4 Plant-Based Hair Loss Treatments Backed by Science

A look at 4 plants and their effects on hair loss directly. This covers research on these treatments for thinning hair and general androgenic alopecia in the context of men and women.
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1. Rosemary
Organic Rosemary Oil:

Larger Rosemary Oil:

2. Rice Bran Extract

3. Saw Palmetto

Main DHT Study:

Scalp Blood Flow Lower:

2019 Review on Minoxidil:

Randomized Trial of Rosemary Oil vs Minoxidil:

Minoxidil Side Effects:

Mouse Study - Rosemary Reduces 5a Reductase / Crude Drug Quote:

Human Hair Cells Make Collagen 1 and Fibronectin:

Rice Extract Petri Dish - Collagen 1 and Fibronectin Increased:

Korean Funded RCT on Rice Extract:

Saw Palmetto Review:

Saw Palmetto vs Finasteride:

Curcumin Lowers 5a Reductase:

Thai Study on Pink and Blue Ginger / Curcuma aeruginosa:

Pink and Blue Ginger Minoxidil Combo Study:

Curcumin Safety:

Intro/Outro Song: Sedução Momentânea by Roulet:

#HairLoss #PlantBased #Vegan

[brijeshsahu]

My personal hair growth success, I myself adhered to this daily regimen:
Take morning sunshine every day for vitamin D. Eat vegetables of different colors. Using paraben-free and fragrance free shampoo and massaging two times per week with hair oil by litttleextra cooconion. Important to keep in mind that hair growth is influenced by general health as well as circulation and nutrition.

[ashleykostyniuk]

Adding a drop or two of rosemary oil to my shampoo and letting it sit for a couple minutes on my scalp twice a week has been a game changer. Although I'm not quite sure what caused me to lose 1/3 of my hair two years ago (likely hormonal) using rosemary - in addition to tea tree oil to help with oil production - improved my hair count and volume. Go plants!

[glenngibson]

Mic, you may lose you follicles but you'll never lose your followers.

[samsungfanboy]

Hey Mic, have you considered adding the timestamp/chapter things to your videos? I hear the algorithm gods look kindly upon that

[scocassovegetus]

I took a one year holiday. Did some casual work to make some coin to support my holiday, lived in another country, away from everything I know, didn't have a phone, no internet connection, and focused on doing the stuff I enjoy doing... when I came back, my best friend was immediately surprised, my thinning hair had all grown back. Then I went back to the daily grind etc. of this life, and slowly it thinned out again. I never felt like I had any stress, but when on holiday a number of months is, I just felt SO relaxed and like so much stress that I didn't know was there just lifted off of me... I think it was the lack of stress that did it for me after considering all other possibilities.

[Mlletd]

Hi,

I was in my late fifties and had a Norwood 7 level type of hair loss, meaning slick bald on most of my scalp and diffuse thinning on all the rest of my head.
Then about 9 months ago I started daily massaging of my scalp with topical caffeine, peppermint oil and Rosemary oil, as I saw some hair regrowth.
But then I started using a Derma roller (at 1.5 mm length) on my scalp as this gave me even greater gains.

With in the third month I started using topical finasteride with daily oral minoxidil at 2.5 Mg sublingually and I also started using a laser cap.
I now believe that daily Derma rolling or micro needling is a must for the first 5 months when you start out, as I suspect that this must promote growth factors like small amounts
of exosomes when you damage your hair follicles through micro needling or Derma rolling.
After doing all of these things couple with a whole food plant based diet I have transitioned from a Norwood 7 to a Norwood 5 level.
Which means I've got a nice amount of hair regrowth on my scalp and these new hairs are darker.
Most people who are a Norwood 7 will not see any if little hair regrowth even if they are on the most aggressive forms of treatments.
As I believe it's a whole food plant based diet that helped me be a better responder to all of this.

