Remedy · supplement
Pumpkin seed oil
Also: Cucurbita pepo seed oil
A seed oil with one positive trial for hair loss.
Evidence by condition
Each grade reflects the research for Pumpkin seed oil and that condition specifically.
- CHair loss
In one 24-week RCT in men, hair count rose ~40% vs ~10% on placebo — but the capsule was a proprietary multi-ingredient product, so the effect can't be pinned to pumpkin seed oil alone.
1 citation
- Effect of pumpkin seed oil on hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Randomized trial 2014 · n=76 · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · PMID 24864154 · DOI 10.1155/2014/549721
- Effect of pumpkin seed oil on hair growth in men with androgenetic alopecia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Pumpkin seed oil has a single positive hair-growth trial behind it, complicated by the use of a multi-ingredient capsule. Promising and low-risk, but not yet confirmed for hair loss on its own.