Coffee is a pretty safe ingredient to be used in your DIY hair treatments. Just make sure to use organic coffee for best results, however, even instant coffee can deliver the desired results as well.
Step 1: Shampoo your hair like you normally would. Step 2: Add 4 tablespoons of brewed coffee to a bowl. Now add 4 cups of boiled water (at room temperature) to it. Mix well.
Coffee is rich in a whole lot of nutrients and vitamins that are good for your hair in more ways than one. Studies have shown that caffeine has the ability to stimulate and boost hair growth, reduce hair loss, and make hair thicker and longer.
Let's clarify something from the outset – drinking coffee is not going to help your grow your hair. We would need an equivalent of 50-60 cups of coffee in order to produce noticeable hair-growing results – the amount which is unsafe and dangerous for your health, and is NOT what you should do.
Coffee can promote hair growth due to a few useful compounds. Because caffeine is a stimulant, it can help increase blood circulation in the scalp. This means more nutrients reaching the scalp and subsequently, hair follicles which can lead to faster and better regeneration.
In addition to blocking DHT, caffeine is an effective anti-inflammatory. Although you likely associate caffeine primarily with the cup of coffee or tea you drink in the morning, it is a powerful health ingredient. Furthermore, caffeine can help improve blood flow.
Consuming too much caffeine can stunt the growth of hair during the hair growth cycle. It can work to slow down this process, meaning your hair may not regrow quickly. It's all about getting just enough coffee or caffeine into your diet. Also, remember that caffeine isn't just in the coffee that you drink.
Applying coffee to your hair can be a great way to help rebalance the pH levels of your hair and scalp. Try rinsing your hair with cold brew coffee or rubbing coffee grounds into your scalp. This can also help exfoliate the scalp.
Yes, you can! Just add four tablespoons of brewed coffee to a bowl and add shampoo to it. Mix them and gently massage them in the scalp. Further, wash your hair with lukewarm water.
The caffeine in coffee blocks a hormone that causes hair loss and allows your hair to remain in its growth cycle longer than normal. Try using coffee grounds once or twice a week.
Dip your hair into freshly brewed black coffee once it has cooled to dye your entire head of grey hair, or mix coffee with conditioner to leave the mixture in your hair while the coffee dyes your hair. For a stronger method, apply henna to your hair made of coffee.
Side Effects of Applying Coffee on Hair
Constant and frequent use of flavoured or instant coffee to wash the hair can damage your hair. Even if they produce faster results, the number of preservatives and processing associated with these coffee types can hamper the integrity of the hair by making them brittle.
Niacin, one of the B vitamins, promotes healthy blood flow to the scalp which keeps the follicles healthy and helps blocks DHT. This nutrient is also essential for other cosmetic purposes, such as aging and general health.
There is only one treatment that has been clinically proven and approved to block the effects of DHT, and that is the prescription treatment: finasteride. Finasteride is the active ingredient of the well-known hair loss treatment Propecia.
Foods rich in lycopene such as tomatoes, watermelons, carrots, and mangoes naturally block DHT production. Biotin-rich foods like berries, liver, legumes, oily fish, and bananas condition the skin and scalp creating an overall healthy environment for strong hair.
The main benefit of caffeine is that it can help promote hair growth straight from the root in the initial phases of hair growth. It does this through targeting a hormone called 'DHT', which causes hair loss. DHT can prevent vitamins, proteins and minerals from helping hair follicles to grow.
It is promising to see that caffeine combined with other treatments, such as minoxidil, may achieve better results in hair growth. However, there is no clinical evidence that caffeine alone can achieve the same results as treatments such as minoxidil or finasteride.
Caffeine does not contribute to hair loss or baldness.