Does Castor Oil Make Your Hair Grow?

by thebeautybrains on September 13, 2006 · 5 comments

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Rixie Writes:
Is it true that castor oil is good for the stimulation of hair and lashes growth? How does this work?

The Right Brain Rapidly Responds:
Castor oil does not make your hair or eyelashes grow faster or longer. Check out our previous post on hair growth stimulation and eye lashes.

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K May 17, 2007 at 12:14 pm

My own (anecdotal for you, good enough for me :-) ) experiences with castor oil showed that it does indeed make hair grow.

I used it on my eyelashes, lining the upper lashline with castor oil at bedtime. If I did this consistently I would see definite improvement in 2-3 weeks: longer and thicker and more eyelashes.

If I stopped, they slowly went back to normal.

I tried this several times over the years so I know it’s not a one time wonder.

Left Brain May 20, 2007 at 9:42 pm

Thanks for the comment. Very interesting. I’m curious how the hairs went “back to normal”. Did they somehow shrink?

K June 19, 2007 at 2:46 pm

They went back to normal = the way they had been before the castor oil. Less long and dense and thick.

Try it yourself for 3 weeks. Just don’t get it in your eyes, it stings. And take pictures. :)

I might actually do this myself, just for kicks, only I need to find a store that sells it here. (Moved to a new country recently.)

I’ll come back and report if/when I do this experiment with photographic evidence.

luanne June 21, 2009 at 6:54 am

try cold compress castor oil, its more natural and has more of the nutrients in it. Whole Foods is a great place to look… and if it burns when its in your eye than there must be some sort of chemical in because i use castor oil to treat my dry eyes and it doesn’t sting at all. xD thank god.

god bless you all.

Laila January 31, 2010 at 6:22 pm

Since castor oil works to grow thicker hair and eyelashes, I think I’ll use it on my eyebrows as well. I can’t wait ot see the results. Thanks for the beauty tip!

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