Emu Oil Cures Hair Loss Problems?

Yes, Emu Oil has been proven to grow hair.   I was researching various types of oils and came accross Emu Oil.  Emu Oil, a food by-product, is obtained from the fat of the Emu. When the emu is processed for its healthy red meat, the fat is then refined into oil. It is an all natural substance. When processed, the fat is taken through a series of steps to refine, sterilize and deodorize it.

I came across a site at http://www.emu-oil.com/.  The site claims a list of doctors and medical schools that tested this product on skin and hair and various ailments.  The question is can Emu Oil cure hair loss problems?  It seems that the experiment below states that Emu Oil awakend follicules that have been dormant.  But you do need a hair follicule there.  Also, I have the impression that you have to continue to use Emu Oil or your hair may go back to dormancy.

Benefits of Emu Oil:

• Non-comedogenic (Will not clog pores)
• Reduce inflammation of the joint
• Emu Oil Pentrates Deep Into The Dermis
• Heals Eczema
• Significantly reduces recent keloid scarring
• Appears to promote faster healing with less pain and scarring from Burns
• Reduced scar tissue formation, soothing of wounds after surgery by anti-inflammatory action.
• Proliferative Activity of the Skin and Excelerated Hair Growth
• Emu Oil helps stimulate Hair Growth for persons with Alopecia Areata

Here is and exerpt regarding the study proving the Emu Oil Grows Hair:
Michael Hollick, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine conducted a study involving emu oil and hair growth. His study found that there was a 20% increase in growth activity of skin that received emu oil, compared to skin that received corn oil. Looking at the hair follicles, Dr. Hollick realized they were much more robust, the skin thickness was remarkably increased, suggesting that emu oil stimulated skin growth and hair growth. Additionally, the study showed that over 80% of hair follicles that had been "asleep" were woken up, and began growing. This is what emu oil may do for you!

I just bought some and I will be adding it to my Pre Poo Oil when I finish my personal MN Challenge.

Go to L.A.D.Y STORE for Emu Oil

Coconut Oil

Oh my beloved coconut oil.  Oh how I love thee.  LOL.  I use coconut oil in my pre poo and during moisturizing and sealing.  I have seen the benefits to my hair.  It conditioned my hair.  Helped repair dry hair. Also prevent me from having dry hair.  I thank God for coconuts.   I love the smell of coconuts also.  I use coconut oil topically but I have since read article that it's good for a persons health if it's used internally. 

All I know that Extra Virgin Coconut Oil had done wonders for the health of my hair.  I don't know the science behind it or why.  I have my B.S. in Business Management not in chemistry.  So I will refer you to http://www.organicfacts.net/.  Below is some info from the site.  

What is Extra Virgin Coconut Oil?


We often get to hear about extra virgin coconut oil. What is this extra virgin coconut oil? How is the extra virgin coconut oil different from virgin coconut oil?

As a result manufacturers make their own definitions and sell their products. Virgin coconut oil is normally referred to coconut oil that is prepared using mechanical means without the addition of any chemicals.

According to the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community, which has provided APCC Standards for Virgin Coconut Oil, "virgin coconut oil is obtained from the fresh and mature kernel of coconut by mechanical or natural means with or without the application of heat, which does not lead to alteration of the oil". When one refers to coconut oil as extra virgin coconut oil, the word 'extra' is indeed extra. The APCC does not mention anything about extra virgin coconut oil. Hence for practical purposes, extra virgin coconut oil, in my opinion, should be considered as virgin coconut oil.

Health Benefits
The health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, maintaining cholesterol levels, weight loss, increased immunity, proper digestion and metabolism, relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, HIV and cancer, dental care, and bone strength. These benefits of coconut oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and its properties such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, soothing, etc.


The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV. It helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia. As a result of these various health benefits of coconut oil, though its exact mechanism of action was unknown, it has been extensively used in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian medicinal system.

Composition
Coconut oil consists of more than ninety percent of saturated fats (Don’t panic! First read to the last word. Your opinion may change), with traces of few unsaturated fatty acids, such as monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Virgin Coconut Oil is no different from this. Let us have a bit detailed study of this.

