cinnamon for hair growth a myth?
My dad was going bald and he bought a bottle of cinnamon extract or oil (Im not sure which one) and applied it with a cotton ball to his scalp. He now has 70% regrowth. He swears by cinnamon now.I bought a bottle of cinnamon extract to try out for myself.Has anyone else tried cinnamon for hair growth?
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I think it would be interesting to know if taking a cinnamon extract supplement, or eating additional cinnamon would also help or make a difference. Cinnamon extract is very good for you, and really helps with digestion and metabolism. So I would think you'd at least benefit from it in one way or another. The site where I get my supplements sells it, along with the oil. Plus, adding a little cinnamon here and there in coffee or whatever is nice as well.
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It'd probably stimulate blood flow, which has been reported to stimulate growth as well, so maybe.
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Just to add,panthenol also said to be good for growth.If not the cinnamon,the panthenol in your mixture will help:)
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I'm taking cinnamon capsules for other health reasons. I wonder if that might boost my growth rate at all.
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Bringing up a really old thread here lol, but I started thinking about using cinnamon oil for hair loss again.I stopped using it before I got results because the smell lingered too long, but my dad did used it religously and had alot of regrowth in his balding areas.He did use cinnamon spirit though, not cinnamon oil. The ingredients in that were cinnamon oil, alcohol,and propylene glycol. Has anyone else tried this?
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jezebel17
Bringing up a really old thread here lol, but I started thinking about using cinnamon oil for hair loss again.I stopped using it before I got results because the smell lingered too long, but my dad did used it religously and had alot of regrowth in his balding areas.He did use cinnamon spirit though, not cinnamon oil. The ingredients in that were cinnamon oil, alcohol,and propylene glycol. Has anyone else tried this?
Really old thread, and almost a year after the question was posted :) but...
I would think that a product that contained alcohol and propylene glycol would be very drying to the hair. Maybe not an issue if a short haired person (your dad) was using it, but I don't think a long hair should try it. Just my opinion, though. maybe someone has tried it?
Also, I remember taking cayenne pepper capsules when I was young to help with circulation problems (nosebleeds). I wonder if it would help circulation to the scalp= hair growth??
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I have noted this, I will add it to my expanding list of things to try.
I wonder if having something like cinnamon in baking would also work, or would the active ingredient be reduced by the prolonged heat.
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Interesting thread, glad it came back! My herbal medecine textbooks list cinnamon as a stimulant and antiviral. So, yes, I think the cinnamon does stimulate circulation and blood flow to the small capillaries in the area to which it is applied, if used externally, and general circulation if taken internally. It is also slightly emmenagogic (stimulates/increases menstrual flow) - something good for us women to know! And I would definitely second what Ktani has said about caution re: the coumarin content. Powdered cinnamon in usual amounts should be fine, but the oils can be more concentrated - dilution is a good idea. I've been trying it in a tea with other herbs for circulation, but it's too soon to tell the results hair-wise! :) Hoping I'll get results like saranne!
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So I didn't want to start a new thread. I miss my natural color I dyed it in july2017 after not dying for like 3 yrs and was wondering those who have used this to lighten did you put it on the entire length of hair & scalp or just roots?
Also did it really help with hair growth