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Natural oils and hair growth
I have notice on tik tok people/companies selling hair oil blends and making claims it will make your hair grow. Of course there are stylized pictures of manufacturing and people in a warehouse environment. When I read what they state is in the oils its normally almond oil, fenugreek, rosemary oils. So is it possible to super grow hair on just herbs and oils? No peptides or anything that is attributed to hair growth. Is it okay to put herbs into a bottle of hair oil? Shouldn’t it be irradiated first?
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If they had discovered an oil that grew hair….think about it just for a moment… they would not be pedaling their wares online. They would be billionaires, living in Hawaii near me. Nuff said. 😂
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There hasn’t been anything I know that can grow hair except for drugs used specifically for hair growth. Some botanicals can cause hairloss in some people but then again some people don’t respond to drugs like minoxidil and off label hair growth drugs. However, there are exceptions. My female friends who took prenatal vitamins experienced hair growth. When I took pumpkin seed oil, my hair grew faster than its ever grown but I don’t know why. When I massage my scalp with castor oil with some essential oils, my hair gets mildly thicker but not enough to make any claims. The mechanism is likely just the massage itself than the oil. However, the oil if made well can create a healthy scalp. With my severe eczema I have to be cautious now. But during my last flair when I had to apply moisturizer and oils to my eye brows and skin 6 times a day, my eyebrows got thicker. I don’t know why but I suspect the coconut oil which was recommended for its anti fungal and anti bacterial properties helped with whatever underlying issue I had and the extra circulation helped too.
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While esterases might generate C12 fatty acid in situ, I’d still not count on coconut oil for antifungal or antibacterial effect.
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It was suss but my doctors keep recommending it due to eczema. Its very comedogenic too so I’m confused as to why and how it works or if my doctors weren’t up to date.
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Most doctors do not study this type of medicine….most of them learn to cut it out…and drug it out. If I come across a ‘Dr recommended’ cosmetic in my FB feed…it is likely with worst product on the market, and often times they attempt to preserve it with spoiled Korean food, which demonstrates they have no acumen in the field.
Where the error lies… just like in mommy blogger deodorant (find one that doesn’t have utterly gross coconut in it) is that they don’t distinguish between free lauric acid, and lauric acid bound in a triglyceride. Guess what…. makes a difference. Just like stearic acid in a butter, which is bound in a triglyceride….does NOT perform the same as free stearic acid. 😉
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Some oils can irritate the skin and increase blood flow for hair follicles. Does it worth it? I don’t think so. The effect will be barely visible, while the application and sensorial characteristics are not that good. Much easier to use Minoxidil drug.
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