Cayenne Pepper for Hair Loss Treatment

Posted at December 1, 2010

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Hair loss has been a problem since the beginning of time. Chemical products can be found in drugstores, and surgical procedures can also be done.

However, since cayenne pepper is a great natural remedy for hair loss, those interested in treating hair loss naturally.

How cayenne pepper affects scalp and hair

Capsaicin is the primary active ingredient found in cayenne pepper.
This is the key reason cayenne pepper helps prevent hair loss; capsaicin increases IG-F (insulation growth factors), which help hair growth as a result of stimulating hair follicles.

When applied external on the human skin, rubefacient herbs like cayenne pepper causes temper and redness of the skin-consequently, there is the attraction of the blood towards the area of the skin where the rubefacient herb was applied.

It is the increased peripheral blood circulation that helps in relieving pain, reducing congestion and inflammation of the external tissues.

Most analgesic creams, liniments and lotions offered commercially today, contains capsaicin as their main active component.

Applying any product that contains capsaicin extracted from cayenne pepper -will first of all stimulate or cause the skin to glow fiery red (due to the temper of mucous membrane) and subsequently, decreases the intensity of visceral pain in the area of where the product was applied.

Home made cayenne oil for hair loss treatment

Cayenne oil could be prepared by infusing 25g of dried ground cayenne pepper in 500ml of vegetable oil such as sunflower, olive oil, etc for about 10 to 14 days. The oil is warmed daily under a very low heat. Other rubefacient herbs such as cloves, mustard, ginger, black pepper could be added if desired.

Home-made cayenne liniment is however, superior to the cayenne oil because it absorbs easily through the skin when it is applied externally.

A liniment is typically prepared by steeping rubefacient herbs like cayenne into 70 per cent alcohol for about 10 – 14 days.

After filtering, the liniment is then bottled and labelled and is ready for external use. The cayenne oil prepared as indicated on top of could be added to the liniment to double or to enhance its efficacy.

Alternatively, other very important oils like the Eucalyptus oil, oil of cloves, etc could be added to the liniment to recover its healing quality.