Two natural hair loss treatments

Alopecia Areata is a hair loss condition which causes a person to have round patches of baldness very rapidly. Although the actual cause of alopecia areata is unknown but in some cases it has been associated with those people who are suffering from autoimmune diseases. However, even people in good health can suffer from it and approximately 1/5 of these will develop it because their is a family history of it. Luckily for most people who suffer with alopecia areata their hair will normally grow back within the year without it ever having to be treated. However in this article we will look at some natural hair loss treatments which have been proven to be effective in treating the problem in studies carried out.

1. Essential Oils

During the double blind placebo controlled study that was carried the team examined the use of a combination of different essential oils/placebo oil on 86 people who were suffering from alopecia areata. The mixture consisted of thyme, rosemary, lavender and cedarwood essential oils which were mixed with carrier oils of jojoba and grapeseed. This mixture would then be massaged into the scalp daily and it was the control group who only used the carrier oil for their daily massage.

The test went on for 7 months and after this 19 of the 43 people (44%) who had been using the essential oil blend showed any improvement to the hair on their scalps compared to only 6 of the 41 people (15%) who were in the control group. However, there may be side effects associated with this form of topical application as it may cause an allergic reaction in some people so you would need to be wary and if your skin is to sensitive then this natural treatment for hair loss should not be used.

2. Onion Juice

In a study which was published in the Journal of Dermatology they closely studied the effectiveness of onion juice or a placebo on a group of people with alopecia areata. Of the people being studied 23 of them were asked to apply onion juice to their scalp twice daily for 2 months whilst the other 15 were asked to just apply tap water twice a day for 2 months.

The study showed that people who were in the onion juice group began to experience some form of hair growth after using the treatment for 2 weeks and by the time 4 weeks had passed 17 of them (73.9%) had begun to experience some hair growth. Then by the sixth week a total of 20 of the people (86.9%) in the onion juice group were now experiencing some form of hair growth. Also improvement was significantly higher in the men in the group than the women and during the whole 8 week (2 month) trial only 2 people in the tap water group noticed any hair growth.

So it looks as if natural hair loss treatments really do work if you are willing to take the information provided above as the truth. But if you want to learn more you could always search the internet and find more out further about natural hair loss treatments for yourself.