Hair loss treatment: Black cumin oil causes ‘significant improvement’ in hair growth – Express
Attempting to reverse hair loss can seem like an ill-fated endeavour because the causes are complex and multi-varied. Telogen effluvium – a common form of hair loss – illustrates the enormity of the task at hand. Telogen effluvium is a scalp disorder characterised by the thinning or shedding of h…….
Attempting to reverse hair loss can seem like an ill-fated endeavour because the causes are complex and multi-varied. Telogen effluvium – a common form of hair loss – illustrates the enormity of the task at hand. Telogen effluvium is a scalp disorder characterised by the thinning or shedding of hair resulting from the early entry of hair in the telogen phase. As opposed to the active phase of hair growth, the telogen phase is the resting phase.
Why exactly this happens is the subject of ongoing research but it can be triggered by a number of different events, explains Harvard Health.
Treating this type of hair loss is onerous and the evidence to support different interventions is scarce.
However, a lotion containing black cumin oil has yielded results.
Black cumin, also known as nigella or by its scientific name Nigella sativa, belongs to the buttercup family of flowering plants.
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The aim of a study published in the Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications, was to evaluate the efficacy of black cumin essential oil as a potential treatment for telogen effluvium.
Telogen effluvium is believed to have a “significant inflammatory component” and black cumin exerts anti-inflammatory effects,” they wrote.
To test their hypothesis, they recruited 20 patients affected by telogen effluvium for the study.
Ten of these patients were treated with a scalp lotion containing 0.5 percent black cumin daily for three months.
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The other 10 patients were treated with a placebo daily for three months.
A video analysis and evaluation of three independent dermatologists were performed before treatment, after three months of treatment and at the six months follow-up.
By the end of the study, the results showed a significant improvement in 70 percent of patients treated with black cumin oil.
What’s more, the video analysis showed a significant “increment of hair density and hair thickness” in patients treated with black cumin, the study authors wrote.
Male pattern baldness is a permanent type of hair loss that usually runs in the family.
“Minoxidil can also be used to treat female pattern baldness. Women should not use finasteride,” warns the health body.
Some wigs are available on the NHS, but you may have to pay unless you qualify for financial help.
Other hair loss treatments include:
- Steroid injections …….
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1428758/hair-loss-treatment-black-cumin-oil-stop
