Food for the Scalp: Home-Made Onion Recipes for Healthy Hair Regrowth

Allium cepa, which is popularly known as onion, is a staple ingredient in delicious recipes.

Not only does it add a burst of flavor to your home-cooked meals but it also has a long history of medicinal uses.

In fact, today, scientists have discovered the potential of onions for treating hair loss and other scalp problems.

With its excellent cleansing, nourishing, conditioning, and antibacterial properties, onion serves as an excellent agent for hair loss treatment. This spice also stimulates proper blood flow, delivering enough oxygen and nutrients to the hair roots to encourage healthier hair regrowth.

In addition, onions contain important minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, as well as vitamins C and B6. It is also high in sulfur, a useful element in promoting hair regrowth. A high level of sulfur in collagen tissues helps prevent further hair loss and hair thinning problems.

Whether you are balding or your hair is thinning, you can stimulate the growth of healthy hair with basic home-made recipes with onions as the main ingredient.

Here are a few onion recipes to improve the health of the scalp and hair:

1. Plain Onion Juice. First, chop 1 whole onion and put the chopped onion in a grinder to extract as much juice out of it.

To open the pores of the scalp, apply warm oil then wrap the scalp with a towel or shower cap. Take out the towel or the shower cap after one hour, then apply the onion juice.

The application of warm oil prior the onion juice enables the hair follicles to easily absorb the juice, thereby increasing efficiency in nourishing the scalp and stimulating hair regrowth.

2. Onion and Honey Blend. Mix 1 teaspoon of onion juice with a teaspoon of honey. Then, massage the hair and scalp using this mixture and let it sit for 20–25 minutes. Afterward, wash the hair with lukewarm water and a mild shampoo to remove the residue.

3. Onion and Beer Hair Pack. Grind one onion bulb in a blender. Add one teaspoon of coconut oil and a small cup of beer to make a gel-like paste.

Massage the mixture onto the scalp and apply to the hair. Leave it on until the mixture will dry up on the scalp. Afterwards, rinse the hair with water and an herbal shampoo to remove the smell and the residue.

The beer along with the onion ingredient will also give your hair a natural shine.

Gone today, hair tomorrow: The bald truth behind celebrity hair transplants

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After years of sporting gradually thinning hair, Declan Donnelly’s thatch is looking thicker than ever, sparking speculation he’s had a hair transplant.
Friends of the Britain’s Got Talent host have suggested his barnet is down to revolutionary pills that stimulate hair growth.
One type of tablet could be celebrity favourite Propecia, the £1-a-day prescription pills “increase the growth of hair on the scalp and prevent hair loss in men with mild to moderate baldness”.
But the Geordie TV star isn’t the only star to tackle his tresses.
Here’s the bald truth behind these celebrity hair transplants…

Wayne Rooney

The Manchester United star decided to take action against his receding hairline after teammates nicknamed him Bobby Charlton.
The 26-year-old underwent follicular unit extraction at a clinic in Harley Street, which cost an estimated £13,500, and proudly shared the news on Twitter.
Posting a picture of his bloodied scalp, he wrote: “Just to confirm to all my followers I have had a hair transplant. I was going bald at 25 why not. I’m delighted with the result.
“It’s still a bit bruised and swollen when it dies down u will be first to see it. Anyone ¬recommend any good hair gel. Haha.”

Louis Walsh

The X Factor judge splashed out £30,000 on a hair transplant after Simon Cowell told him he was going thin on top.
The 59-year-old had the procedure done at Hair Restoration Blackrock (HRBR) in Dublin by Dr Maurice Collins who specialises in Ultra Refined Follicular Unit Transplantation (URFUT).
The Irishman said his fellow judges all knew about the secret op, adding: ““I keep telling Gary he needs it next.
“I always clock him glancing at my hair on the show. I’m giving Gary the number so hopefully he can get that bald patch at the back of his head sorted out.”

James Nesbitt

Fellow Irishman James also visited HRBR after his hair loss became an “obsession” which he felt would impact on his career.
The Cold Feet actor underwent two hair transplants at the clinic and was so pleased with the results he even appeared in a video testimonial.
The 47-year-old said: “Several years ago, I began losing my hair and like a lot of men it was a major concern to me, in fact it was practically an obsession.
“Since then I have had two hair transplants and I am very pleased with the results. In fact, I’d go as far as to say they’ve changed my life.”

Gordon Ramsay

The TV chef’s attempt at a subtle hair transplant was foiled when he suffered what appeared to be an allergic reaction to the anaesthetic used in his procedure.
The 45-year-old was snapped leaving the Alvi Armani centre in Beverly Hills wearing a black surgical cap around his head. He was later spotted in LA with a swollen face.
It is thought the foul-mouthed foodie was given the same follicular unit extraction treatment as Rooney by hair transplant guru Dr Antonio Armani.
He reportedly spent 12 hours having follicles removed from thicker patches of his scalp which were then reinserted into his thinning hairline.

Rob Brydon

The Gavin and Stacey actor was pictured with a mysteriously thicker head of hair in 2009, fuelling rumours he’d had a hair transplant.
Although he had never confirmed whether or not he has had treatment, when asked about the rumours he joked: “For some time now my head has been feeling a lot warmer but I was unable to put my finger on the reason why.”

Jason Gardiner

After years of hiding under hats, the Dancing on Ice judge forked out £30,000 for a hair transplant last year
The 40-year-old was delighted with the results after undergoing a lengthy treatment process, which included an eight-hour operation the waiting almost a year for the results to grow through.
In a bid to raise awareness of hair transplants, the star’s second procedure was broadcast live on the internet as part of Spencer Kobren's hair loss show The Bald Truth.