncture points below are just what you need to pay attention to for hair growth.
If you’d rather maintain black hair, then you should read about the kd 7 acupuncture point. Otherwise, here are the five key acupressure points for hair growth:
#1.Acupoint: Bl-10 (Other Names: Urinary Bladder-10/Tian Zhu/Celestial Pillar)
Bl-10 is one of the points of the Bladder Meridian in traditional Chinese medicine. It is located in the nuchal region (the nape of the neck), in the depression on the lateral border of m. trapezius. It is within the posterior hairline, 1.3 cun lateral to the midline.
Clinically, this acupoint relieves pain from neck issues as well as upper back and shoulder pain. When massages right, Bl-10 clears wind and relieves exterior cold. It also calms the spirit and is used to remedy epilepsy and manic episodes.
#2. Acupoint: GV-24 (Other Names: The Governing Vessel-24/Shen Ting/Spirit Courtyard)
This acupoint is located on the head, .5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. That is to say that you’ll find it on the midline of your head, at the junction of the forehead and the hairline. It is directly between your eyebrows in the pitting where the bridge of your nose meets the center of your forehead.
GV-24 is responsible for relieving frontal headaches, anxiety, palpitation, insomnia, vertigo, blocked sinuses, and even failing memory. Massaging this acupressure point stimulates the pituitary gland, thus enhancing the condition of the skin throughout the body.
#3. Acupoint: TE-20 (Other Names: Triple Energizer-20/Jiao Sun/Minute Angle)
The Minute Angle, as the TE-20 is called in English, is located on the side of the head, on the direct level with the apex of the ear within the hairline.
Because of its location, TE-20 clears heat and improves vision and hearing. Clinically, it has proven to be useful in resolving eye problems like red and swollen eyes. It also fixes ear disorders like tinnitus and loss of hearing. Nevertheless, it is one of the points to massage for lush hair growth.
#4. Acupoint: Liv-3 (Other Names: Liver-3/Tai Chong/Supreme Rush)
Liv-3 is one of the liver meridians in traditional Chinese medicine. It is located on the dorsum (or back) of the foot in a depression that is lateral to the junctions of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. In simpler terms, you’ll find Liv-3 on your foot, about two finger-widths above the junction on your skin for your big toe and the next toe.
Tai Chong, as it is called in Chinese, is clinically used to relieve stress, reduce lower back pain, stop high blood pressure, and reduce menstrual cramps. Unlike other acupressure points for hair growth, Liv-3 is not located on the head. This goes to show how connected our body functions are.
#5. Acupoint: KI-3 (Other Names: Kidney-3/Tai Xi/Supreme Stream)
Like the KI-3, Taixi, is also not located on the head. This acupressure point is located on the medial aspect of the foot, behind the medial malleolus, and in the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the achelles tendon.
This Kidney meridian strengthens the low back and relieves heel/ankle pain. While it is also clinically used to heal impotence and the need to frequently urinate, it is an acupressure point for hair growth is massaged properly.
Another Kidney acupuncture point that helps the hair is the kidney 9 acupuncture point. This one helps to rejuvenate the hair.
How Does Acupressure Work?
Now that I’ve shown you the acupressure points for hair growth, let me show you how acupressure works.
To perform acupressure, you will need your fingers, palms, elbows, feet, or special devices to apply pressure to acupoints on the body’s meridians. So, to achieve full hair growth, you have to regularly massage the five acupoints I shared above.
You massage by gently pressing on the acupressure points on your body for the desired effect. An acupressure session lasts for about an hour for the best result. So, you don’t want to hastily massage these acupoints I’ve listed above if you hope to achieve hair growth by doing it yourself.
How To Get Rid Of Hair Fall Using Acupressure
Acupressure does not only improve hair growth; it also strengthens your existing hair and reduces the incidence of hair fall. To prevent your hair from falling, I will advise that you combine the benefit of acupressure massage on the hair with the use of olive oil.
When you massage your hair with olive oil, it neutralizes Dihydrotestosterone, otherwise known as DHT hormone. DHT is a natural metabolite of the male sex hormone testosterone but it also occurs in women as both genders have testosterone.
DHT facilitates male pattern baldness, also referred to as androgenic alopecia. Androgenic hair loss is a situation whereby the hairline of both males and females gradually recedes to create an ‘M’ shape on the head.
So, you need acupressure for hair loss caused by DHT as much as you need acupressure for hair growth.
Acupressure Points To Prevent Hair Loss
Here are the acupoints on the body to concentrate on to prevent hair loss.
1. Acupoint: GB-20 (Other Names: Gallbladder-20/Feng Chi/Wind Pool)
Gb-20 is a Gall bladder acupoint. However, it is located by feeling for the mastoid (ear) bone and following the furrow back to where the neck muscles join to the skull. While it is located along the same region as BL-10, don’t mistake it for BL-10.
Research shows that Feng Chi cures headache, migraine, eye blurriness or fatigue, low energy, and even flu symptoms.
While GB 20 remedies hair loss, GB 32 acupuncture point, another vital acupuncture point for the hair, prevents you from having grey hair at an early age.
2. Acupoint: GV-20 (Other Names: The Governing Vessel-20/Bai Hui/Hundred Convergence)
GV-20 is not called Hundred meetings for anything. It is located on the highest part of the head where all the yang meridians meet.
Because of its location, GV20 is used to treat coma, insomnia. manic psychosis, vertigo, and dizziness.
