Castor oil, the most misunderstood looksmax (and why minoxidil sucks)

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I'm here to end this debate once and for all.

After experimenting with many many different oils, castor oil is the only one that grew my eyebrows. I hope your take away from this thread is to throw minoxidil in the trash and pick up some castor oil!

Castor oil is a thick natural oil from the castor bean, containing ricinoleic acid, vitamin E, and fatty acids. It's been used for centuries (since 1500 BCE, castor oil was used for skin and hair issues). Before we go further, ask yourself this: which is healthier for my eyebrows/lashes. A natural oil that comes from a bean or a chemical made in a lab?


Ok! Now that we got that out of the way, lets get into the nitty gritty.

Why does minoxidil suck and why is castor oil better?:
Well, to answer this we first need to know what minoxidil is!

Minoxidil is a vasodilator, which means it widens blood vessels to pump nutrients to your follicles. Simple enough right? Except for the side effects. Which include: Scalp irritation, flaking, and itching. Studies (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology) show 3-7% of people deal with irritation, and 4-7% get unwanted hair from topical use. Oral minoxidil is even worse, with the included amazing side effect of heart palpitations!

If you stop using minoxidil your hair growth/gains are gone, simple as that. You need to keep buying this disgusting chemical sludge and lathering it on your face to keep any hair growth. While its not super expensive it's still a pointless expense especially for the younger members of the forum.

Castor oil before and after:​
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Alrighty, we talked about why minoxidil sucks and what castor oil IS, but what does castor oil do?
Castor oil ricinoleic acid reduces inflammation and strengtehsn hair follicles, while the vitamin E and fatty acids hydrate your eyebrows. In 2015 a study (jouranal of Ethnopharmacology) showed ricinoleic acid improves scalp health.

Debunking common arguments:
SULT1A1 is an enyzme that activates minoxidil in the scalp by converting it into minoxidil sulfate, but some people have low levels of this making minox ineffective the only other route is oral,and all know the problems with oral minoxidil: it bloats you and you need to take an aldosterone-antagonist to circumvent this, and even then youre still going to grow unwanted hair around your body.

TLDR:
Castor oil is minoxidil without the side effects. It's naturally occuring in nature, has been around for thousands of years, and wont bloat you. It also isnt dependant on an enzyme called "SULTA1A" for it to work.



Epilogue:
Now ask yourself, do you want chemical slop that bloats you (and doesnt even work topically 20% of the time) and is made in a lab. Or do you want a natural eyebrow thickener that has been used for thousands of years?​
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(07)00976-0/fulltext https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.12388 https://journals.lww.com/pharmacoge..._sulfate_is_the_active_metabolite_that.1.aspx https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.19107 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874100002594 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691598700441



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Why do none of your links work wtf.
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OrbsAreCircles said:
Which include: Scalp irritation, flaking, and itching.
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What if i don't get these side effects? Why wouldn't i continue to use topical minoxidil?

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Making huge minoxidil vs castor oil thread, reply to be pinged

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OrbsAreCircles said:
I'm here to end this debate once and for all.

After experimenting with many many different oils, castor oil is the only one that grew my eyebrows. I hope your take away from this thread is to throw minoxidil in the trash and pick up some castor oil!

Castor oil is a thick natural oil from the castor bean, containing ricinoleic acid, vitamin E, and fatty acids. It's been used for centuries (since 1500 BCE, castor oil was used for skin and hair issues). Before we go further, ask yourself this: which is healthier for my eyebrows/lashes. A natural oil that comes from a bean or a chemical made in a lab?
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Nice, you didn't change your shitty bias.

OrbsAreCircles said:


Ok! Now that we got that out of the way, lets get into the nitty gritty.

Why does minoxidil suck and why is castor oil better?:
Well, to answer this we first need to know what minoxidil is!

