Pumpkin Seed Oil and extremely slow beard growth..

[shyyguy123]

That has to mean it's having some kind of effect on DHT right? My beard is growing at half the speed it usually does.

I didn't expect any results from Pumpkin Seed Oil but I'm not yet ready to try finasteride or minoxidil so I thought why not. There is some solid research on PSO being beneficial for enlarged prostate.

I thought I noticed some sexual side affects fairly quickly, weaker erections and lower libido, but I was worried about them going in so I'm still thinking it could be my mind at work.

But slow beard growth is a side effect I didn't even know was possible going in, so I know it's not the power of my mind here. In all my research on finasteride and potential natural DHT inhibitors I had seen nothing warning me of slow facial hair growth. It seems logical now thinking about it, but for whatever reason it's never listed as potential side effect anywhere on the web. Probably because guys don't mind having to shave less lol?

 

[hair_nag]

for some hair grows slower in the winter than the summer. Maybe that's it?

 

[Koga]

Doesn't explain the sexual sides though. How do you use it? Oral/topical, dosage, etc. ?

 

[frenchy]

Doesn't explain the sexual sides though.

probably nothing, everybody have fluctuations in libido

 

[shyyguy123]

I was using it orally every day at 1000mg for about the first week. I didn't like the potential sexual sides (again maybe just my mind playing with me) so I switched to every other day because I had read stuff about DHT inhibitors still being effective every 2nd or 3rd day. The sexual sides seem to be better now. Not sure if it's my body or mind adapting but the sexual sides are pretty much gone.

So I did 1000mg every day for a week then switched to 1000mg every other day for the past 4-5 days.

I live in Central Florida so we don't have much of a winter. I'm shaving once a week now compared to every 3-4 days before.

 

[frenchy]

well,even if i don't believe you will get much results with pumkin seed oil, i will be really happy that you prove me i'm wrong, so don't forget to take pics of progression buddy!

 

[Koga]

You only have time to lose. Pumpkid seed(s/oil) is a proven DHT inhibitor, so it won't harm you in any way. Doesn't mean it'll work either. There's even been a study in Korea.

http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/pumpkin-seed-oil-found-help-reverse-balding-2

 

[frenchy]

if you take a look at the paper you are talking about, at "2.1. Study Design" :
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2014/549721/
they used a specific brand
"members of which received 400 mg of PSO (Octa Sabal Plus®) per day in the form of capsules"
which actually does contain some other stuff

Material​	Ingredient​	Function​
Pumpkin seed oil​	Rich unsaturated fatty acid, Linolenic acid(65%) Vitamin E, Cucurbitacins	-To control cholesterol & urination, cancer prevention, hair loss prevention, and cell respiration. - Cucurbitacins amino acid - To effect on muscle & nervous tissue.
Mixed vegetable powder​	Octacosanol(main energy source of migratory birds)	-Improvement of endurance& muscle function, basal metabolism, fast lipolysis, delivering oxygen, cholesterol control, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, BPH
Evening prim rose powder​	Gamma linolenic acid	High blood pressure, Cardiovascular disease, period pain, irregular menstruation, anti-aging, an atopic dermatitis, allergy, asthma
Red clover powder​	Rich Poly phenol	Estrogen antagonism & control, blood refining, cancer prevention, anti-inflammatory, menopausal symptoms, asthma, arthritis, diuretic effect
Tomato powder​	Lycopene	Anti-aging, cancer prevention, Cardiovascular disease, decline blood sugar, antioxidant, heart disease prevention, rich vitamin C& dietary fiber, prevention of prostate cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, cervical cancer.
Corn silk​		Diuretic effect, bile acceleration , decline blood pressure, improvement in gallstone, prostate, period pain, choletithiasis, pleurisy, ascites

http://www.tradekorea.com/products/productDetail.do?productno=291943

not saying taking those pills will regrow hair like in the study, just saying that in any cases it is biaised (and smells like scam)