Nutraceuticals for Androgenetic Alopecia

March 2022 in “ PubMed ”

Christina Ring, Kerry Heitmiller, Emily Correia, Zena Gabriel, Nazanin Saedi

nutraceuticals androgenetic alopecia oral nutraceuticals Nutrafol Viviscal

Studysummary This review concludes that oral nutraceuticals like Nutrafol® and Viviscal® modestly promote hair growth in individuals with androgenetic alopecia and might be considered as supplementary treatments.

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