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    Castor oil

    also Ricinus communis

    Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless or pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odor. Its boiling point is 313 °C (595 °F) and its density is 0.961 g/cm3. It includes a mixture of triglycerides in which about 90 percent of fatty acids are ricinoleates. Oleic acid and linoleic acid are the other significant components.

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    Research 10

    1. Curry Leaves Hair Oil Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Technology · 2024
    2. A BUCOLIC REMEDY OF FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF POLYHERBAL HAIR OIL Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research · 2021
    3. Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Hair Oil International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research · 2024 · 3 citations
    4. Waterborne polyurethanes from castor oil-based polyols for next generation of environmentally-friendly hair-styling agents Progress in Organic Coatings · 2020 · 25 citations
    5. Mapu cosmetics: Male hair care industry Institutional Repository of the Federal Technological University of Paraná (RIUT) (Federal University of Technology – Paraná) · 2024
    6. “Castor Oil” – The culprit of acute hair felting International journal of trichology · 2017 · 4 citations
    7. Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Hair Serum: A Scientific Approach to Natural Hair Care Research Journal of Science and Technology · 2025
    8. Coconut, Castor, and Argan Oil for Hair in Skin of Color Patients: A Systematic Review. PubMed · 2022 · 2 citations
    9. Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Hair Serum in Treatment of Various Hair- Related Problems Research journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry · 2023 · 1 citations
    10. Herbal Hair Serum: Formulation, Development and Evaluation – A Comprehensive Review Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2026
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    Community 10

    1. Oral: 1.2mg Fin, 3mg Min, 2.5mg Biotin, 11 mg Vit B5, 2.5mg Vit B6, 100mg Vit C. Topical serum: Batana, Rosemary, Castor oils, Rice water, and more Biotin Reddit · 25 Apr 2026
    2. Replacing Minoxidil with Castor oil. Does it have similar side effects? Reddit · 4 Mar 2021
    3. Has anyone tried castor oil?…. Reddit · 7 Jan 2026
    4. Almost a month on fin boys 18M, listing off my side effects, and some advice for other balding teens or balding people in general. Reddit · 16 Jun 2021
    5. Can I make Topical Dutasteride by mixing Dut gel capsules with castor oil? Reddit · 11 Jun 2024
    6. Is there any other options besides Castor oil and Rosemary oil if fin and min give me bad sides? Reddit · 10 Oct 2022
    7. Anyone using oral castor oil in their stack? Reddit · 7 Jun 2024
    8. 2 and 1/2 Months Oral minoxidil Progress (And castor oil & dutasteride ) And a question regarding new doses Reddit · 16 Dec 2021
    9. New Rosemary Oil, Castor Oil, Argan Oil, Jojoba Oil Combination Product for Hair Growth Reddit · 29 May 2024
    10. Has anyone ever tried using (all topicals) finasteride + minoxidil + rosemary oil + castor oil + stemoxydine all over the course of a few months/years? Reddit · 4 Apr 2024
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