A mum has revealed the homemade two-ingredient remedy she used to grow her hair fast.
She was excited that the natural beauty product stimulates growth, but can also be used as a treatment for baldness and prevents dandruff.
Natural Zana (@naturalzana) has over 124,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares DIY hair care tips.
“Wait, if you’re not ready for extreme hair growth, please stay away from this oil,” she said.
“Because this oil will stimulate your hair growth like never before.
“It can also treat dandruff, a dry itchy scalp, and also regrow your bald spot.
“All you need is some rosemary herbs.”
She began demonstrating how to make hair growth oil by washing a few sprigs of rosemary in water and then letting them dry on a paper towel.
“Feel free to use dry rosemary if that’s all you have,” she said.
“Make sure to wash and then dry your fresh rosemary leaves, removing all the water.
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“We don’t want water in the recipe. Let it air dry.
“Then put it in your blender and blend it like it’s nobody’s business.
“Then we’re going to add our carrier oil.”
She sprinkled the mixed rosemary herbs into a glass bowl before adding olive oil and mixing with a plastic utensil.
“I decided to use olive oil, but wait, you don’t have to use the same oil,” she said.
“Feel free to use any vegetable oil that works for your hair, avocado oil, grapeseed oil, just to name a few.
“Then place it in a pan of boiling water to steep for about 15 minutes, then set it aside overnight before straining.”
The mixture had turned a deep green color after being left overnight and the beauty enthusiast used an eyedropper to apply it to her scalp.
“There’s your pure rosemary oil,” she said. “Look, hmm, mmm, these are good things.
“Use it in your hair and on your scalp, making sure to massage the oil into it.”
More than 44,000 people liked the video and hundreds of viewers said they would like to try the oil for themselves.
Zana told viewers that they could find the ingredients at their local supermarket or market.
Her DIY hair growth oil recipe comes after research found that rosemary can be as effective as the hair growth treatment minoxidil.
According to HealthlineResearchers have also found success using rosemary in people with alopecia.
Rosemary is used to prevent premature graying and dandruff and to relieve dry or itchy scalp.