Does castor oil make eyebrows grow? Many people tout castor oil’s ability to grow thicker, longer eyebrows, and to fill in sparse eyebrows, but does it really work?
After running out of RevitaBrow, I bought a bottle of castor oil at my local vitamin store because of its supposed ability to regrow eyebrows. Since I’ve had thinning eyebrows for years, trying new eyebrow growth treatments (including using Rogaine to grow eyebrows) is one of my favorite hobbies. Castor oil is super cheap (about $5 for 8 oz) so I was hoping it would work!
What is castor oil?
It’s a vegetable oil and triglyceride made from the seed of the castor plant. Castor oil is also called Ricinus Communis and its main “ingredient” is the fatty acid Ricinoleic acid.
Why would it regrow eyebrows?
That’s a good question, because I haven’t actually been able to find that answer anywhere – all I’ve found are people saying it works. Castor oil has the ability to penetrate deep into the skin, it has anti-inflammatory properties, and it’s high in fatty acids. None of those reasons explain why it would help with growing hair, though.
Castor Oil application
Nonetheless, it’s cheap, so I wanted to try it! I’ve been applying it once a day to my eyebrows with a q-tip. After I do my makeup, I just paint it on my eyebrows and rub it into the skin a little bit. What’s great is that it removes some of the extra sunscreen that globs up under the hair of my brows, so it makes them look cleaner. But it can also remove your makeup, so be careful with application! Or just apply it at night.
Does it work?
After a few weeks of not using the RevitaBrow, and using the castor oil instead, I’ve noticed my really dark eyebrows have gone back to their original color, and the hairs aren’t quite as thick as they were with the RevitaBrow. I’ve been using castor oil for two months on my eyebrows, and I can’t say I’ve seen any results. When you first apply it, it coats your eyebrows, in the same way vaseline does, so the hairs initially look a little plumper or darker, but that’s just because they’re covered in oil. As far as hair growth goes – I haven’t seen any. I still have little sparse areas, and haven’t seen any new hairs growing in. I haven’t seen any thickening or darkening of the hairs, or anything at all. A lot of people swear by castor oil for eyebrows, but I can’t say I’m one of those people. I will probably keep using it for a few more weeks, and then toss it, unless something miraculous happens.
Castor oil for eyelashes?
Caution: A lot of people use castor oil to grow eyelashes, but this is not recommended! The bottle says right on it - Warning: Avoid contact with eyes. Lots of people report having eye problems after using this on their eyelashes, so don’t try it!
Have you used castor oil on your eyebrows? Did it work for you?
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July 19th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
This is interesting. I’ve read about people using castor oil on their eyebrows, and I know it’s in some eyebrow products too. I wonder why it’s supposed to work?
July 22nd, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Castor oil is very effective in many cases.. I’ve read about it.
One problem with it is when it gets in the eye by mistake, its soo irritating and you end up with rashes near the eyes..
July 27th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I´m planning on to use this on my lashes since by googling lots of people do this, however I do have sensitive eyes and my lashes are already long but I wouldn+t mind having them longer….and I don´t use mascara so I can hopefully use this as a conditioner for my lashes to protect them.
July 27th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Janine,
I wouldn’t use castor oil on eyelashes because there’s a really good chance it will cause an eye problem, and it’s unlikely the castor oil will even help with your eyelashes at all.
August 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
i read a lot of comments about castor oil , it didnt bother me at all cause i am really serious finding the solution of my thinning eyebrow, i said to myself theirs no harm
in trying so i started using it every night , after 10 days i noticed that i am losing more hair in my eyebrow , i wont recommend this product to anyone its cheap in price and
you get a cheap results. The following day i used olive oil (hollywood beauty) which contains coconut oil, soybean oil safraoil and macadamia nuts oil , i also mixed with
tea tree oil which contain aloe vera oil with vit E cause it combats fungus in the skin.
its a mixture ratio of 1:2 in my palms and used q tips to apply in my eyebrow , you know
what ? it works . just for third day i noticed the hair in my eyebrow gets stronger , and healthier you can feel it , not like the castor oil , its sticky covering the outer skin allowing not to breath so eventually the hair fallout. i will give you some progress report after third week of using . ok dok and have a nice day people …willy