From Root to Ritual

Olena Laritelle
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Daily science, ritual, and botanical intelligence for hair and scalp health. By Laritelle Organic.

  1. 12h ago

    Best Shampoo for Scalp Health Starts at the Root

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Your hair is not the problem. It is the messenger. When your roots feel oily by noon, flakes appear at your part, or more strands collect in the shower than usual, your scalp may be asking for more than a stronger cleanse. The best shampoo for scalp health begins with listening to that message - not covering it with fragrance, silicones, or a one-size-fits-all formula. A healthy-looking mane start... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/best-shampoo-for-scalp-health

  2. 1d ago

    Organic Shampoo for Thinning Hair That Helps

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Your hair is not the problem. It is the messenger. When more strands collect in the drain, your part looks wider, or your ponytail feels less substantial, an organic shampoo for thinning hair can be a thoughtful first change - but it is not a magic fix in a bottle. Your scalp is living skin, and hair changes can reflect stress, hormones, nutrition, styling habits, illness, medication, and the natu... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/organic-shampoo-for-thinning-hair

  3. 2d ago

    Hormonal Hair Loss in Women and What It Signals

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Your hair is not the problem. It is often the messenger. Hormonal hair loss in women can arrive quietly: a widening part, more strands circling the shower drain, a ponytail that feels less substantial than it did last year. It can be tempting to buy a stronger shampoo and hope for the best. But when the body is moving through stress, postpartum recovery, perimenopause, metabolic changes, or nutrit... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/hormonal-hair-loss-in-women

  4. 3d ago

    How Stress Causes Hair Shedding and What Helps

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Your hair is not the problem. It is the messenger. Understanding how stress causes hair shedding can change the way you respond when the shower drain, brush, or pillowcase suddenly seems to hold more strands than usual. This is not a moment for panic-buying a harsh “growth” shampoo. It is a moment to listen. Stress can shift the hair growth cycle, affect sleep and nourishment, change the scalp env... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/how-stress-causes-hair-shedding

  5. 4d ago

    Zinc and hair loss: a 2025 study just said routine zinc testing isn't recommended. Here is what that means — and when zinc actually matters.

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Zinc supplements for hair loss are everywhere — on pharmacy shelves, in hair growth formulas, in "biotin plus zinc" tablets marketed specifically for thinning hair. The implication is that zinc deficiency is a common driver of hair loss and that supplementing it is a straightforward fix. A November 2025 cross-sectional study published in Healthcare complicates that picture considerably. Patients w... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/zinc-and-hair-loss-a-2025-study-just-said-routine-zinc-testing-isnt-recommended-here-is-what-that-means-and-when-zinc-actually-matters

  6. 5d ago

    The autumn shed is coming. Here is why it happens — and how to tell if yours is normal or something else.

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. If you are going to find more hair in the shower in October, the reason is happening right now — in July. A study published in Dermatology following 823 healthy women found that trichogram analysis revealed annual periodicity in the growth and shedding of hair, with a maximal proportion of telogen hairs in summer, and a second smaller peak in spring. The lowest telogen rates were in late winter. T... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/the-autumn-shed-is-coming-here-is-why-it-happens-and-how-to-tell-if-yours-is-normal-or-something-else

  7. 6d ago

    What changes when you stop fighting your hair and start listening to it.

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Seven ingredients this week. Seven mechanisms. Seven honesty disclosures about what the research does and doesn't confirm. A lot of science, delivered in the way this series has tried to deliver it — clearly, with the caveats that matter, without the oversimplification that makes things tidy but less true. This Sunday is a break from that. Not because the science isn't important — it is. But becau... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/what-changes-when-you-stop-fighting-your-hair-and-start-listening-to-it

  8. Jul 20

    Stinging nettle is in almost every hair formula — but most people don't know why. Here is what the plant actually does.

    From Root to Ritual by Laritelle Organic. Stinging nettle has one of those reputations that precedes the research. Folk medicine across Europe, Asia, and North America used it for hair centuries before anyone knew what 5-alpha reductase was. Herbalists brewed it. Ayurvedic practitioners included it. Traditional European healers recommended it for thinning hair. The plant was doing something — the observation just needed the mechanism to c... Read the full article: https://laritelleorganic.com/blogs/news/stinging-nettle-is-in-almost-every-hair-formula-but-most-people-dont-know-why-here-is-what-the-plant-actually-does

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Daily science, ritual, and botanical intelligence for hair and scalp health. By Laritelle Organic.

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  • Creator
    Olena Laritelle
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    87
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