5 easy tips to grow your hair in the last leg of 2025

If you have spent most of 2025 telling yourself, “I’ll start taking haircare seriously next month,” don’t worry, you are not alone. Life, work, weather, and stress really do get in the way. But the good news? The last stretch of the year is actually a great time to reboot your hair growth journey. With winter setting in, festivities around the corner, and routines becoming slightly more predictable, this is your chance to press reset and give your scalp the love it’s been missing.

And no, you don’t need a 10-step routine or expensive salon rituals. Just a few easy habits, practical, Indian-friendly, and totally doable - can help your hair grow stronger, longer, and healthier.

If you're Indian, chances are you grew up hearing, “Oil your hair!” But the real trick is how you oil it.

In the last leg of the year, cold winds can make your scalp dry, flaky, and itchy. A good oiling routine is like moisturising your scalp without it, hair growth slows down.

Try this simple oiling routine:

Warm some coconut oil or mustard oil (both great for winter months).

Add a few drops of castor oil if you want faster growth.

Massage your scalp for 3–5 minutes, not more - you don’t want to irritate it.

Keep it on for at least one hour, or overnight if that suits you.

Wash with a gentle shampoo.

Don’t oil your hair daily. That clogs pores, attracts dust, and makes you overwash your hair. Twice a week is perfect for this season.

Most people take care of their skin but forget that the scalp has the same needs. If your scalp is unhealthy, clogged, inflamed, or dry, your hair growth will naturally slow down.

Here’s a very easy scalp-care checklist:

Exfoliate once every 10 days with a gentle scalp scrub or DIY mix (brown sugar + aloe gel).

If you live in a polluted metro, rinse your scalp mid-week with rice water or green tea water.

Use a silicone-free conditioner only on the lengths, never on the scalp.

Avoid scratching your scalp with nails while washing.

Think of it this way, the cleaner and calmer your scalp is, the more room your hair has to breathe and grow. (Image Credits: Pinterest)

Growing hair isn’t only a beauty routine; it’s a nutritional one. Hair is literally made of protein, so if your diet is low in it, no serum or shampoo can magically fix growth.

By the end of the year, a lot of people fall into festive eating, irregular meals, and low-protein diets, especially in India where carb-heavy meals are the default.

Add just a few growth-friendly foods:

Moong dal, rajma, chana, eggs, paneer, curd

Spinach, beetroot, methi, and other iron-rich vegetables

A handful of almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds

One fruit daily - banana, apple, chikoo, or whatever you like

Coconut water for hydration

Hair fall often shoots up because of simple deficiencies, not fancy problems. Fixing your plate fixes half your hair.

One of the biggest reasons people feel their hair “isn’t growing” is breakage. Hair is growing, but it’s breaking at the same rate, so the length stays the same.

In India, winter dryness, hot showers, and constant tying of hair can cause extreme split ends. So before starting your growth routine, get a tiny micro-trim, nothing major.

Then follow these:

Switch to a satin pillowcase.

Use a wide-tooth comb and detangle from the ends upward.

Avoid tying hair when it’s wet.

Stop using super-tight rubber bands; go for scrunchies.

Breakage reduction alone can make your hair appear longer in a month.

Hair growth is slow, it’s literally millimetres per week. But consistency is your biggest superpower right now.

If you follow these simple habits for even 15-20 days, you will see softer hair, fewer strands in your comb, and better volume near the roots.

Here’s a super-easy 15-day hair growth routine for the last leg of 2025:

Monday: Gentle wash + conditioner

Wednesday: Quick scalp rinse (green tea or rice water)

Friday: Warm-oil massage + overnight oil

Saturday: Shampoo + mask (curd + aloe + honey is great)

Daily: 5 minutes of combing + one protein source + hydration

You don’t need perfection, just a routine you can follow without stress.

Growing your hair longer and stronger in the final months of 2025 doesn’t require magic, expensive treatments, or complicated routines. Just focus on your scalp, eat right, oil wisely, reduce breakage, and stay consistent.

Remember: hair grows slowly, but it does grow. And with the right habits, you can start 2026 with healthier, shinier, fuller hair without burning a hole in your pocket.