From Root to Ritual
Daily science, ritual, and botanical intelligence for hair and scalp health. By Laritelle Organic.
From Root to Ritual
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Ingredient spotlight: neem — the anti-Malassezia mechanism, what a 2024 Scientific Reports study found against ketoconazole, and the honest distinction between scalp health and hair growth.
From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. In brief: Neem (Azadirachta indica) is one of the most widely used Ayurvedic botanicals for scalp health — used in traditional Indian medicine for centuries for dandruff, scalp irritation, and hair condit...
What happens to your hair while you sleep — the overnight ritual, the bedroom edit, and why the eight hours between wash days matter more than most people realise.
From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. In brief: Sleep is not a pause in the hair ritual. It is the ritual's longest and most passive phase — the eight hours during which the scalp regenerates, growth hormone pulses through the follicle, sebum...
The scent of the ritual — why the botanicals in your hair care smell the way they do, and what that scent is actually doing while you use them.
From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. In brief: The scent of the Fertile Roots ritual is not added. It is inherent — the volatile aromatic compounds that give each botanical its characteristic smell are the same compounds doing the work at th...
Ingredient spotlight: bhringaraj — the 62.5% shedding reduction in 24 weeks, the 5-AR inhibition mechanism, and what makes it the best-evidenced Ayurvedic hair botanical.
From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. In brief: Bhringaraj (Eclipta alba, also called Eclipta prostrata) is the most clinically evidenced Ayurvedic botanical for hair loss in this series. A 2025 prospective clinical trial published in the Jou...
The autumn hair edit: how to transition your routine, protect what you have, and make this season's ritual the most indulgent one yet.
From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. In brief: Autumn is the season that asks the most of a hair ritual — the seasonal shed is running, the air is drying, indoor heating is returning, and the scalp is moving between the summer environment an...