Four vitamins to consume every day for longer, shinier hair - 'optimises hair health and growth'

FUE hair transplant experts at Harley Street Hair Transplant Clinics listed the importance of foods high in protein, omega-3, iron, biotin and zinc.

They also listed the best vitamins, encouraging Britons to eat Vitamin C, A, D and E-rich foods.

The experts said: "Incorporating a combination of foods rich in these vitamins in your diet will optimise hair health and growth.

"Both vitamin C and vitamin A play vital roles in reducing inflammation in the scalp.

"Vitamin C helps prevent conditions like dandruff, while vitamin A helps regulate sebum production, preventing conditions such as a dry or oily scalp.

"These issues, if left unchecked, could obstruct the hair follicles and hinder hair growth."

An easy way to get vitamins into your diet plan is to eat a range of fruits and vegetables, and the hair pros suggested which ones to pick for vitamins C and A.

They said: "Vitamin C can be found in citrus fruits, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and tomatoes, and vitamin A is in carrots, butternut squash, liver, and mangoes."

Vitamins D and E will help your hair to grow better. The pros continued: "Vitamin D and vitamin E work together to promote hair growth.

"Vitamin D stimulates the creation of new hair follicles, while vitamin E enhances blood circulation to these follicles, ensuring that they receive the essential nutrients needed for growth."

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For more of these vitamins, look at things like dairy products and oils.

The experts said: "Fortified foods such as milk and orange juice, as well as cheese, are good sources of vitamin D, and olive oil, sunflower oil, and peanut butter are all rich in vitamin E."

Similarly, some diet plans can make your hair worse as it is more difficult to get the right vitamins into your diet.

A hair expert named three "popular" diets in particular that can leave you hair "dull, thin and weak".