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Onions may reduce your crying from hair loss
Alopecia areata is a patchy, non-scarring hair loss condition. Any hair-bearing surface may be involved, and different modalities of treatment have been used to induce hair regrowth. This study was designed to test the effectiveness of topical crude onion juice in the treatment of patchy alopecia areata in comparison with tap water. The patients were divided into two groups. The first group [onion juice treated] consisted of 23 patients, 16 males (69.5%) and 7 females (30.5%). Their ages ranged between 5-42 years with a mean of 22.7 years. The second group [control; tap-water-treated] consisted of 15 patients, 8 males (53.3%) and 7 females (46.6%). Their ages ranged between 3-35 years with a mean of 18.3 years. The two groups were advised to apply the treatment twice daily for two months. Re-growth of terminal coarse hairs started after two weeks of treatment with crude onion juice. At four weeks, hair re-growth was seen in 17 patients (73.9%), and, at six weeks, the hair re-growth was observed in 20 patients (86.9%) and was significantly higher among males (93.7%) compared to females (71.4%) P<0.0001. In the tap-water treated-control group, hair re-growth was apparent in only 2 patients (13%) at 8 weeks of treatment with no sex difference. The present study showed that the use of crude onion juice gave significantly higher results with regard to hair re-growth than did tap water (P<0.0001), and that it can be an effective topical therapy for patchy alopecia areata.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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Hey Mike,
I heard about onions and hair growth before, but didn't know how I was going to make it around town from one day to the next. For those that might want to try this, attach is a website.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5048157_make-onion-juice-alopecia-areata.html
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Permalink Reply by Tony J. on
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I wonder if you can disguise the odor of onion juice and would that affect the treatment.
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So did you experience hair growth? How did you extract the onion juice? Did it burn when applied?
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Permalink Reply by Mike Staffieri RHN on
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i used a juicer and rubbed it on my head an hour before bed...
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Permalink Reply by Tallgirl on
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I'd like to order up one bald man who would rather EAT the onions with me at some fine dining establishment...
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Hi Mike,
Any updates on the onion regimen?
If you're interested, Nadya shows you how to make an onion conditioner on youtube. You might have to turn the volume down a bit.
http://youtu.be/wt40_xwQGaQ
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