Does rosemary oil actually help hair grow? Viral hair hack explained TikTok: sarahsaleen, gelila_xoThe latest \u2018hack\u2019 taking over social media claims to help hair grow fast by using rosemary oil, but does it actually work? Here\u2019s what we know about the plant\u2019s supposed hair-growing properties. Sites like TikTok are known for kicking off the next big viral trends and \u2018life hacks.\u2019 Although some of these \u2018hacks\u2019 don\u2019t actually work, a few have taken the internet by storm for being convenient and easy ways to get a desired outcome. (Ever heard of \u2018laundry stripping?\u2019) More than a few of the internet\u2019s biggest \u2018hacks\u2019 have to do with beauty, such as a viral hack that uses socks in damp hair to achieve jaw-dropping curls the next morning. (Bye bye, curing iron!) Now, another hair hack is taking over social media, and it uses rosemary oil to supposedly achieve eye-popping hair growth. TikTok\u2019s rosemary oil hair growth hack explained Rosemary oil is extracted from the rosemary plant, which is an herb most often used to season dishes when cooking food. However, the herb is also a popular ingredient in skin and hair care. Many claim the plant has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Influencers have been using rosemary oil to supposedly grow their hair, claiming the plant has allowed their locks to grow lightning-fast, among other supposed benefits. Most folks take sprigs of rosemary and crush them up using a pestle and mortar, then place the sprigs into an oil of their choice and allow it to sit for a period of time to concentrate before placing it on their scalp. Some mix their rosemary oil with other ingredients like tea tree oil, which is also used to fight dandruff. Others have been going gaga over a very popular product that mixed rosemary oil with other ingredients like biotin, Mielle\u2019s Rosemary Mint Scalp and Hair Strengthening Oil. But does it actually work? Right now, there is very limited evidence suggesting that rosemary oil helps aid in hair growth, but a study that compared rosemary oil to hair loss drug minoxidil found that both treatments bore similar results after a six-month period. According to board-certified dermatologist Marnie Nussbaum via Elle, Rosemary oil \u201ccontains carnosic acid, which is known to heal nerve damage, tissue damage, and improve cellular turnover.\u201d YouTuber and dermatologist Dr Dray had similar comments on rosemary oil, saying that although there\u2019s simply not enough studies to completely confirm it 100% works, rosemary is \u201cchock full of a variety of compounds that are antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and have antimicrobial effects.\u201d She also cautioned that rosemary oil might not be the best option for folks with finer hair, noting that the product felt extremely \u201cheavy\u201d on her own fine hair. Hairstylist Matt Newman gave similar advice via Elle, saying that people with fine hair types might want to use the oil sparingly and before they shampoo so their hair isn\u2019t weighted down with oil. This is just the latest hair trend to take over the internet after TikTok\u2019s \u2018hair theory\u2019 fad had people completely obsessed with their hair color.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Does rosemary oil actually help hair grow? Viral hair hack explained TikTok: sarahsaleen, gelila_xoThe latest \u2018hack\u2019 taking over social media claims to help hair grow fast by using rosemary oil, but does it actually work? Here\u2019s what we know about the plant\u2019s supposed hair-growing properties. Sites like TikTok are known for kicking off the next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}