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| ====== Essential Oil ====== | ====== Essential Oil ====== |
| An essential oil is a very concentrated liquid derived from plants. In the beard spectrum of things, essential oils are "known" to be helpful for beard health and growth. While not entirely untrue, it's best to keep in mind that anti-androgens that inhibit the production of [[dihydrotestosterone|dihydrotestosterone]], or DHT, should be avoided. Quite a few essential oils are anti-androgenic, but many are not. | An essential oil is a very concentrated liquid derived from plants. In the beard spectrum of things, essential oils are "known" to be helpful for beard health and growth. While not entirely untrue, it's best to keep in mind that anti-androgens that inhibit the production of [[dht|dihydrotestosterone]], or DHT, should be avoided. Quite a few essential oils are anti-androgenic, but many are not. |
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| Unlike the name may imply, essential oils are not //essential// in the sense of being nutritionally required. Instead, its meaning is that the //essence// of the plant had been extracted to make the oil (normally through the use of steam distillation). Along that line, essential oils each have their own scents. Beyond the smell, and depending on the plant that the essence was extracted from, the oil may yield additional effects. | Unlike the name may imply, essential oils are not //essential// in the sense of being nutritionally required. Instead, its meaning is that the //essence// of the plant had been extracted to make the oil (normally through the use of steam distillation). Along that line, essential oils each have their own scents. Beyond the smell, and depending on the plant that the essence was extracted from, the oil may yield additional effects. |
| * Emu Oil | * Emu Oil |
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| | ===== Examples of Good Essential Oils for Beards ===== |
| | Some oils don't block DHT. Some of the recommended oils to use on men's faces is included below. |
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| | ==== Peppermint Essential Oil ==== |
| | Peppermint essential oil, often abbreviated as PEO, is an [[:essential-oil|essential oil]] commonly used to help promote beard growth. Along the same vein as [[:minoxidil|minoxidil]], PEO has been shown to start early anagen and increase overall [[:follicle|hair follicle]] density. |
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| | === PEO Study === |
| | In a [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289931/|mouse study]], peppermint essential oil showed the potential to be greater than a 3% minoxidil solution. It causes hair to go into the [[:hair-cycle#anagen|anagen phase]] and showed a "remarkably increased IGF-1 mRNA expression at week 2," opposed to minoxidil's week 4. |
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| | In addition, PEO increased the activity of the follicles, increasing the number of follicles which produced hair. |
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| | === Purchase Peppermint Essential Oil === |
| | ^ Amazon Region ^ Peppermint Essential Oil ^ |
| | | United States / Global | {{amazon>us:B011JBP5DK}} | |
| | | United Kingdom | {{amazon>uk:B006O9R8L0}} | |
| | | Germany | {{amazon>de:B006O9R8L0}} | |
| | | France | {{amazon>fr:B006O9R8L0}} | |
| | | Canada | {{amazon>ca:B011JBP5DK}} | |
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| | ===== Also See ===== |
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| | * [[https://www.beardprofile.com/articles/article/34/how-peppermint-essential-oil-can-help-with-beard-growth|How Peppermint Essential Oil Can Help with Beard Growth]] |
| | * [[https://www.beardprofile.com/articles/article/30/how-to-mix-your-own-beard-oils|How to Mix Your Own Beard Oils]] |
