Natural oils give boys breats (but could regrow hair?)

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The natural oils may be “gender-bendingâ€￾ chemicals mimicking effects of the female hormone, oestrogen, the findings suggest. The boys were otherwise normal, and lost the breast tissue within months of discontinuing use of the products.

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In follow-up lab tests on breast cells, they confirmed that the oils act both as oestrogen mimics, and as suppressors of masculinising hormone signals. “These are definitely the first substances to show a combination of oestrogen mimicry and anti-androgenic activity,â€￾ says Henley.

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/hea ... easts.html

Amazingly it not only inhibits androgens, but acts as the follicular protective estrogen. So it's entirely possible that tea tree and lavender oils could feature as another arsenal to a naturalists regime?

On further analysis of the original NEJM article, it appears these poor kids were using lavender / teatree oil shampoos or lavender scented soap and developed gynecomastia. This is not suprising since they do not have the DHT to counter the effects of the estrogen. This point is probably most important for those on finasteride/dutasteride - avoid these products!

Otherwise, for us on topicals, trying a lavender based shampoo could bring fruitful results!