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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Madeleine Spencer and Rose Beer

Your hair myths, debunked: does rosemary oil really promote hair growth - and can grey hair be reversed?

Hair myths debunked by a tricologist - (Pexels: Olga Shenderova)

Hair has always carried cultural weight and kudos. From Bardot’s effortlessly undone volume to the long, glossy lengths of Bond-era Sophie Marceau; from Jane Birkin’s insouciant, cool-girl fringe, to Grace Jones’ iconic‘80s flat top and Farrah Fawcett’s feathered flicks, great hair has always been endlessly celebrated, analysed and mimicked.

Across decades and genres, these signature styles have shaped beauty ideals, reflected cultural shifts and cemented hair as one of the most powerful tools of self-expression.

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