Minoxidil is a vasodilator, which means it widens blood vessels to pump nutrients to your follicles. Simple enough right? Except for the side effects. Which include: Scalp irritation, flaking, and itching. Studies (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology) show 3-7% of people deal with irritation, and 4-7% get unwanted hair from topical use. Oral minoxidil is even worse, with the included amazing side effect of heart palpitations!
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Wow, you really just went off one Google search for this.
Minoxidil prolongs the anagen phase of your hair follicles, vasodilation of capillaries close to the surface of your skin is not going to miraculously cause you to have thicker hair.
Shit argument.

OrbsAreCircles said:
If you stop using minoxidil your hair growth/gains are gone, simple as that. You need to keep buying this disgusting chemical sludge and lathering it on your face to keep any hair growth. While its not super expensive it's still a pointless expense especially for the younger members of the forum.
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Guess what, if you stop using castor oil, you will probably see some decline in your results too.
Your hair thickness does not immediately return to what it was pre-minoxidil usage. Your anagen phase will be relatively shorter to your telogen phase, meaning you aren't going to have thicker hair, but you aren't necessarily going to lose it. Any evidence surrounding this is anecdotal, but actually take a second to consider the pharmacodynamics.
Shit argument.

OrbsAreCircles said:

Castor oil before and after:​
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Both of these photos are unrealistic and also have been posted by people with a stake in castor oil, i.e., they sell it, therefore they are biased.
Shit argument.

OrbsAreCircles said:

Alrighty, we talked about why minoxidil sucks and what castor oil IS, but what does castor oil do?
Castor oil ricinoleic acid reduces inflammation and strengtehsn hair follicles, while the vitamin E and fatty acids hydrate your eyebrows. In 2015 a study (jouranal of Ethnopharmacology) showed ricinoleic acid improves scalp health.

Debunking common arguments:
SULT1A1 is an enyzme that activates minoxidil in the scalp by converting it into minoxidil sulfate, but some people have low levels of this making minox ineffective the only other route is oral,and all know the problems with oral minoxidil: it bloats you and you need to take an aldosterone-antagonist to circumvent this, and even then youre still going to grow unwanted hair around your body.
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In my post regarding the SULT1A1 enzyme in your initial thread asking about if you should make this, I commented on it being the reason that minoxidil did not work for you specifically, I did not make the argument that you should use oral minoxidil instead. Topical minoxidil does not work for everybody, castor oil hardly works for anybody.
Anybody that is taking topical minoxidil is already aware of the impact on water retention or are unaffected by it, otherwise they would be aware of it. Taking something like Eplerenone if you are taking oral minoxidil helps to effectively mitigate the impact on water retention, and is a worthy sacrifice for those who want to grow thicker hair in particular areas, but may have insufficient SULT1A1 activity in their epidermis.
Shit argument.

OrbsAreCircles said:
TLDR:
Castor oil is minoxidil without the side effects. It's naturally occuring in nature, has been around for thousands of years, and wont bloat you. It also isnt dependant on an enzyme called "SULTA1A" for it to work.​
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No, it isn't. It is hardly comparable. One is an oil, the other is a pharmaceutical product. You are speaking like castor oil has the same efficacy as minoxidil. If that was the case, nobody would be using minoxidil.
How long castor oil has existed is irrelevant. No, it won't bloat you, just like topical minoxidil won't, so everybody should try it. SULT1A1 is not correlated with collagen, but treatments like microneedling, retinoids, etc., which many people on this forum use, help to indirectly increase SULT1A1 activity, so most people should have sufficient SULT1A1 activity in the epidermis for topical minoxidil to work effectively, and definitely better than castor oil.
Shit argument.

