So you go to the mall and buy an anti-hair-loss serum or shampoo.
Here’s what they don’t tell you:
You’re chemically destroying your hair, scalp, and overall health.
Here’s the truth about hair loss (& why shampoos make it even worse): 🧵
To understand why your hair may be falling out, you first need to understand the hair growth cycle.
This cycle consists of four different stages:
• Anagen, where your hair is actively growing
• Catagen, where your hair stops growing
• Telogen, where your hair is in a “resting” state
• Exogen, where your hair sheds from the follicle to make way for regrowth
On average, you can expect to lose between 50 and 150 hairs daily.
(If that seems a lot, you have around 100,000 hair follicles on your head)
But there’s a difference between hair loss and hair shedding.
Hair shedding - dead hair falls out to make room for strands to grow
Hair loss - you lose hair and new strands don’t start to grow
Usually, hair shedding is a normal part of aging.
However, sudden hair loss is a sign that you’re doing something wrong.
Let’s start with shampoos:
If you look at the label of the shampoo in your bathroom, you’ll likely find 10-30 ingredients in it.
The list of negative effects of those ingredients is so long that we had to use AI to summarize it.
Hair serums don’t look more promising either:
• Petroleum jelly: harmful to the skin
• PVP/ VA copolymer: irritates the scalp
• Benzene: linked with cancer development
• Sodium lauryl sulfate: strips hair of its natural moisture
The list goes on…
You have to understand this:
The global hair and scalp care market size was valued at 104 billion USD in 2024.
Profit over fixing problems…again.
But the question remains - what products should you use then?
Here’s the one we’ve seen success with in many people:
Castor oil.
Castor oil comes from the castor bean.
It’s rich in ricinoleic acid - a type of fatty acid known to fight inflammation.
It’s also rich in antioxidants that keep free radicals from damaging the body's healthy cells.
Here’s how it affects hair growth:
• It moisturizes a dry scalp
• It helps grow hair in other body parts - eyebrows and eyelashes
• Castor oil's antibacterial & antifungal properties reduce dandruff
• It increases blood flow to the scalp, which promotes healthier hair
Castor oil is very thick and oily.
So if you already have problems with breakouts, rather avoid using it.
When you use it for hair:
• Start small
• Avoid getting it into your eyes
• Leave it in for 15-20 min, then wash it out
If you’re looking for 100% pure, unrefined castor oil to support hair regrowth,