2. Having hair is like having a dog. If you’ll love it, it will love you
back. If you’ll feed it, it will be loyal to you. Like your dog, your
hair needs its regular dose of grub sprinkled with TLC even if it
has no survival purpose. With appropriate care, hair will then
bless you with several social and personal benefits.
Hair, as is any physical feature, is elemental to building self-
confidence. However, most people only realize this when they
lose their hair. All of us are prone to losing our tresses one way or
another at a certain point in our lives.
But one very common cause of hair loss is the lack of nutrition.
This can manifest in a dry, thin, brittle hair, or in worse
cases, baldness. Proper hair care and nourishment can treat hair
loss due to poor nutrition nevertheless. Natural hair growth
remedies can help make up for the deficiency and pumpkin seed
oil is an excellent food for the hair.
3. Pumpkin Seed Oil as Remedy for
Hair Loss
Pumpkin seed oil is a common nutritional oil used to treat alopecia in men
and women. It is typically dark green with a nutty aroma as a result of roasting.
Pumpkin seed oil has several health benefits which include raising energy
levels, healing wounds, and improving brain activity.
It is an excellent source of essential fatty acids (linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic
acid, and stearic acid), antioxidants, vitamins, and sterols. It has a high content
of vitamins E, A, and C; zinc; and other trace minerals and vitamins.
All these vitamins and minerals are essential to stimulate several physiological
functions during the hair growth process and are important for the overall
health and strength of the hair.
Pumpkin seed oil is one of few natural hair growth remedies that has been
also used to address symptoms of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). Common
hair loss treatments such as saw palmetto, finasteride, and dutasteride were
also used to relieve prostate problems before they were used to treat
androgenetic alopecia (AGA) or pattern baldness. BPH and AGA are both
androgen-dependent conditions and these treatments were used as anti-
androgens. On the downside, no clinical study exists to suggest that pumpkin
seed oil is effective in treating AGA.
4. Application
Warm the pumpkin seed oil and apply onto the hair
and scalp. Massage your scalp for a more relaxing feel
and enable better penetration of nutrients. Brush your
hair with a boar- or nylon-bristle brush. Next, wrap
your head with a warm towel and leave it for 20
minutes at least.