OrbsAreCircles said:



Epilogue:
Now ask yourself, do you want chemical slop that bloats you (and doesnt even work topically 20% of the time) and is made in a lab. Or do you want a natural eyebrow thickener that has been used for thousands of years?​
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(07)00976-0/fulltext https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.12388 https://journals.lww.com/pharmacoge..._sulfate_is_the_active_metabolite_that.1.aspx https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.19107 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874100002594 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691598700441
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I don't understand the continued reference to minoxidil being a chemical, like you aren't ingesting chemicals, wearing artificial clothing, etc. You are not a cave man, and just because a product is a pharmaceutical, doesn't mean it's bad.
I addressed this stigma in your other thread, it's a horrendous reason against using minoxidil.
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
Because you will need to continue to use it for a long time, and hair growth will occur in other parts of your body.
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So castor oil is just permanent growth then?? Also excessive hair growth occurs if i use oral minoxidil, not if i apply it topically to my scalp lol
 
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Because you will need to continue to use it for a long time, and hair growth will occur in other parts of your body.
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Another incorrect argument.
Hair growth does not occur in other parts of your body unless the topical minoxidil goes systemic. Wtf, did you even care to actually research anything you said :feelskek:
 
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Omg, caging.
Dude obviously had ChatGPT hallucinate references. I'm crying :lul:
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idk why this dude is so set on minoxidil being bad lmao, you'd think whoever made the shit came to his house and fucked his mom in front of him or something
 
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aids said:
you will probably
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Awesome, were using the word probably (meaning not factually based) in our arguments. Invalid! Next

Stopping minoxidil reverts hair to pre treatment over months bc of the natural hair cycle, not abrupt shifts in phase lengths. 60-75% of people confirm its efficacy.
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
Awesome, were using the word probably (meaning not factually based) in our arguments. Invalid! Next
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Did you use ChatGPT for this reply? How about you actually take the time to respond to my posts rather than nitpick a single adjective?

OrbsAreCircles said:
Stopping minoxidil reverts hair to pre treatment over months bc of the natural hair cycle, not abrupt shifts in phase lengths. 60-75% of people confirm its efficacy.
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You used ChatGPT for this though! I never mentioned that the phase lengths would abruptly change, but your telogen phase duration relative to your anagen phase duration will return to what it was pre-minoxidil, that does not mean you will lose hair necessarily.
I am not saying there won't be a decline in results, but to say that you will lose it all is just blatantly incorrect.

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Ok this one worked, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.12388
And it's a study on psoriasis and treatment with methotrexate:lul::lul::lul:
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HAHAHAHAHA :lul::lul::lul:

OP needs to fuck off using AI, it's killing his thinking skills.
 
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Ibr i used ai for studies since google search wasnt supplying anything good
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Google for trying to find literature :lul:
Did it ever cross your mind to use something like Google Scholar bro, or any similar academic search engine? :feelskek:

OrbsAreCircles said:
Jfl castor oil mogs that chemical sludge
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Wow, nice argument. Again with the bullshit stigma that you use as an argument.

Your lack of attempt at even rebutting my comments implies you don't have any rebuttal.
Nice thread mate :feelstastyman:
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
since google search wasnt supplying anything good
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do you know what pubmed is? Have you ever heard about it? And if not, what possessed you to make this thread without knowing what pubmed is jfl
 
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aids said:
20% or 30%, make up your mind.
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10-20% mispell, make up your mind spewing nonsense "castor oil probably loses gains when you stop taking it".
 
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Too much stress for an oil stop arguing
 
Epochs said:
Too much stress for an oil stop arguing
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He's spewing buzzwords and making points unrelated to mine. Simple as this:
Oral minox bloats if you dont take another drug
Topical doesnt work on some people and causes irritation
Castor has been used for thousands of years and has little to no side effects.
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
10-20% mispell, make up your mind spewing nonsense "castor oil probably loses gains when you stop taking it".
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Caging. Still nitpicking an adjective which if I checked you probably used (or a synonym of) in your thread somewhere. If you knew anything about discourse surrounding pharmaceutical products and clinical literature, you are very rarely definitive unless there is undeniable proof of something being the case. I didn't care to research castor oil but let's be real, you are not seeing permanent changes to hair caliber as a result of a fucking oil.
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
He's spewing buzzwords and making points unrelated to mine. Simple as this:
Oral minox bloats if you dont take another drug
Topical doesnt work on some people and causes irritation
Castor has been used for thousands of years and has little to no side effects.
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And also isn't fucking effective, holy shit. I am going to DNR the remainder of your replies because you refuse to even attempt to refute some of my arguments.
Funny that I commented on how SULT1A1 enzyme activity can be increased to improve the efficacy of topical minoxidil, meaning no people on this forum (that use/do some of the things aforementioned) should have an issue with results from topical minoxidil due to insufficient SULT1A1 activity.

