I always had thick hair but then my luck ran out – I nearly had bald patches but fixed it with 2 oils & a mascara wand
EVERY shower resulted in handfuls of hair loss for one woman before she tried a DIY remedy.
The 27-year-old said she had been “lucky” to have thick tresses before stress and a lack of proper haircare triggered her extreme shedding.
She revealed how she restored her locks in a post on Reddit’s Haircare forum using the handle u/andromeda_bug.
She shared a photo of her thinning tresses in October, a snap of how much hair was falling out each time it was washed, and a recent photo showing the regrowth.
“I always had pretty thick hair and was generally quite lucky with it,” she said.
“This luck ran out last year when I realized that my hair had become so thin. I had a fraction of the hair I used to have.
“Additionally, I was losing a crazy amount of hair in the shower. Like a full thick palm every time I washed it.
“My hair was shedding like mad outside of washes too. My hair was EVERYWHERE, all over my house & clothes.
“I also noticed that my hairline at both sides was seriously receding and that the rest of my hair was just covering up these almost-bald patches.
“Safe to say I was panicking.”
The woman said she saw TikTok users raving about how rosemary oil had helped their hair loss.
She began to mix a few drops of rosemary oil with castor oil and applied it to her hairline using a mascara wand.
She would leave the mixture on her hair for at least half a day before washing it to promote growth and thickness.
“I started around December but only consistently in Feb,” she said.
“The results from this short time have been crazy, to the point where I forgot how bad it was in the first place.
“I hardly lose any hair in the shower now.
“My hairline is growing, the bald patch baby hairs are now THICK and my hair generally is so much thicker!!
“People have commented on this too. I’m honestly shook.”
A stream of responses to the post thanked the woman for sharing her results and shared their experiences using rosemary oil for hair growth.
“I’ve been doing this forever for my thinning hair and it works!!” one person said.
“I also do castor oil in with my rosemary and it’s made SUCH a difference!! Also, my hair has never been this thick EVER.”
Hair growth oils, sprays, and supplements
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- Tomum 5% Minoxidil Hair Growth Spray, $23: Fans say it made their hair “noticeably thicker.”
- Mielle Organics Rosemary Mint Light Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil, $9.37: This affordable rosemary oil has gone viral on TikTok.
- The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density, $15: Beauty fans at Ulta insist their results aren’t “just fuzz, baby hairs, or wishful thinking.”
- Supa Thick Scalp Serum with Rosemary by The Nue Co., $45: Reviewers say it makes “a drastic and obvious improvement” and is “worth the hype.”
- Viviscal Hair Growth Supplements, $37.99: Amazon reviewers call these collagen pills a “miracle.”
- Head & Shoulders Scalp X 2% Minoxidil, $33.99: “This is the only product that will allow my hair to grow,” said a happy shopper.
“This is amazing, so happy for you!” another commented.
“Thanks for sharing!” a third added.
“I’ve had progress with a rosemary oil spray (witch hazel, tea tree oil, lavender, and rosemary), spray on a morning close to the roots, and wash that night.
“I have tons of baby hairs now! I’ve read so much good about castor oil, I might introduce it too! Way to go! These things are hard work.”
A duo of natural rosemary oil and Jamaican black castor oil is priced at $20 at Nature Spell.
Customers have given it a 4-star rating out of 5.
One shopper said their hair has become visibly “thicker, shiny, and so soft,” while another gushed about how it helped to promote growth.
A pack of disposable mascara wands costs $2.11 at Walmart.
According to Healthline, science and personal testimonials both “strongly suggest” that rosemary essential oil can be used for hair growth.
However, there are no scientific studies that back up the use of castor oil for longer locks.
