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Pumpkin seed oil shows promising potential in treating female pattern hair loss, with results comparable to the effects of minoxidil 5% foam.
Randomised Controlled Trial Pumpkin Seed
The study conducted involved a random assignment of patients with female pattern hair loss to either apply pumpkin seed oil or minoxidil 5% foam for three months. Assessments of these patients were carried out clinically and dermoscopically at the start of the trial, halfway through, and at the end.
The group allocated pumpkin seed oil (group A) demonstrated a notable decrease in hair shaft diversity from before and after the treatment, as well as a decrease in vellus hairs (non-pigmented, fine hairs). There was also a significant increase in upright regrowing hairs after treatment.
For the group assigned to the minoxidil foam (group B), there was also a similar significant decrease in hair shaft diversity and vellus hair numbers from before to after treatment. This suggests that both pumpkin seed oil and minoxidil 5% foam have beneficial effects in treating female pattern hair loss.
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Randomised Controlled Trial
Pumpkin seed oil shows promising potential in treating female pattern hair loss, with results comparable to the effects of minoxidil 5% foam.
2021 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology Pumpkin seed oil vs. minoxidil 5% topical foam for the treatment of female pattern hair loss: A randomized comparative trial
Ibrahim IM, Hasan MS, Elsabaa KI, Elsaie ML
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A Randomised Controlled Trial published in 2021 in the journal Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology found that Pumpkin seed oil shows promising potential in treating female pattern hair loss, with results comparable to the effects of minoxidil 5% foam. The study conducted involved a random assignment of patients with female pattern hair loss to either apply pumpkin seed oil or minoxidil 5% foam for three months. Assessments of these patients were carried out clinically and dermoscopically at the start of the trial, halfway through, and at the end.
The group allocated pumpkin seed oil (group A) demonstrated a notable decrease in hair shaft diversity from before and after the treatment, as well as a decrease in vellus hairs (non-pigmented, fine hairs). There was also a significant increase in upright regrowing hairs after treatment.
For the group assigned to the minoxidil foam (group B), there was also a similar significant decrease in hair shaft diversity and vellus hair numbers from before to after treatment. This suggests that both pumpkin seed oil and minoxidil 5% foam have beneficial effects in treating female pattern hair loss.
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Pumpkin seed oil shows promising potential in treating female pattern hair loss, with results comparable to the effects of minoxidil 5% foam.