Does onion stimulate hair growth?

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While onions are often known for their characteristic strong smell and are used in cooking. However, it may be time to know about another effect: incubating your hair with onions, onions help hair grow faster or onions treat hair loss. Researchers have found that the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties of onions can help you grow your hair or promote a healthy appearance. Incredulous? You want to know more? Check out the article below for more information on the hair-beautifying properties of onions.

1. Use onion juice to care for your hair

Onion juice is a known remedy for hair health, especially when people use onion juice to treat hair loss. It has been used for decades as a home remedy.
Onion juice can be effective for hair loss in some cases. It can also restore the shine and luster of the hair. Onion juice can also prevent premature graying of hair and treat dandruff. Here is a complete list of the proven benefits of onion juice for your hair care:
Treatment of Hair Loss Onions for faster hair growth Treats an inflamed, dry or damaged scalp condition itchiness Helps clean dandruff-free hair Supports health care for thinning hair Moisturizes, reduces hair loss Prevents premature graying of hair Prevents scalp infections Science shows that there are many ways that onion juice helps with hair loss. Firstly, onions are high in dietary sulfur, a nutritional element that our bodies need. Sulfur is found in amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. Protein and especially keratin, are known to be rich in sulfur - necessary for the growth of strong hair.
When added to the hair and scalp, onion juice can provide extra sulfur which helps support thick and strong hair, thus preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth. Sulfur from onions can also help promote collagen production. For its part, collagen helps in the production of healthy skin cells and hair growth.
It is also believed that onions can promote circulation. Incubating hair with onion juice can enhance the blood supply to the hair follicles, thereby improving hair growth. There have been studies on onion juice helping to prevent hair loss, but not on its other benefits. A 2008 study demonstrated the benefits of onions in promoting hair growth and treating hair loss. The group that washed their hair with onion juice had more hair growth than the group that washed with tap water. Men also benefit from onion juice greater than women.

However, the study was over a decade old and not all subjects completed the test. More research is needed on how onion juice works and if its benefits are significant. However, many recent studies and reviews of natural hair loss treatments consider this study as credible evidence that onion juice can be very helpful.
On the other hand, onion juice should not be considered a cure for hair loss conditions, such as hair loss or baldness. It may help stimulate and protect existing hair growth, but it is not known to treat any conditions related to hair loss.

2. How does onion juice help hair growth?

Researchers have discovered that onion's anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties can help you grow your hair or enhance its healthy appearance.
A 2018 study published in the Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics looked at the ability to improve onion growth. The researchers for this study created an onion shampoo by doing the following:
Collected 100 grams (about 3.5 ounces) of fresh onions Cut them into small pieces Using a food processor to cut the onion into smaller pieces Filter the onion extract by pouring the chopped onion onto a cloth Then they add onion extract (usually 1 to 3ml) to the natural shampoo including coconut, castor and eucalyptus oils as well as other shampoos. They found that when applied to the skin for 5 minutes (much longer than regular shampoo), the mixture did not cause skin irritation. They also found that onion shampoo provides the following benefits:
Provides more nutrients and nourishes the hair follicles for a better condition Dry hair and scalp are moisturized Promotes hair growth Even when we're not ready to start making shampoo, we can use the same process the researchers used to make onion extract to add to our own shampoo at home.

The researchers used perfume and a small amount of lemon juice to mask the smell. When they use the shampoo, they won't notice the "characteristic smell" of onions. No peer-reviewed evidence exists for the notion that onions reverse graying. However, there are many home treatments that promise onion extract can help reduce gray hair. The idea behind these home treatments is that onions contain an antioxidant compound called catalase that helps reduce hydrogen peroxide at the hair roots. This is said to help keep the hair from turning gray and white. If you want to try this home remedy, here is a mixture that you can apply three to four times per week:
Combine about 3 teaspoons of onion juice with 2 teaspoons of water lemon. Apply the mixture evenly to your hair and scalp. Leave on hair and scalp for 30 minutes. Wash well and use a mild shampoo to reduce the onion smell. Alternatively, you can soak a cotton ball in onion juice and apply the juice to your scalp, massaging as you apply. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo after 15 minutes.

3. Onion juice helps to moisturize and repair dry, brittle hair

Onions contain many compounds that can help improve dry and damaged hair. These compounds include flavonoids, such as kaempferol and quercetin. They have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and vasodilator (widening of blood vessels) properties that will help promote blood flow to the scalp. While admittedly there aren't many commercial onion-containing hair care products on the market, but you can find a few. These options can make it easy to incorporate the benefits of onions into your hair.
Onion's anti-inflammatory properties can help soothe your itchy scalp. You can also combine onion extract with other natural ingredients to soothe the scalp. Some combinations to try include:
2 tablespoons onion juice with 1/2 tablespoon raw honey 1 teaspoon olive oil and 3 teaspoons onion juice 3 tablespoons onion juice , 5 teaspoons of coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

You can apply one of these mixtures to your scalp, then wash it off with a mild shampoo after about 20-30 minutes. To treat hair loss you can also use onion juice. Alopecia areata is hair loss in several areas of the scalp. A 2014 study of 38 people examined the effectiveness of onion juice in treating hair loss. The researchers had a group of people apply onion juice to their scalps twice a day, while a control group applied tap water. After 6 weeks, 86.9% of those who applied onion juice noticed more hair growth. Only 13% of the tap water group reported hair growth. The researchers concluded onion juice could be a very effective hair loss treatment. Onion juice has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties, which is why some health experts Nature favors it as a treatment for infections. Many people experience dandruff as a result of a fungus called Malassezia furfur, so the antifungal properties of onions can certainly be useful as an anti-dandruff agent. However, there is not much research on onions. As an anti-dandruff agent, it's not really a first-line treatment for moderate to severe dandruff. However, if you have occasional flaking of your scalp, you can try applying onion juice to your scalp. You can also try potential dandruff combinations like:
Crush 2 tablespoons of fenugreek seeds, then soak them in 2 tablespoons onion juice and water to make a paste, then Apply to scalp for 30 minutes before washing off Mix about 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel and 3 tablespoons of onion juice, then apply to scalp for 10 minutes before rinsing If your hair is too smelly after If you are using an onion juice preparation, you can continue to wash your hair with a mild shampoo and apple cider vinegar (pour 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar into 1 cup of water). Rinse the solution on your hair when you're done showering. Onion and onion juice is a safe, natural and affordable home treatment for people who suffer from hair loss or want to stimulate hair growth. Many people have spoken out confirming the effectiveness of onion juice when incubated with hair and scalp as it improves thickness, stimulates growth and even regenerates new growth of hair follicles to deal with hair loss. hair. However, onion juice is not a cure for baldness, alopecia areata, or other hair loss-related disorders.

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Reference sources: medicalnewstoday.com, healthline.com