My hair was falling out like mad until I read about using castor oil and biotin. I mixed the castor oil 50/50 with coconut oil and just massaged it into my scalp at night, put an old towel on the pillow so it wouldn't stain the pillowcase. If I had nowhere to go the next day, I would just leave it in and wrap my head in a shower cap for an instant oil treatment! I started taking 5000 mcg of biotin daily as well. In about a month, I saw tiny little new hairs on the front edges and the top of my head. I was told that once you can see that, you don't have to do it every night anymore, so I cut back to 3 times a week, then twice, and now I only do it once a week, but I take the biotin every day. To make sure to get it on your scalp instead of just your hair, I use one of those hair color applicators you can get at any beauty supply store, with the long nozzle. I just mixed it and kept it by my bed to use at night. A miraculous thing about this is that my nails also got longer and stronger, stopped flaking! It's the castor oil. It's a miracle oil, I swear.