If you are bald, does using essential oils help hair grow?

Baldness is a condition in which hair follicles atrophy, causing hair loss on the scalp. The cause is often related to genetics, but can also be due to hormones, diseases or environmental factors. Baldness often appears in men, rarely in women. Doctors diagnose baldness through clinical examination, blood tests, and scalp biopsy.

Currently, there are many methods to treat baldness, from oral medications and topical medications to laser therapy to stimulate hair growth and hair transplant surgery. These therapies effectively prevent or slow baldness. Baldness occurs when hair follicles atrophy, making it difficult to effectively grow hair back as before. Autologous hair transplant method is effective but expensive. Whether the transplanted hair follicles survive or not depends largely on the technique.

Many bald people look for natural remedies such as using essential oils. Essential oils such as mint, rosemary, tea tree, lemongrass, and grapefruit can only improve scalp health, nourish hair, and blood circulation. However, scientific evidence about their ability to treat baldness is very limited, especially in cases of hereditary baldness.

Besides treatment prescribed by your doctor, you can use these natural essential oils to help protect the scalp, prevent hair loss, and stimulate strong, healthy hair growth. You should dilute them with a carrier oil such as coconut oil or olive oil before use to avoid irritation. After diluting, you can spray the essential oil onto your scalp and gently massage for a few minutes to let the essential oil absorb.

Regarding nutrition, you should add necessary food groups rich in protein, biotin, iron, omega-3, vitamins A, C, E to your daily meals for hair growth. Spend time exercising, playing sports regularly, relaxing properly, and regularly massaging the scalp to help stimulate blood circulation.

Women can supplement essences such as cynatine, horsetail, pumpkin seed. Men also supplement saw palmetto essence, aged black garlic, and American ginseng. These essences help protect and nourish hair germ cells, thereby strengthening hair roots and growing hair quickly, contributing to preventing and slowing down baldness.