Zinc for Hair Loss
Essential trace mineral and cofactor for over 300 enzymes; supports immune cell function, wound healing, and testosterone synthesis, with topical and oral forms used for acne.
The connection
Male and female pattern baldness, thinning hair, and scalp health.
Also known as: Zinc Picolinate, Zinc Gluconate, Zinc Citrate
Zinc × Hair Loss: at a glance
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
Zinc / Hair Loss: publication years
What this means: Counts describe research quantity, not treatment effectiveness or certainty.
| Category | Publications (count) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Zinc × Hair Loss: the evidence base
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Dietary patterns, metabolic pathways and metainflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic reviewCelik E, et al. · Frontiers in immunology · 2026PMID 42233037 ↗02Effect of nutritional interventions on the psychological symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in women of reproductive age: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsRobinson J, et al. · Nutrition reviews · 2025PMID 38684926 ↗03Pathophysiology, conventional treatments, and evidence-based herbal remedies of hair loss with a systematic review of controlled clinical trialsAllam AT, et al. · Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025PMID 40536553 ↗04Effects of dietary supplements on androgenetic alopecia: a systematic review and network meta-analysisZhou L, et al. · Frontiers in nutrition · 2025PMID 41561175 ↗05Safety and efficacy of antioxidant therapy in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysisZhou P, et al. · PloS one · 2024PMID 38547138 ↗06An ancestral molecular response to nanomaterial particulatesDel Giudice G, et al. · Nature nanotechnology · 2023PMID 37157020 ↗Community experiences
Contributors volunteered; this does not establish treatment effectiveness or population incidence.
Reported changes
No publishable community breakdown is available. This does not establish that no reports exist.