Clove oil, mainly through its most active constituent eugenol, has been shown to have powerful androgen receptor antagonist properties. It is also an antifungal, which may have implications for dermatophytes, it stimulates the scalp and increases blood flow, it reduces 5a-reductase, and it activates TRVP3, potentially reinvigorating dormant follicles. Like many essential oils with powerful properties (thyme, bergamot, cinnamon, clary sage, etc), its benefits for hair loss seem underexplored.
I've been mixing things like clove oil, peppermint oil, and bergamot oil in my castile shampoo for several months, as well as massaging it in, and I have new hairs growing at the hairline. I'm convinced that there are much more effective options than finasteride and min out there with no side effects; it's just difficult to fund studies and patent the products, so they aren't researched as much.
Has anyone tried clove oil? Or are there reasons to avoid it? Thanks.
I've been mixing things like clove oil, peppermint oil, and bergamot oil in my castile shampoo for several months, as well as massaging it in, and I have new hairs growing at the hairline. I'm convinced that there are much more effective options than finasteride and min out there with no side effects; it's just difficult to fund studies and patent the products, so they aren't researched as much.
Has anyone tried clove oil? Or are there reasons to avoid it? Thanks.
