As we are all well aware, men and women both spend a ton of money on topical hair thickening treatments and balding remedies (an estimated $3.9 billion in the US alone). Some of these shampoos, lotions, and treatments work, to mixed results, some don’t, and some results consistently come up as inconclusive. Still, these serums, topical regimens, and solutions continue to be used as the populace holds out hope that scientific research will come up with the definitive solution to balding and hair thinning.
This week a study published in JAMA Dermatology makes a very strong case for nutritional supplements helping with hair thinning and balding.
Noting that with safe supplements, the worst a person might experience is stomach upset or a possible rash, the scientists who conducted this most recent study found that adding some nutrients to a diet might benefit hair. Across seventeen random trials and eleven clinical ones, plus two case studies, researchers narrowed the nutrient list to thirty. These were tested to find positive possible effects, with some studies counting hair, some measuring hair thickness, and others no specific measurement at all.
Some of the nutrients that seemed to have positive effects included capsaicin, pumpkin seed oil, omega 3 with antioxidants, omega 6 with antioxidants, and zinc.
As researchers clearly stated when all of this was reported on the Today show this week, it is important to note that almost all of the studies were backed by companies selling these above ingredients, so it is possible, as suggested, that the listings skewed more positively than negatively. And many of the studies, while indeed showing hair improvement, were taken across small sample sizes.
What does this all mean?
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