Comments on: The Misleading Results Of The Pumpkin Seed Oil-Hair Loss Study

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:26:27 +0000

In reply to Al Kato. Maybe you have different alopecia causes. You need to do DNA test for androgenic alopecia.

By: Al Kato

Al Kato — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 22:38:58 +0000

In reply to Dan. Youre lucky. That did nothing for my hair loss

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:30:32 +0000

Hello, I would like to ask about using warm pumpkin seed oil and apply it for the hair immediately, would it give the same results as the supplements and thanks

By: Emma Montgomery

Emma Montgomery — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:50:57 +0000

Hello Rob ,
Can i massage my scalp with the PSO ?
If taking a supplement what ingredients should i look out for ?
Thank you
Emma

By: Rob English

Rob English — Wed, 27 May 2020 21:31:34 +0000

In reply to Cam.

Hey Cam,

As long as it’s in a dark bottle (to protect from oxidation), then it’s probably okay to buy a non-refrigerated brand. After you open the bottle and start using it, just be sure to refrigerate it 🙂 This will help to reduce its oxidizing capacity and thereby preserve its “shelf life”.

By: Cam

Cam — Thu, 14 May 2020 22:31:15 +0000

Hi Rob,
I have been looking all over for refrigerated pumpkin seed oil, all that I have seen/researched is sold at room temperature including Whole Foods. Is there such a thing as refrigerated pumpkin seed oil? Should I buy room temperature and then refrigerate when open or should I continue to look for a vendor/online store that sells refrigerated pumpkin seed oil?

By: KP

KP — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 23:55:20 +0000

Rob – your analysis and work is top notch. Keep it up.

By: nik

nik — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 19:47:15 +0000

hey ive been taking pso for a while, i had a hair transplant as i was badly gone! and noticed some great results, was taking pso 3000mg daily for about a good year – yeah 3000mg lol, msm a hell of a lot, biotin and a topical.

Anyway my hair looked amazing, i then stopped and its thinned out again, id probably say obv only the transplanted hairs with some native but it has thinned out a bit, anyway one thing i did notice, is that pso can cause erectile problems, i think mainly because i am taking it in such large amounts, i mean now ive started again only 4 weeks prior been taking 1000mg x 3, throughout the day, where before i had a fairly good sex drive and got morning wood, ive recently noticed probably a few days back, sex drive has gone and morning wood is nothing!

However I cant put a timeline on it, but i was taking large amounts before and did recall i had poor erections, but after i came off it was perfectly fine, until i got back on it now.

personally i think finasteride is just much stronger than pso, but you can replicate its effects if you take a high enough dose!

DHT is responsible for sex drive and erections so no doubt it has definitely had some effect on my system with what im experiencing.

its four weeks so plan to taper down to 1000mg per day only now.

By: Rob English

Rob English — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 19:25:05 +0000

In reply to Sol.

Thanks, Sol! A lot of the brands I’ve seen (in Whole Foods) are sold in liquid form – meaning they’re not encapsulated. So unfortunately, I’m not aware of any brands selling pumpkin seed oil like this.

However, with Octa Sabal Plus, the supplement formulation actually contained pumpkin seed powder (not oil). So, chances are that if you find a supplement containing the same ingredients as that product, it shouldn’t matter if you can only find the pumpkin seed in powder form.

By: Sol

Sol — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 02:50:26 +0000

Hey Rob
Great critique of the study. When I read the study I also noticed some of the same issues you pointed out.

You mentioned taking PSO that is refrigerated and cold-processed. Do you know of any cold-processed and refrigerated pumpkin seed oil supplements that can be taken orally?

Thank you for your help