Stick to your hallucinated sources, subjective arguments, anecdotes, and other bullshit. You are a retard. Not replying anymore.
 
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aids said:
Caging. Still nitpicking an adjective which if I checked you probably used (or a synonym of) in your thread somewhere. If you knew anything about discourse surrounding pharmaceutical products and clinical literature, you are very rarely definitive unless there is undeniable proof of something being the case. I didn't care to research castor oil but let's be real, you are not seeing permanent changes to hair caliber as a result of a fucking oil.
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Find somewhere I claimed perm hair change? I simply believe it is better then minoxidil. The only case minox is better is A:

You have very naturally oily skin and you wont get dried out from topical, and you dont lack the enymze necessary for it to work
B: You take oral minox with an aldosterone-antagonist.
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
I'm here to end this debate once and for all.

After experimenting with many many different oils, castor oil is the only one that grew my eyebrows. I hope your take away from this thread is to throw minoxidil in the trash and pick up some castor oil!

Castor oil is a thick natural oil from the castor bean, containing ricinoleic acid, vitamin E, and fatty acids. It's been used for centuries (since 1500 BCE, castor oil was used for skin and hair issues). Before we go further, ask yourself this: which is healthier for my eyebrows/lashes. A natural oil that comes from a bean or a chemical made in a lab?


Ok! Now that we got that out of the way, lets get into the nitty gritty.

Why does minoxidil suck and why is castor oil better?:
Well, to answer this we first need to know what minoxidil is!

Minoxidil is a vasodilator, which means it widens blood vessels to pump nutrients to your follicles. Simple enough right? Except for the side effects. Which include: Scalp irritation, flaking, and itching. Studies (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology) show 3-7% of people deal with irritation, and 4-7% get unwanted hair from topical use. Oral minoxidil is even worse, with the included amazing side effect of heart palpitations!

If you stop using minoxidil your hair growth/gains are gone, simple as that. You need to keep buying this disgusting chemical sludge and lathering it on your face to keep any hair growth. While its not super expensive it's still a pointless expense especially for the younger members of the forum.

Castor oil before and after:​
View attachment 3874966View attachment 3874972

Alrighty, we talked about why minoxidil sucks and what castor oil IS, but what does castor oil do?
Castor oil ricinoleic acid reduces inflammation and strengtehsn hair follicles, while the vitamin E and fatty acids hydrate your eyebrows. In 2015 a study (jouranal of Ethnopharmacology) showed ricinoleic acid improves scalp health.

Debunking common arguments:
SULT1A1 is an enyzme that activates minoxidil in the scalp by converting it into minoxidil sulfate, but some people have low levels of this making minox ineffective the only other route is oral,and all know the problems with oral minoxidil: it bloats you and you need to take an aldosterone-antagonist to circumvent this, and even then youre still going to grow unwanted hair around your body.

TLDR:
Castor oil is minoxidil without the side effects. It's naturally occuring in nature, has been around for thousands of years, and wont bloat you. It also isnt dependant on an enzyme called "SULTA1A" for it to work.



Epilogue:
Now ask yourself, do you want chemical slop that bloats you (and doesnt even work topically 20% of the time) and is made in a lab. Or do you want a natural eyebrow thickener that has been used for thousands of years?​
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(07)00976-0/fulltext https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.12388 https://journals.lww.com/pharmacoge..._sulfate_is_the_active_metabolite_that.1.aspx https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.19107 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874100002594 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691598700441



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I cant use minoxidil anyway, cant risk taking my cats's lives.

