Composition and method having enhanced LSESr to maintain and promote hair health and growth

A method to maintain and promote hair health and growth in a human by administering to the human in need thereof a therapeutic amount of a composition, the composition comprising:

• a shelf stable, supercritical CO2 fluid extracted, enhanced lipidosterolic extract of Serenoa repens (LSESr), the enhanced LSESr having a ratio of non-esterified free fatty acids to total fatty acids that is about 80.0% to about 82.0% and an enrichment of lauric, myristic, oleic and linoleic acids as non-esterified free fatty acids to total non-esterified free fatty acids that is about 82.0% to about 86.0%, and an enrichment of non-esterified free fatty acids linoleic and linolenic acids together that is greater than about 3.7%, wherein the enhanced LSESr has a peroxide value of less than 3 meq/kg and a shelf stability of at least about 4 years without added antioxidants and stabilizers.