Q) - What exactly is hask placenta? Is it human placenta? How does it work on hair?
Professional Hair Care Tips - Great question!
I did a whole lot of research on this question! There are a lot of reviews and an abundance of information about it. Some of it's good information, but some is unfortunately misinformation.
Hask placenta is not made from human placenta. It is instead, made from sheep placenta. It is a protein diet for bleached, tinted, or damaged hair and promotes healthy and strong hair.
I looked at several reviews for hask placenta, and although it works very well, the thought of putting sheep placenta on my hair is pretty yucky sounding. It might be better to keep your hair healthy in the first place by not abusing it and taking your biotin supplements, which also promotes healthy, strong hair and nails. Wen hair products also work great at restoring hair back to its health, by NOT using base surfactants and other drying ingredients. There is no hask placenta in these products! Yes, Wen is a bit pricier but you won't get questionable ingredients and you do get botanicals that also have proven success at restoring hair health!
Some women do not mind that this product is made from sheep placenta and from the reviews I read, it works really great for those with over-bleached, frizzy, or dry hair.
For me, it's just another way for large companies to make money. It also kinda gives permission to people who use the product, to go ahead and abuse their hair, since the placenta will restore it back to health.
Placenta is basically afterbirth. It is taken after a mom sheep has her baby sheep. After carefully thinking about this, it does not harm the mother or the baby and if it works, then maybe its not such a bad thing. If you try it, I would make sure the company you buy it from does not do 'animal testing'. There are many that don't do animal testing, so be selective.
It is a cheap way to get back your healthy hair, so it might be worthwhile to try if you can get over the part where it's actually made from a real placenta.