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DIY Hair Mask Recipe
How to use?
Apply this as a pre-shampoo hair mask, 2-3 times a week.
Wash off after 40min-1 hour.
Use any shampoo and conditioner of your choice.
Since this has aloe vera, its very easy to wash off.
If you are allergic to aloe vera, mix pumpkin seed oil with jojoba oil and apply.
Note
🍃 Its a great idea to include pumpkin seeds as a part of your daily diet. This supports hair growth and prevents hair loss from within.
🍃What are its benefits?
1️⃣Pumpkin seed oil (PSO)is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially oleic and linoleic acid, as well as vitamin E—all of which have the potential to aid in hair growth.
2️⃣What’s more, pumpkin seed oil also has the ability to block androgens like dihydrotestosterone (or DHT), which is what ultimately causes female- or male-pattern hair loss (also called androgenetic alopecia).
3️⃣Since it has anti-inflammatory properties, it can reduce free radical damage and irritation on the scalp—this in turn helps healthy hair grow in.
4️⃣PSO treats dry hair, easing frizz and preventing breakage.
🍃Supporting research-
1️⃣Effect of Pumpkin Seed Oil on Hair Growth in Men with Androgenetic Alopecia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial (Young Hye Cho, Sang Yeoup Lee)
2️⃣Pumpkin Seed Oil: An Alternative Medicine (Ahmed Shaban and Ravi P Sahu)
3️⃣Pumpkin Seed Oil-Loaded Niosomes for Topical Application: 5α-Reductase Inhibitory, Anti-Inflammatory, and In Vivo Anti-Hair Loss Effects( Weerawat Warisara)
4️⃣Pumpkin seed oil vs. minoxidil 5% topical foam for the treatment of female pattern hair loss: A randomized comparative trial. (Ibrahim)
I hope you find this useful 🤗 Try using pumpkin seed oil for haircare, its a gamechanger♥️