•The Saturated Fatty Acids: Most of them are Medium Chain Triglycerides, which are supposed to assimilate well. Lauric Acid is the chief contributor, with more than forty percent of the share, followed by Capric Acid, Caprylic Acid, Myristic Acid and Palmitic.

•The Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Linoleic Acid.

•The Monounsaturated Fatty Acids: Oleic Acid.

•The Poly-phenols: Gallic Acid, which is phenolic acid. These poly-phenols are supposed to be responsible for the fragrance and the taste of Coconut Oil and Virgin Coconut Oil is rich in these poly-phenols.

•Certain derivatives of fatty acid like Betaines, Ethanolamide, Ethoxylates, Fatty Esters, Fatty Polysorbates, Monoglycerides and Polyol Esters.

•Fatty Chlorides, Fatty Alcohol Sulphate and Fatty Alcohol Ether Sulphate, all of which are derivatives of Fatty Alcohols.

•Vitamins (predominantly Vitamin-E) and minerals.

•A bit of moisture.

Hair Care
Coconut oil is one of the best natural nutrition for hair. It helps in healthy growth of hair providing them a shinny complexion. Regular massage of the head with coconut oil ensures that your scalp is free of dandruff, lice, and lice eggs, even if your scalp is dry. Coconut oil is extensively used in the Indian sub-continent for hair care. It is an excellent conditioner and helps in the re-growth of damaged hair. It also provides the essential proteins required for nourishing damaged hair. It is therefore used as hair care oil and used in manufacturing various conditioners, and dandruff relief creams. Coconut oil is normally applied topically for hair care.

Skin Care
Coconut oil is excellent massage oil for the skin as well. It acts as an effective moisturizer on all types of skins including dry skin. The benefit of coconut oil on the skin is comparable to that of mineral oil. Further, unlike mineral oil, there is no chance of having any adverse side effects on the skin with the application of coconut oil. Coconut oil therefore is a safe solution for preventing dryness and flaking of skin. It also delays wrinkles, and sagging of skin which normally become prominent with age. Coconut oil also helps in treating various skin problems including psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema and other skin infections. Therefore coconut oil forms the basic ingredient of various body care products such as soaps, lotions, creams, etc., used for skin care.


Premature Aging (This is a real good benefit)
Coconut oil helps in preventing premature aging and degenerative diseases due to its antioxidant properties.

You can go to L.A.D.Y STORE to purchase Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and Book

Is Mineral Oil Good Or Bad?

Since I have started this hair and skin care mission, I have heard nothing but negative things about this oil.  It is said to be bad for health, clog pores, cause hair and skin dryness.  And so on...

Is it bad?  I don't know.  I'm not a scientist.  All I know that as for my hair when I used leave ins with mineral oil or petroleum; my hair was in bad shape.   No matter how much moisturizer I used my ends were dry and frazzled.  When I began to use my beloved coconut oil, the moisture content of my ends retained and the condition of my hair improved.  This has been the testimonial of other women on hair care forums.  As for my skin, it may be the same.  I have used lotions with mineral and petroleum and couldn't resolve the dry skin problem.  Im now using Desert Essence Lotion, which does not contain mineral oil and my skin is starting to improve.  This lotion is fairly new to my regimen, so we will see in a couple of months if my skin a has improved.

But...... TheBeautyBrains.com has a different spin on the matter.  In short, they say that mineral has had a bad rap for skin care products.  Which was proclaimed my natural companies who wanted to push their products without mineral oil.  They exclaim that "mineral oil is a perfectly fine ingredient and has been used in cosmetics over 100 years." Click here to view article.  And on another article, they claim that mineral oil is not the best for hair care but coconut oil would be a better option. Click here for hair article.  They are the beauty brains so I just take their word for it.  But as for as skin care, just because it's been used for 100 years; doesn't make it the best option for oil in skin care products.  I wont' say mineral is bad but just not the best option.

