Rosemary Essential Oil: Rosmarinus Officinalis
Rosmarinus Officinalis
Several essential oils have received attention with regard to a potential role in hair growth.
In 2015, Panahi and colleagues published a randomized study of 100 patients - 50 who received 2 % minoxidil and 50 who received rosemary essential oil for a period of 6 months. This study showed that rosemary was fairly similar in effectiveness to 2 % minoxidil.
Conclusion
This small study was encouraging and supports a potential role for rosemary essential oils in androgenetic alopecia.
Reference
Panahi et al. Skinmed 2015.
This article was written by Dr. Jeff Donovan, a Canadian and US board certified dermatologist specializing exclusively in hair loss.