Growing your hair may seem like a never-ending and costly endeavor, but a DIY recipe may be able to help.
One woman shared her homemade trick to boost growth without breaking the bank.
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In her viral video, TikTok user Tessa Peay (@tessapeay) explained the ingredients she swears by to transform her curls.
She explained that she had been struggling with hair growth in 2019 since discovering the recipe but has noticed significant improvements.
“My hair literally never stops growing,” Tessa told her audience.
As a first step, she cut three to five sprigs of rosemary from her plant.
She then measures out 60 milliliters of avocado oil and mixes it with the rosemary.
Next, Tessa placed the mixture on her stove and let it simmer for 20 to 40 minutes.
She then took out the solution and let it cool before straining out the rosemary sprigs.
Tessa added two tablespoons of jojoba oil, one tablespoon of argan oil, two tablespoons of sweet almond oil, 16 drops of peppermint oil, and one tablespoon of vitamin E oil to the mixture.
“Depending on your hair type, porosity and specific concerns, you may want to use a combination of different oils,” she advised her followers.
She recommends storing the homemade hair oil in an airtight container for a few weeks and protecting it from light.
The National Library of Medicine published a study examining the effectiveness of rosemary in promoting hair growth.
They reported that the focus group “experienced a significant increase in hair count at the end of six months compared to baseline.”
Experts from IPB University reported on the role of avocado oil in hair care.
They found that “one application of avocado oil” per day was enough to achieve a noticeable improvement in hair growth.
TikTok users shared their thoughts on the hair oil recipe in the comments section.
The 4 phases of the hair growth cycle
Hair experts at Philip Kingsley shared the four phases of the hair growth cycle: Anagen, Catagen, Telogen and Exogen
Anagen phase: Also known as the “growth phase” or “active phase,” this is the phase when cells in the hair root divide most rapidly, producing more new hair.
During the anagen phase, hair grows about half an inch per month (about 15 cm per year) and grows faster in summer than in winter.
This phase of the hair growth cycle lasts an average of three to five years.
Catagen phase: After the anagen phase, your hair cycle enters a brief transition phase called the catagen phase. It signals the end of active hair growth and cuts individual hairs off from the blood supply and the cells that produce new hair.
About three percent of all hairs are in this stage at any given time; it lasts about 10 days.
Telogen phase: The third phase of your natural hair growth cycle is the telogen phase, a resting phase during which strands remain in their follicles but do not actively grow.
It is estimated that 10-15 percent of your hair is in the telogen phase at any given time.
The telogen phase lasts about three months or 100 days.
Exogenous phase: The final phase of the hair growth cycle in which individual strands of hair are released from their follicles and fall out.
Now the whole process starts again.
“(I) love how long and shiny your hair looks!” wrote one impressed viewer.
“I just tried this and immediately noticed how soft and manageable my hair is,” said another TikTok user.
“You are so inspiring. I had SUPER long hair but it wouldn’t grow anymore. I cut it short and now it’s already growing longer and so healthy,” a third person commented.
“I need this recipe, my hair won’t grow past my shoulders and I’ve tried almost every method for hair growth, nothing works,” wrote another follower.
“(I) will have to try this because my hair has been the same length for many years and nothing I’ve tried has worked,” one person said.
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