And when I did use it years ago it did basically nothing for my hair and too little for my beard, not worth it if you are not a good responder
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
Awesome, were using the word probably (meaning not factually based) in our arguments. Invalid! Next

Stopping minoxidil reverts hair to pre treatment over months bc of the natural hair cycle, not abrupt shifts in phase lengths. 60-75% of people confirm its efficacy.
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you dont have much leniency here either since you literally preface your post with a dogshit "durr chemicals bad!!" argument and then just say castor oil mogs when you run out of things to say :lul::lul::lul::feelsuhh:
 
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Not surprised just use castor lawl
Michelangelo said:
I cant use minoxidil anyway, cant risk taking my cats's lives.

And when I did use it years ago it did basically nothing for my hair and too little for my beard, not worth it if you are not a good responder
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Find somewhere I claimed perm hair change? I simply believe it is better then minoxidil. The only case minox is better is A:
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It is implied by the fact you mention results on hair caliber as a result of minoxidil usage will not be permanent, but omit mention of castor oil and its permanence on changes to hair caliber. Also implied by you taking issue with me using the adjective "probably" in my initial post responding to you commenting on this.
Edit: Mind you, you don't actually mention how castor oil works to increase hair caliber, either. Good one.

OrbsAreCircles said:
You have very naturally oily skin
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What? Are you retarded? How is sebaceous gland activity related to SULT1A1 activity?
OrbsAreCircles said:
and you wont get dried out from topical,
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How does topical minoxidil dry you out?

OrbsAreCircles said:
and you dont lack the enymze necessary for it to work
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As aforementioned, you can increase SULT1A1 activity with particular products/procedures that many people on this forum use/get anyway. Fucking idiot.

OrbsAreCircles said:
B: You take oral minox with an aldosterone-antagonist.
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Ok?
 
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Castor oil doesn't work for everybody and when it does there are levels to it


Minoxidil will work for everybody no matter what


I recommend using castor oil first and see if you respond, but if you want quick and strong results(which tbh everyone prefers) minoxidil is the way

The bloat gors away after a few days of stopping or lowering the dose
 
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OrbsAreCircles said:
I'm here to end this debate once and for all.

After experimenting with many many different oils, castor oil is the only one that grew my eyebrows. I hope your take away from this thread is to throw minoxidil in the trash and pick up some castor oil!

Castor oil is a thick natural oil from the castor bean, containing ricinoleic acid, vitamin E, and fatty acids. It's been used for centuries (since 1500 BCE, castor oil was used for skin and hair issues). Before we go further, ask yourself this: which is healthier for my eyebrows/lashes. A natural oil that comes from a bean or a chemical made in a lab?


Ok! Now that we got that out of the way, lets get into the nitty gritty.

Why does minoxidil suck and why is castor oil better?:
Well, to answer this we first need to know what minoxidil is!

Minoxidil is a vasodilator, which means it widens blood vessels to pump nutrients to your follicles. Simple enough right? Except for the side effects. Which include: Scalp irritation, flaking, and itching. Studies (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology) show 3-7% of people deal with irritation, and 4-7% get unwanted hair from topical use. Oral minoxidil is even worse, with the included amazing side effect of heart palpitations!

If you stop using minoxidil your hair growth/gains are gone, simple as that. You need to keep buying this disgusting chemical sludge and lathering it on your face to keep any hair growth. While its not super expensive it's still a pointless expense especially for the younger members of the forum.

Castor oil before and after:​
View attachment 3874966View attachment 3874972

Alrighty, we talked about why minoxidil sucks and what castor oil IS, but what does castor oil do?
Castor oil ricinoleic acid reduces inflammation and strengtehsn hair follicles, while the vitamin E and fatty acids hydrate your eyebrows. In 2015 a study (jouranal of Ethnopharmacology) showed ricinoleic acid improves scalp health.

Debunking common arguments:
SULT1A1 is an enyzme that activates minoxidil in the scalp by converting it into minoxidil sulfate, but some people have low levels of this making minox ineffective the only other route is oral,and all know the problems with oral minoxidil: it bloats you and you need to take an aldosterone-antagonist to circumvent this, and even then youre still going to grow unwanted hair around your body.

TLDR:
Castor oil is minoxidil without the side effects. It's naturally occuring in nature, has been around for thousands of years, and wont bloat you. It also isnt dependant on an enzyme called "SULTA1A" for it to work.



