What is Flaxseed?

Flaxseed has many benefits for hair and has been growing since the begininng of time. Flaxseed is one of the oldest crops still cultivated today.  Used originally for textiles and linens, Flaxseed has proven to be a superfood when used as a diet supplement and more recently a topical treatment added to beauty regimes and used for skin and hair.  When used for consumption or as a beauty treatment, Flaxseed is cold pressed to extract the oil which has phenomenal benefits including extreme hair growth, prevention of hair greying, hair eleasticity and skin & scalp protection, among many others.  Flaxseed, also known as Linseed, was once cultivated in the Meditterean and India, and has been long domesticated in the United States and Canada and continues to prove itself as the

Superhero of Superfoods!

🌱Omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed has many benefits for hair and contains a fatty acid called Alph Linoleic Acid. This fatty acid is known as an anti-inflammatory, and is especially beneficial to calming irritated skin and keeping your scalp healthy making it an optimal environment for hair growth. These Omega-3 fatty acids are also a rich moisturizer and help stimulate hair growth. They add shine and help repair brittle hair while preventing split ends. Have flakes or dandruff? Flaxseed will reduce the infection or irritation and restore a healthy scalp environment for helathy hair growth.

🌱B vitamins. Flaxseed has many benefits for hair and is a great source of B vitamins which are known to help you grow hair quickly. The complexity of B vitamins lets hair grow not only long, but very strong and dramtially improves elasticity and prevent breakage.

  🌱Vitamin E. Vitamin E is included in Flaxseed and is an antioxidant that reduces the effects of free radicals on your scalp, allowing hair to thrive. Adding Vitamin E  to your scalp will also stregthen hair follicles, keep your curls hydrated and nourished.

🌱 Lingin. Hair loss and thinning can be the result of many factors, however Linigin is an antioxidant abundant in Flaxseed that can help prevent hairloss caused by hormonal imbalance and the affects of menopause on hair. 

Flaxseed in curl care products, like Rizos Curls Light Hold Gel, help boost shine, improve curl definition and protect hair and scalp. 

Adding Flaxseed to your hair care routine and in your daily diet can boost your hair growth game to new levels! This little tiny seed, is loaded with nutrients that almost act as a "Follicle Fertilizer" encouraging solid growth and at a rapid and vigourous pace.

All its vitamins and minerals make it the

Super Duper Superfood that packs a Power Punch for growing long, strong curls!