Best Soup Recipes for Healthy Hair

Are you trying to find soup recipes for people who want to strengthen their hair by adopting healthier dietary habits? We've got a wealth of hair-friendly recipes for you to try! The soup recipes in this section call for ingredients that are stuffed with hair health enhancing nutrients. Bon appetit!

Now, before you unleash the culinary genius in you and delve into the soup recipes below, you may want to browse the section Diet Tips for Stronger Hair and the section Best Hair Growth Promoting Foods if this is your first visit to our Diet Guide to Healthy Hair.

Apple and Onion Soup

Onions are rich in sulphur, a mineral that is found in all cells of the human body and that is particularly abundant in our hair, skin, and nails. Sulfur is often referred to as "nature's beauty mineral" because of its ability to promote hair growth. The apples featured in this soup provide antioxidant protection.

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Chilled Cucumber and Watercress Soup

Not only does watercress lend its peppery flavor to this scrumptious soup, it is also good for our hair. It is chock-full of vitamin C and beta-carotene, both of which have significant antioxidant activity. Also the yoghurt in this soup is great for the skin as it delivers plenty of zinc, a trace mineral that plays an important role in the production of new cells (including hair cells) and the maintenance of the oil-secreting glands of the scalp that keep hair radiant.

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Hair-Nourishing Nettle Soup

Nettle—the star of this nourishing soup—is one of the best sources of iron in the plant kingdom, providing more than four times the iron found in spinach. Iron carries oxygen to the hair, and an inadequate intake of this important mineral may cause the hair follicles to starve of oxygen. Depleted iron stores appears to be one of the most common causes of hair loss in pre-menopausal women.

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Tangy Tomato Soup with Basil

Tomatoes are chock-full of hair health promoting nutrients, including copper, iron, carotenoids, and B vitamins. This pleasantly tangy soup also features shallots which are rich in sulphur, a mineral that is found in all cells of the human body and that is particularly abundant in our hair, skin, and nails. Sulfur is often referred to as "nature's beauty mineral" because of its capability to aid in good blood circulation, reduce skin inflammation, and promote hair growth. It also plays a role in the metabolism of several important B-vitamins including B1, B5 and B7. First signs of a sulphur deficiency often include loss of hair.

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Scandinavian Spinach Soup with Boiled Eggs

This delicious, vibrant green spinach soup is brimming with copper. Sufficient levels of copper help prevent hair loss and thinning hair as well as premature graying of hair. Also the eggs in this healthy soup are beneficial as they are loaded with readily digestible protein. In addition, eggs pack a slew of other nutrients known to promote hair health, including iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, folate, and sulphur.

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Chicken Soup with Rice and Green Peas

Skinless chicken provides plenty of high-quality protein which is necessary for healthy hair growth. This nutritious chicken soup also features carrots, which are rich in both beta-carotene and vitamin C, two key nutrients for maintaining healthy hair.

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Curried Sweet Potato Soup

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet, and they are loaded with nutrients that maintain hair health. The pink, orange, and yellow varieties — which this soup recipe calls for — are one of the most concentrated dietary sources of beta-carotene (the more intense the color, the more beta-carotene), but sweet potatoes also contain plenty of vitamin C, vitamin B6, copper, and iron, all of which are necessary for healthy hair. In addition, sweet potatoes contain certain unique root proteins with potentially significant antioxidant properties.

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Carrot, Tomato and Lentil Soup

Carrots are loaded with beta-carotene which helps promote hair health due to its anti-oxidant properties and its role as a precursor to vitamin A. But the hair health benefits of this soup do not end there: the lentils in this dish supply an abundance of hair health protecting protein and B vitamins.

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Barley Soup with Carrots and Parsley

Barley is loaded with copper which helps prevent hair loss and premature graying of hair. Carrots are rich in both beta-carotene and vitamin C, both of which help maintain healthy hair. Yoghurt contributes to the hair health promoting powers of this soup by delivering zinc, a trace mineral that plays a role in the production of new cells (including hair cells) and the maintenance of the oil-secreting glands of the scalp that help keep hair shiny.

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Barley Soup with Beans and Basil

Beans are an excellent plant-based source of protein which is necessary for normal hair growth. Barley, on the other hand, is brimming with copper. Sufficient levels of copper help prevent hair loss and contribute to hair thickness. Copper is also thought to intensify hair color and prevent premature graying of hair.

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Chicken and Barley Soup

Chicken provides protein which is vital for healthy hair growth. The barley and spinach in this soup are loaded with copper. Sufficient levels of copper help prevent hair loss and thinning hair as well as premature graying of hair.

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Broccoli and Barley Soup

Barley is brimming with copper, which helps prevent hair loss and contributes to hair thickness, while the broccoli in this soup is chock-full of antioxidants such as vitamin C and beta-carotene. Also marjoram and thyme, which are used to add flavor to this soup, contain antioxidants.

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For more recipes that can help you maintain healthy hair, visit the main recipe directory of HealWithFood.org's Guide to Healthy Hair.