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Hair Care & Ingredients

Hair oils, shampoos, serums and supplements, the active ingredients inside them, and what the evidence says about each.

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Vitamins and Hair Loss

Discover which nutritional deficiencies can cause hair loss. Learn what clinical guidelines say about vitamins, blood tests, and safe supplementation.

Reviewed 7 Oct 2026

Collagen for Hair Growth

Can collagen help hair growth? What trials found on hair count, thickness and hair fall, which collagen types were tested, and the side effects and limits.

Reviewed 13 Oct 2026

Oils for Hair Growth

Oils for hair growth, oil by oil: which have human trials (rosemary, pumpkin seed), which only help the hair shaft, and how to use each one without irritating your scalp.

Rosemary Oil for Hair Loss

Rosemary oil for hair loss, checked study by study: the one trial against minoxidil, how long it takes, how to use it safely, side effects and what guidelines say.

Ketoconazole Shampoo

How to use ketoconazole shampoo as the NHS and US labels describe: steps, how often for dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, side effects and when to stop.

Reviewed 13 Oct 2026

Hair Growth Serums

Does hair growth serum work? Which serum ingredients have trials, how long results take by the label, how to apply a serum, and the side effects to watch for.

Reviewed 13 Oct 2026

Mustard Oil for Hair

Mustard oil for hair, checked study by study: no human hair trial, why it burns the scalp, what it does to the skin barrier, dandruff claims, dark-patch risk and safer use.

Oregano Oil for Hair

Oregano oil for hair, checked study by study: no human trial, two mouse tests of carvacrol, lab work on dandruff yeast, how to use it safely and its side effects.

Thickening Hair Naturally

How to thicken hair naturally: what makes hair thin, which home remedies have been tested, what to do if they fail, and when thin hair can grow thick again.

Reviewed 13 Oct 2026

Key terms

What is ketoconazole?

Ketoconazole is an antifungal medicine sold as a shampoo. It is fungicidal, blocking the ergosterol that scalp yeast needs for its cell membrane.

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