Treatments and supplements · Zinc supplements
Does zinc help with hair loss?
What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.
Studied in controlled trials
4 studies, of which 1 is a controlled trial in people with a hundred participants or more. No overview combining them yet.
4 Large controlled trial 1 study
3 Small study in people 3 studies
This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.
Appears under: Skin aging · Hair and nails
The studies
- 4 Large controlled trial
Application of a topical biomimetic electrical signaling technology to photo-aging: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a galvanic zinc-copper complex.
2012 · Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD · 124 participants
- 3 Small study in people
Hair loss in females after sleeve gastrectomy: predictive value of serum zinc and iron levels.
2014 · The American surgeon
- 3 Small study in people
The effects of minoxidil, 1% pyrithione zinc and a combination of both on hair density: a randomized controlled trial.
2003 · The British journal of dermatology
- 3 Small study in people
Oral zinc sulphate in alopacia areata-a double blind trial.
1981 · The British journal of dermatology