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A study found that men with hair loss who took pumpkin seed oil pills every day for 6 months were much more likely to see noticeable hair growth when a doctor looked at their scalp photos, compared to men who took a fake pill.
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Effect of Pumpkin Seed Oil on Hair Growth in Men with Androgenetic Alopecia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
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2014Scientists gave men pumpkin seed oil pills for 6 months and took before-and-after pictures of their scalps without knowing who got what. The pictures showed more hair growth in the pumpkin seed oil group than in the group that got fake pills, proving it actually worked—not just that people thought it did.
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