This post is sponsored by Vegamour. I only accept sponsorships for products I actually use and would recommend to friends and family! Read on for my honest review.
Hair loss and thinning hair are hot topics lately, aren’t they? Some of my family members, including my husband, have been dealing with hair loss for years. I see how it hurts their confidence and I know it can be especially devastating for women. Some people use hair growth products because they suffer from alopecia, thyroid disease, hormonal imbalances, autoimmune disorders, PCOS, or other health problems. Some (okay, I’d say “most”) start losing hair as they get older. Even if you’re young, you may have naturally thin hair, stress (don’t we all?), vitamin deficiencies, hair loss from wearing wigs, or you may just want fuller, thicker hair!
Vegan hair growth products
Most of the natural hair growth products I’ve tried (or my husband has tried) have done absolutely nothing. Many times they just treat the hair or exfoliate the scalp. While these are good things to do, in my experience they are usually not enough. Other over-the-counter and prescription products are made with hormones and chemicals that can cause irritation, itching, and even more serious side effects. And of course, they are usually tested on animals. My husband and I wanted a happy medium. We wanted effective, vegan hair growth products that actually worked. We found this with Vegamour hair products.
Vegamour is a 100% vegan and cruelty free company. They have a huge variety of products that I highly recommend for eyelash, brow and hair growth. I have purchased some products and the company sent me PR samples to try. So me and my husband have been using them for years now. I have also turned some of my friends and family on to this amazing cruelty free brand!
Vegamour GRO hair serum
This vegan hair growth serum uses herbal ingredients such as caffeine, mung bean, curcumin (from turmeric) and red clover. Studies have found that when used topically, caffeine it can stimulate hair growth and possibly reduce the effects of DHT (which can cause hair loss). Mung bean is full of the minerals your hair needs to grow. Curcumin it is full of antioxidants that can eliminate free radicals that can prevent hair growth. It can also lengthen the hair growth phase and suppress high DHT levels. red clover is another ingredient that can reduce DHT. It also helps to soothe the scalp as an anti-inflammatory.
The ingredients that really excite me are the peptides! I love me some peptides! Peptides they are short links of specific amino acids that perform certain actions on your skin or hair. You know how beauty manufacturers love to add collagen to shampoos and skin creams? Well, in addition to being an animal-based, non-vegan ingredient, it’s also a large molecule that, when used topically, cannot penetrate the surface of your skin. So it’s just marketing hype – don’t fall for it. Peptides, on the other hand, are small enough to get in there and go to work! The peptides in Vegamour’s GRO Hair Serum are known to stimulate cell growth, which aids in hair growth. A word of caution: if you are at high risk for skin cancer, do something research on the subject of oligopeptides and EGF (epidermal growth factor). I want to make this clear – these peptides do NOT cause cancer, but if you already have cancer and you apply something that stimulates cell growth, there is the potential to make it worse. This also applies to skin and body care products made with these popular ingredients.
Does this thing really work? In my experience, YES, this vegan hair growth product works like Miracle-Gro, increasing the speed at which hair grows, strengthening hair, reducing shedding, and increasing overall thickness. Does it produce hair in completely bald spots where there are no hair follicles? No. If it did, it would be nothing short of a miracle! If you find a way to do it, call me! Now, this is an amazing product, but you have to be patient and consistent. It takes time to see results. You may see results in 90 days, but maximum results will appear in 120 days. And you must continue to use the product. Once you stop, you’ll be back where you started.
Vegamour GRO Detoxifying Serum Scalp
To keep your scalp healthy, try using it GRO Scalp Detoxifying Serum once a week. If your scalp is oily or has a lot of build-up, it can be harder for hair to grow. This serum helps clarify scalp build-up around hair follicles (especially if you use dry shampoo, gel or other styling products). It also helps stop any flakes or dandruff. Zinc PCA and willow plant help reduce excess oiliness, flakes and scalp irritation. Wild-harvested baobab and marula oils soothe and moisturize with omega 6 and 9 fatty acids. The serum also contains SR-Spider Polypeptide-1 to condition and protect (don’t worry – it’s a synthetic peptide that mimics the silk from a spider’s web!) and caffeine to further help you on your hair growth journey!
To use this serum, separate sections of your hair and apply directly to your dry or damp scalp. Leave it on for 5-10 minutes, rinse and then with shampoo and conditioner. You can use it once a week for better results. How fast does it work? Vegamour did a study and found a reduction in symptoms in 3 days and a 58% reduction in scalp build-up in 15 days.
Vegamour GRO Lash Serum and GRO Brow Serum
It’s not just the hair on our head that we want to grow – what about eyelashes and eyebrows? Vegamour’s GRO Lash Serum and GRO eyebrow serum it can add thickness, density and length to your lashes and brows. These serums use many of the same ingredients as the hair serum (mug, red clover), but with a different peptide (Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3). The ingredients for the GRO Lash Serum and the GRO Brow Serum are the same, but the lash product comes with a liquid eyeliner-like applicator and the brow products come with a doe’s foot applicator.
Operate? Yes! My experience with them is that they increase the speed of growth of my eyebrows and eyelashes, which makes them thicker. But, they don’t grow new hairs on the bald spots on my eyebrows. As I mentioned above, I believe you need to have functional hair follicles for hair growth products to work.
The eyelash serum is great to use if you regularly get eyelash extensions (like me). Eyelash extensions can cause shedding and damage over the long term, so help keep them strong and healthy with GRO eyelash serum. You can also use it on upper and lower lashes. There are no hormones or chemicals that cause skin darkening with GRO Lash. Other eyelash growth products have irritated my eyes to the point where I had to stop using them. I’m happy to say that I haven’t had any irritation issues with Vegamour!