Believe in yourself and you can do this,

Garrick Quinones

[laurieparis]

From what I've read about the rice water ferment, it's the inositol fraction that stimulates hair follicles? Inositol is water soluble, part of the B vitamin complex, and has also been used to combat some of the side effects of PCOS, of which male pattern alopecia is one. I would stay clear of rice bran oil, bc that's where the arsenic that rice preferentially absorbs is found, and being an oil, would not contain inositol. Just my two cents... 🌱

[philipanderson]

Mic, I don’t know about hair loss but wanted to mention that using “The Daily Dozen” vegan food guide along with some daily exercise has helped me lose quit a bit of weight in a rather short period of time. I don’t have an exact figure but it is maybe 20 pounds or more in about 2 months. Still have at least 10 more to lose and am being quite regimented in meeting the Daily Dozen goals which makes it PRACTICAL to be a Vegan. Thanks for your videos!

[ima]

Out here in Indonesia it’s candlenut oil+coconut oil to make our hair nice & lush. Aloe vera on the other has been used for years on our heads for growing hair. It works like a charm. I put some fresh aloe gel on my scalp during my chemotherapy and i didn’t lose as much hair as when i didn’t put any.

[minimalperfekt]

Thanks for the countinous effort you put into your YouTube videos. I love that you cover such a wide spectrum of topics.

I never thought that a random video about hair loss remedies could help me with my latest struggles beeing a vegan.

Since I have to deal with some diffuse but persistant health problems (probably stress related), including phases of hair loss, I really questioned my vegan diet lately. As you have perfectly described in your "ex vegan exhale" video the possibility that you are causing your problems yourself by beeing vegan can cause a lot of extra stress. I even tried to incorporate some vegetarian products into my diet. Hated it. Gave up after one week.

Just needed a reminder to better rely on facts and science instead of the subjective experience that non-vegans are generally doing better than me health wise (and otherwise). Myself beeing the only vegan I know personally.

Oh. My doctor never suggested to change my diet btw...

Hope you continue what your doing. ❤

[Telenova.]

Rosemary is my favorite Herb. Powerful stuff.
Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo is vegan and all natural!!! (Random plug, no pun intended)

[katiesdumbvideos]

I’d love to see your research on the red light therapy hair devices if you were ever to do a follow up on this subject

[kamakani]

Mic, someone may have given you a heads up but the Saw Palmetto supplement in your link is not vegan. It has Bovine gelatin.

[jodrew]

There is an herb used in India called Neem🌿 It can be gotten online or at brick & mortar stores that specialize in near and far east cuisine. That herb is wonderful as well for hair growth.

[barbarafriscic]

We have two Rosemary bushes in our garden at home and we have to prune it regularly so my mum read that it helps hair loss so she used it throughout a year and managed to reduce her hair loss significantly that her hairstylist commented her much healthier hair. I’m experiencing some issues with my scalp so I’m gonna try it myself. 🤞🏻

[Magnulus]

There's alot of research on peppermint and menthol, as well. Interestingly enough, menthol used to be a common ingredient in old-fashioned hair tonics.

Another good plant ingredient is quinine, which used to be used in Victorian hair tonics, such as Eau de Quinine. It definitely has a stimulating effect on the scalp.

Personally, I use Nizoral shampoo and Yanagiya hair tonic, a Japanese hair tonic that has menthol, ginseng, licorice, and several traditional medicine herbs. It seems to have slowed the rate of hair loss quite a bit.

[crispsaturday]

My hair splits less at the ends, since I started using rye flour+water as a shampoo. It removes a lot of the oils, but not all, letting the sebum cover your hair over time. This made my hair thicker and able to cope with the elements. It doesn't look greasy, just shiny and strong. There are many videos on this!

[mikejc]

And I just started using minoxidil, I also have Castor oil with Rosmary oil

[kazuoua]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about dermapen/dermaroller, seems to be a very effective treatment for hair loss and there have been very promising results showed in research.

[viledrivermetal]

I learned about Stinging Nettle Root on one guy's YouTube video and found there were a lot of studies on its effect to DHT. I bought a year's supply and am hoping to see some change.