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g.lo Pumpkin Seed Oil PROVEN in study to increase hair diameter (that sounds like counteracting miniaturization) and stimulate hair growth in men with AGA (Androgenic Alopecia/Male or Female Balding/Dht balding)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017725/ "Pumpkin seed oil (PSO) has been shown to block the action of 5-alpha reductase and to have antiandrogenic effects on rats. This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was designed to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of PSO for treatment of hair growth in male patients with mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia (AGA). 76 male patients with AGA received 400mg of PSO per day or a placebo for 24 weeks. Change over time in scalp hair growth was evaluated by four outcomes: assessment of standardized clinical photographs by a blinded investigator; patient self-assessment scores; scalp hair thickness; and scalp hair counts. Reports of adverse events were collected throughout the study. After 24 weeks of treatment, self-rated improvement score and self-rated satisfaction scores in the PSO-treated group were higher than in the placebo group (P = 0.013, 0.003). The PSO-treated group had more hair after treatment than at baseline, compared to the placebo group (P < 0.001). Mean hair count increases of 40% were observed in PSO-treated men at 24 weeks, whereas increases of 10% were observed in placebo-treated men (P < 0.001). Adverse effects were not different in the two groups." Ladies as I find things that also offers proof in a controlled study, I'll update you on them. So before I've located proof/studies on: [*]Caffeine (2 studies it causes hair growth, 1 in AGA sufferers) [*]Neem (when taken orally significantly decreases testosterone, seek medical attention before doing so. Also it DOES come in a TOPICAL form) [*]Rosemary Oil (Study shows topically it's anti androgenic in AGA sufferers) [*](And now) Pumpkin Seed Oil (this study SHOWS at a certain dosage, increase in hair diameter/thickness and stimulates growth there is even a picture.) Ladies we can DO THIS!