learn Castor oil
A plant oil used in cosmetics and traditional medicine. It is popular in hair care, but no controlled human trial has tested it as a hair-growth treatment.
- Does castor oil make hair grow or is it just a myth? There is no published human trial showing castor oil grows hair. It can make hair look and feel better by reducing breakage and adding shine, which is easily mistaken for growth, and it is not approved anywhere as a hair loss treatment.
- Castor oil: How do you use it without ending up with greasy hair for days? Use a pea-sized amount of warmed castor oil to avoid greasy hair.
- Castor oil: Does it help restore lost hair or just strengthen existing hair? No controlled human trial shows that castor oil restores lost hair. It is a cosmetic oil that can make existing hair feel softer, and claims that it strengthens hair are untested.
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