Does taking CBD help hair growth, and reduce hair loss? He's picking me up in an hour! Enough time for shower ,make up and get my hair done so I can look my best, it is our first date after all. And first impression is everything (unlike what twitter says). As you finish showering and drying and applying hair and makeup, you brush your hair – then the comb looks like your very own mass genocidal strands scene. One, two, three, one more and one more, your lush hair that was thick and rich – dwindles, and the less hair you have, the more anxious you become, the more panic, the more the combing increases – and the hair fall – you cancel the date.

What are the main reasons for hair loss in women?

• Lack of minerals and vitamins (such as B-12)
• Thyroid imbalance
• Pulling hair out due to anxiety and stress (Trichotillomania)
• Anxiety and depression
• Severe infections
• Cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and radiation
• Hormonal imbalance
• Tight hair bands

How does CBD help your hair?

• Anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant
• Improves circulation and nutrients absorption
• Decreases dryness
• Encourages growth and reduces loss
• Can aid in different scalp and skin conditions

CBD's anti-inflammatory & anti-oxidant qualities can help your hair

By suppressing inflammation, CBD can help in reducing itchiness, and irritation in skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. By massaging specific CBD oil you can improve the health of your scalp and reduce dryness by allowing CBD to increase absorption of nutrients – thus encouraging hair growth. Your hair can get damaged due to environmental factors such as humidity, pollution, ultra-violet rays and more that can influence the health of your hair – CBD's anti-oxidant activity can aid in reducing the damage done by those – such as free radicals.

CBD might improve your scalp circulation

By interacting and activating cannabinoid receptors, CBD increases blood flow in certain parts of the scalp, by doing so, it may aid in increasing the supply of nutrients to hair follicles.

CBD might reduce the dryness of your hair

Our hair is made of about 95% Keratin, a protein, CBD contains many amino acids, which are the structure bricks of that protein. CBD oil is rich in Omega 3 and Omega 6, vital fatty acids that our body cannot produce on its own, but must get it from an outside source, these acids can help keep your hair smooth and moisture, helping defend t from environmental damage.

How can CBD help in skin disorders such as Psoriasis, Atopic dermatitis, and seborrhea

CBD in psoriasis

The effect CBD has on oil levels in hair follicles, helps reduce dryness and irritation of the scalp and dandruff, its anti-bacterial quality also helps to lessen skin infections that contribute to the creation of dandruff.

CBD in atopic dermatitis

In Atopic Dermatitis, CBD aids in reducing inflammation of the scalp, the constant irritation and itchiness can affect hair growth and even lead t hair loss and baldness in extreme cases. Endocannabinoid receptors in the scalp regulate with the help of CBD the immune response – by lowering inflammation' CBD reduces the activation of immune agents – and reduces hair loss.

Seborrhea and CBD

Using a broad spectrum CBD filled shampoo, led to fewer symptoms of seborrhea in this study, by reducing the secretion of glands and the creation of sebocytes cells.

CBD and hair loss – the evidence

Local use of HEMP oil containing 3-4 mg of CBD in a study conducted in 2021' found that CBD could encourage hair growth in individuals with androgenetic alopecia, it was reported an increase of 93.5% in hair growth after 6 months! There are many studies when it comes to hair loss and baldness, it is assumed that many factors influence it, some are avoidable – others – not so much, what else you can do to reduce risks for your hair?

• Exposure to environmental elements such as UV rays, dust, pollution
• Bad or lack of good nutrition – by improving circulation to the scalp, CBD contributes to the absorption of nutrients.
• Hormonal changes
• Stress, lifestyle, and environment

Stress can affect the health of your scalp and hair growth, CBD lowers stress, and depression and can lower through that the release of stress hormones. Hormonal changes, accompanied by the release of stress hormones such as cortisol contribute to hair loss, women going through pregnancies and menopause, experience dramatic changes in hormone levels – that can add to it. Hormones such as DHT is one commonly responsible for receding hair line, CBD interacts with several receptors that regular its secretion.