There has been a study on Effect of mineral oil, sunflower oil, and coconut oil on prevention of hair damage at the Research and Development Department, Nature Care Division, Marico Industries Ltd., Mumbai, India.  Click here to read study results.  "Among three oils, coconut oil was the only oil found to reduce the protein loss remarkably for both undamaged and damaged hair when used as a pre-wash and post-wash grooming product.   Mineral oil, being a hydrocarbon, has no affinity for proteins and therefore is not able to penetrate and yield better results." 

It was explained to me that mineral oil doesn't penetrate the cortex of hair.  It sits on top of the hair and it clogs pores.  It seals in moisture but it can also prevent moisture from getting into the hair.  Which will lead to hair dryness.  Not the exact words but something like that.

Does this answer any questions for you?  Maybe, Some.  Mineral is not bad but definitely not the best oil for my hair and skin.

Amla Oil

Amla Oil is made from Amla fruit mostly grown in India.  Other names for this fruit are Indian Gooseberry, Emblic myrobalan, Amla, Amalaki.  The Amla fruit is reputed to have the highest content of vitamin C of any natural occurring substances in nature. Organic amla is almost good for everyone on a regular basis. Indian Research shows that 8.75 mg of natural vitamin C complex from Amla is equivalent to 100mg of the most commonly used synthetic vitamin C. Amla prossesses the highest level of heat and storage stable vitamin C known to man.

Some benefits are:

• The edible fruit tissue of Amla contains protein concentration 3-fold and ascorbic acid concentration 160-fold than those of apples. This fruit also contains considerably higher concentration of most minerals and amino acids than apples.
• Amla juice has twenty times more vitamin C than orange juice.
• Amla is used as cosmetic in India. It is an accepted hair tonic in traditional recipes for enriching hair growth and pigmentation.
• Amla Oil enriches hair growth and pigmentation. It prevents premature graying of hair, dandruff, increases the strength of hair follicles (and thus preventing hair-fall). Customarily, a small amount of Amla oil is applied to the hair after washing. This not only brings forth a rich, natural shine and soft texture to the hair, but also helps rejuvenate hairs that are dull and damaged. It also prevents split hair ends.
• Application of Amla oil over the scalp has a cooling effect. As such, it keeps the mind cool and promotes sound sleep.
• Amla oil along with various other formulations such as herbs like Brahmi, Shikakai and Reetha are very beneficial for mind, hair and body.
• Amla oil is useful for increasing memory

Amla fruit is also eaten to keep the body in health, increase memory and build up immune system support.

There are various brands of Amla oil.  Two of the consistent brand names are Dabur and Hesh.  I came across Garrysun.com and liked the ingredients in his Amla oil and decided to give it a try.
Ingredients for Garrysun Amla Oil:
Amalaki fruit (Emblica officinalis)
Brahmi leaf (Bacopa monnieri)
Ela seed (Elettaria cardamomum)
Gulab petal (Rosa Centifolia)
Kapoor Kachri rhizome (Hedichium spicatum)
Bhringraj whole plant (Eclipta alba)
Musta rhizome (Cyperus rotundus)
Natural sesame oil as base

Brahmi - Cools the scalp and induces sound sleep, Controls dandruff,  Makes hair long, dark, Dense & lustrous, Strengthens hair roots

Bhringraj  - Bhringraj Hair Oil helps to strengthen the hair, gives natural shine to the hair and works well against dandruff by providing health to the scalp, helps prevent hair loss,  helps premature graying of hair, stop hair thinning.

I use amla oil for the pre poo process only. But it can be used to apply to hair during your styling process.
Amla oil has significantly changed the condition of my hair and it has been a growth aid for me.  This was the first item in my hair care mission and my pre poo mix has increased my growth by 1/4 inch. 

The draw back is that this product is expensive.  I bought (2) 16oz bottles at $27.90 each.  On the other hand, I use 3-4 oz at a time in my pre poo mix and the mix lasts for approx. 3 months.  I am still using the first bottle and I bought this in April or May.  Also another thing is that this Amla oil doesnt smell so nice.  That's another reason whty I pre poo with it and do not this amla oil during the styling process.

Resources:
Garrysun.com
Amlaoil.com
Liveherbals.com
Longhaircareforum.com