CLAIM:
Rosemary oil helps treat hair fall.

FACT:
Indeed, Rosemary oil is found to arrest hair fall and stimulate fresh hair growth.

Today, hair loss is a widely discussed problem online. With people constantly on the lookout for a solution to address these issues, the latest super cure for hair loss is rosemary, especially as an oil, with many advocating for its benefits.

"Rosemary oil contains DHT blockers that help treat hair fall. Apply rosemary oil everyday for best results," a verified handle on X.com wrote in a post that has over 1,200 views.

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"We have seen human studies on rosemary oil, and they actually compared it in a randomized controlled trial to minoxidil. And this was in the Skin Med magazine. And what they wanted to test for was the clinical efficacy of rosemary oil in the treatment of hair loss," a man says in the video accompanying the post.

This is not an isolated post—a quick Google search gives you multiple responses on how rosemary is the fix all remedy to stop hair loss and to boost hair growth.

So does rosemary help hair fall?

Rosemary, an herb, has been used in traditional medicine for years to treat headaches, aches and pains, insomnia and even depression among others. Now research has shown that it might actually help with hair fall and hair growth too.

Scientists found that gels made using oils, or oleogels, which had rosemary could be as effective as minoxidil, a medicine that is used to treat hair loss. "Hair growth evaluation revealed that the oleogel containing rosemary oil (10 %) had similar effects as the positive control (Minoxidil, 2 %) at the end of the six-week period," according to the study.

Another study has found that rosemary leaf extract "is a promising crude drug for hair growth."

Other studies have also found it to be effective even in the treatment of androgenous alopecia, a common hair loss condition that affects both men and women.

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