True or False: Coconut Oil Can Help You Grow Out Your Hair
When you’re ready to grow your hair out, you want it to be longer, like yesterday.
So when you hear influences freaking out about how coconut oil can help hair grow faster, it seems worth a try. After all, coconut oil can basically do...anything?
PSA: Coconut oil does squat for hair growth.
Sorry to break it to you, but there is no evidence showing that coconut oil will actually help your hair to grow longer even for one who possessed very thin strand of hair, says Gary Goldenberg, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Yes, coconut oil has moisturizing and antimicrobial (bacteria and fungus-fighting) properties that make it beneficial for skin and hair, says Joshua Zeichner, M.D., a New York City–based board-certified dermatologist and director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. But neither of those properties directly translate into faster hair growth.
If you’re struggling with thinning hair, Rogaine can help by encouraging healthy follicle growth, Zeichner says. Other derms have also previously recommended taking a hair growth supplement (such as Nutrafol or Viviscal).
Are there any benefits to using coconut oil in your hair?
Actually, yes. Coconut oil has tons of fatty acids, making it a great natural conditioner, says Zeichner. And coconut oil can help reduce levels of yeast on your scalp that can lead to dandruff, he adds. (Although if you have a serious case of scalp flake, Zeichner says you'll find better results with a dandruff shampoo.)
Coconut oil also has anti-inflammatory properties that help decrease local inflammation (which can mess with your hair’s ability to grow), says Goldenberg. It's also packed with lauric acid, which helps to strengthen and moisturize your hair, Goldenberg adds.
All of these properties can help hair become stronger and less prone to damage—which can promote healthier growth. But that's not quite the same as directly causing hair growth, obvz.
So when you hear influences freaking out about how coconut oil can help hair grow faster, it seems worth a try. After all, coconut oil can basically do...anything?
PSA: Coconut oil does squat for hair growth.
Sorry to break it to you, but there is no evidence showing that coconut oil will actually help your hair to grow longer even for one who possessed very thin strand of hair, says Gary Goldenberg, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Yes, coconut oil has moisturizing and antimicrobial (bacteria and fungus-fighting) properties that make it beneficial for skin and hair, says Joshua Zeichner, M.D., a New York City–based board-certified dermatologist and director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. But neither of those properties directly translate into faster hair growth.
If you’re struggling with thinning hair, Rogaine can help by encouraging healthy follicle growth, Zeichner says. Other derms have also previously recommended taking a hair growth supplement (such as Nutrafol or Viviscal).
Are there any benefits to using coconut oil in your hair?
Actually, yes. Coconut oil has tons of fatty acids, making it a great natural conditioner, says Zeichner. And coconut oil can help reduce levels of yeast on your scalp that can lead to dandruff, he adds. (Although if you have a serious case of scalp flake, Zeichner says you'll find better results with a dandruff shampoo.)
Coconut oil also has anti-inflammatory properties that help decrease local inflammation (which can mess with your hair’s ability to grow), says Goldenberg. It's also packed with lauric acid, which helps to strengthen and moisturize your hair, Goldenberg adds.
All of these properties can help hair become stronger and less prone to damage—which can promote healthier growth. But that's not quite the same as directly causing hair growth, obvz.
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