Coconut, Castor, and Argan Oil fo…A Systematic Review.
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Coconut, Castor, and Argan Oil for Hair in Skin of Color Patients: A Systematic Review.
Celine Phong, Victor Lee, Katerina Yale, Calvin Sung, Natasha Mesinkovska
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD · 2022
Findings
Coconut oil actually has clinical evidence behind it for treating brittle hair and head lice, but argan oil doesn't have meaningful proof it does much of anything for hair growth, strength, or scalp issues. Castor oil falls somewhere in the middle with weak evidence for adding shine. Bottom line: the hype around argan oil doesn't match the science.
Design
Systematic Review
Evidence
Strong
Journal
Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD
Ingredients studied