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Now almost everyone uses oil in their daily or weekly hair care maintenance. Remember when people used to think “oil-free” was a good thing? Not anymore. We now know how important oil is for keeping our hair in balance when it comes to moisture. But, it’s hard to know which oil we should use for what purpose. Castor oil is a well-known cure for hair loss and thinning hair, a good natural remedy to replace expensive black hair products and one of the best ingredients for weak hair treatments.

Recommended Video People have used castor oil for centuries. Today its multiple benefits are a scientifically proven fact. Don’t worry—we’re not going into detail about its properties as a laxative! Instead, we’ll be diving into hair-related castor oil uses.

What Is Castor Oil?

Castor oil is created from the castor bean (which is not truly a bean but actually a large, hard seed). The plant is a hardy shrub that when cared for and trimmed properly can grow into a small tree. Not to be digested, the oil is readily available commercially and is used for a variety of household purposes like as a machine lubricant or a muscle relaxant.

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Some people even apply it externally to babies’ bellies to relieve colic and gas! Just remember—it is not to be ingested. One old wives’ tale is that it will help a woman go into labor, but as this is poisonous in large quantities, it is simply not worth the risk.

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Is Castor Oil Good for Your Hair? Benefits

Let`s start with listing the main benefits of castor oil for hair. Jumping slightly ahead, it can not only really make your healthy hair grow, but also forces to regrow those locks that suffered from hair loss. So, using castor oil helps to:

1. Prevent split ends. Note, we wrote ‘prevent’, not to ‘heal’ already existing ones, they can only be cut off (or polished away). Castor oil will prevent them in future if you are struggling with split ends frequently.
2. Defeat hair loss. Of course, the result depends on the stage of hair loss. If you face extreme alopecia, consult the trichologist first.
3. Get rid of dandruff. It can be surprising, but the oily scalp is the main cause of those white flakes in your hair, not the dry one. Castor oil has antifungal properties and balances the scalp pH, it all helps to solve the problem of itching scalp, irritations, dandruff.
4. Thicken hair. Hair fall reduces, ricinoleic acid, fatty acids, and omega-6 promote hair growth, and your mane looks fuller.
5. Protect hair from hair color loss and from UV rays. Castor oil is a natural protective coat for your locks.
6. Get a silky, shiny hair. Moreover, it works for all hair types, even for coarse and hardly-manageable textures.
7. Condition locks. Castor oil helps to restore hair cuticles. Your locks will lose moisture not so quickly.

Hair Problem Uses

We described shortly what castor oil is used for, now it`s time to give more details. This budget but so helpful oil will make you think twice before buying expensive products, advertised on billboards. It can cure your hair and skin in several weeks, improve the state of your brows and eyelashes. A magic wand in your beauty arsenal.