Epilogue:
Now ask yourself, do you want chemical slop that bloats you (and doesnt even work topically 20% of the time) and is made in a lab. Or do you want a natural eyebrow thickener that has been used for thousands of years?​
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(07)00976-0/fulltext https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.12388 https://journals.lww.com/pharmacoge..._sulfate_is_the_active_metabolite_that.1.aspx https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.19107 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874100002594 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691598700441



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Dni LOL
 
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I think whats happening right now is called a parasocial relationship
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nigga you just spout shit out your mouth on and on without comprehending anything you actually say.

petition for someone hooking up a pump to this guys asshole and pumping him full of minoxidil
 
OrbsAreCircles said:
I'm here to end this debate once and for all.

After experimenting with many many different oils, castor oil is the only one that grew my eyebrows. I hope your take away from this thread is to throw minoxidil in the trash and pick up some castor oil!

Castor oil is a thick natural oil from the castor bean, containing ricinoleic acid, vitamin E, and fatty acids. It's been used for centuries (since 1500 BCE, castor oil was used for skin and hair issues). Before we go further, ask yourself this: which is healthier for my eyebrows/lashes. A natural oil that comes from a bean or a chemical made in a lab?


Ok! Now that we got that out of the way, lets get into the nitty gritty.

Why does minoxidil suck and why is castor oil better?:
Well, to answer this we first need to know what minoxidil is!

Minoxidil is a vasodilator, which means it widens blood vessels to pump nutrients to your follicles. Simple enough right? Except for the side effects. Which include: Scalp irritation, flaking, and itching. Studies (Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology) show 3-7% of people deal with irritation, and 4-7% get unwanted hair from topical use. Oral minoxidil is even worse, with the included amazing side effect of heart palpitations!

If you stop using minoxidil your hair growth/gains are gone, simple as that. You need to keep buying this disgusting chemical sludge and lathering it on your face to keep any hair growth. While its not super expensive it's still a pointless expense especially for the younger members of the forum.

Castor oil before and after:​
View attachment 3874966View attachment 3874972

Alrighty, we talked about why minoxidil sucks and what castor oil IS, but what does castor oil do?
Castor oil ricinoleic acid reduces inflammation and strengtehsn hair follicles, while the vitamin E and fatty acids hydrate your eyebrows. In 2015 a study (jouranal of Ethnopharmacology) showed ricinoleic acid improves scalp health.

Debunking common arguments:
SULT1A1 is an enyzme that activates minoxidil in the scalp by converting it into minoxidil sulfate, but some people have low levels of this making minox ineffective the only other route is oral,and all know the problems with oral minoxidil: it bloats you and you need to take an aldosterone-antagonist to circumvent this, and even then youre still going to grow unwanted hair around your body.

TLDR:
Castor oil is minoxidil without the side effects. It's naturally occuring in nature, has been around for thousands of years, and wont bloat you. It also isnt dependant on an enzyme called "SULTA1A" for it to work.



Epilogue:
Now ask yourself, do you want chemical slop that bloats you (and doesnt even work topically 20% of the time) and is made in a lab. Or do you want a natural eyebrow thickener that has been used for thousands of years?​
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(07)00976-0/fulltext https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.12388 https://journals.lww.com/pharmacoge..._sulfate_is_the_active_metabolite_that.1.aspx https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjd.19107 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874100002594 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691598700441



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OMGGG I LOVE YOU USER BROO
my eyebrows have been itching flaking dry js has dandruff tbh and thts prob cuz of minoxidil it ws more potent after buying it 2 months ago
icl tho gains are quick its so useful smh but yh its not worth it considering i js hate the itchyness
will do castor oil

im gonna buy this black castor oil and atleast try a good brand cuz ion wanna waste money what do u think
 
JFLLL I've been using it since last year and it's slightly change my eyebrows like it's not even significant, eyelashes yea kinda grow but eyebrows nah not worth the time, js put minox in the bag and throw that cope oil JFL
 
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