DIY Hair Thickening Mask Recipes: Dermatologist Reviews Egg Yolk Hair Mask for Hair Regrowth

The Art of Beauty: Haircare Tips from a Dermatologist

I’m a forty-year old dermatologist who can tell you a thing or two about hair, skin and nails. As a teen I experimented with many so-called DIY beauty hacks which turned out to be disastrous. Thankfully I did get over my trauma and became a dermatologist. So I am sharing them with you here, so you don’t have to repeat the same mistakes and along the way, hopefully learn some science.

FRIZZY, DRY HAIR HACKS? 

Ask a Dermatologist: Beauty Cringe Alert!

Back when I was in medical school fussing over my frizz, I actually tried the DIY egg yolk hair mask once. VERDICT? It was horrible. My hair turned out greasy, sticky long after I shampooed it out – that isn’t the worst part. It STINKS. Guess I didn’t find out if it does in fact help with hair regrowth. Have you tried the egg yolk hair mask hack before?

Taming frizzy hair actually begins from the fundamentals, comb it! Wet hair may be fragile, but is also best detangled in that state. Use a wide toothed wooden comb on wet hair to minimise static and for painless detangling.  

Go easy on heat treatments, they aren’t good for your hair shaft. Instead of heat or chemical rebonding, using ions in your hairstyler works for the average day to day hair grooming like this hair relaxing brush without heat. Brushes that infuse ions can help combat humidity. 

THE SCIENCE: What’s in egg yolk that’s purportedly helpful for hair regrowth?  

Egg yolk extracts are actually incorporated in the nutraceutical and cosmetic industry because of several properties:

• Lipid rich 

• Antioxidant rich 

• Lubricant-emulsifying properties 

• Nutritional value: folate

The carotenoid rich egg yolk content may be helpful in combating age-related oxidative stress, as evidenced by studies involving dietary supplements, but there is no research available on topical application. From what I see, definitely not in the area of hair regrowth or hair loss. But is it possible that it can in fact help? Based on its physicochemical profile, there are many elements: lipid-rich, antioxidant content, appealing texture and overall nutritional value which suggest it will be effective in the cosmeceutical industry. 

There is one major issue: it is an ingredient that must be appropriately extracted and preserved because it turns bad quickly (rotten eggs!) and also raw egg contact carries the risk of transmitting salmonella if ingested, besides being quite unappealing cosmetically.  

My verdict? Get hair thickening masks that work and don’t smell.