Natural Treatments for Hair Loss
Onion Juice
Iron
Biotin
Zinc
Saw Palmetto
Aromatherapy
Silicon
Selenium
Melatonin
Pumpkinseed Oil
Green Tea
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
Amino Acids
Smart Hair Care
Tame Your Stress
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SOURCES:
The Journal of Dermatology: “Onion juice (Allium cepa L.), a new topical treatment for alopecia areata.”
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: “The diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency and its potential relationship to hair loss.”
Journal of Korean Medical Science: “Iron Plays a Certain Role in Patterned Hair Loss.”
UCSF Health: “Hemoglobin and Functions of Iron.”
NHS Choices: “Vitamins and Minerals: Iron.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Is Biotin as Good as Advertised for Your Hair Loss?”
International Journal of Trichology: “Serum Biotin Levels in Women Complaining of Hair Loss.”
National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements: “Zinc.”
Annals of Dermatology: “Analysis of Serum Zinc and Copper Concentrations in Hair Loss,” “The Therapeutic Effect and the Changed Serum Zinc Level after Zinc Supplementation in Alopecia Areata Patients Who Had a Low Serum Zinc Level.”
Continuing Medical Education: “Hair Loss Remedies -- Separating Fact from Fiction.”
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: “Saw Palmetto.”
Harvard Health Publishing: “Testosterone, prostate cancer and balding: is there a link?”
Archives of Dermatology: “Randomized Trial of Aromatherapy: Successful Treatment of Alopecia Areata.”
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia: “Use of silicon for skin and hair care: an approach of chemical forms available and efficacy.”
Pharmacognosy Review: “Free radicals, antioxidants, and functional foods: Impact on human health.”
Dermatology Practical and Conceptual: “Diet and hair loss: effects of nutritional deficiency and supplement use.”
International Journal of Trichology: “Topical Melatonin for Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia.”
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: “Effect of Pumpkin Seed Oil on Hair Growth in Men with Androgenetic Alopecia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.”
Journal of the National Medical Association: “The effects of tea polyphenolic compounds on hair loss among rodents.”
Journal of the German Society of Dermatology: “Green Tea in Dermatology -- Myths and Facts.”
Acta Gastro-enterologica Belgica: “Acute hepatitis after treatment for hair loss with oral green tea extracts (Camellia Sinensis.)”
International Journal of Trichology: “A Meta-Analysis on Evidence of Platelet-Rich Plasma for Androgenetic Alopecia.”
Stem Cell Investigation: “Platelet-rich plasma -- an ‘Elixir’ for treatment of alopecia: personal experience on 117 patients with review of literature.”
Hospital for Special Surgery: “Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections.”
Amino Acids: “Amino Acids: metabolism, functions, and nutrition.”
European Food Safety Authority: “Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to L-cysteine and L-methionine alone or in combination and maintenance of
normal hair (ID 597, 4224, 4297, 4685, 4686), maintenance of normal nails (ID 597, 4224, 4685), maintenance of normal skin (ID 665, 666, 1916), contribution to normal collagen formation (ID
4685) and contribution to normal glutathione formation (ID 1745) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.”
Przeglad Menopauzalny: “Nutrition of women with hair loss problem during the period of menopause.”
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development: “Onion Juice: An Effective Home Remedy for Combating Alopecia.”
The Journal of Dermatology: “Onion juice (Allium cepa L.), a new topical treatment for alopecia areata.”
Mayo Clinic: “Hair Loss,” “Is stress to blame for hair loss?”
Health Science Journal: “Stress management techniques: evidence-based procedures that reduce stress and promote health.”