Randomized Trial of Aromatherapy
Archives of DermatologyPublished 1 November 1998
Isabelle C. Hay, Margaret Jamieson, Anthony D. Ormerod
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Treatment with these essential oils was significantly more effective than treatment with the carrier oil alone (P = .008 for the primary outcome measure) and an evidence-based method was successfully applied to an alternative therapy.
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The results show aromatherapy to be a safe and effective treatment for alopecia areata. Treatment with these essential oils was significantly more effective than treatment with the carrier oil alone (P = .008 for the primary outcome measure). We also successfully applied an evidence-based method to an alternative therapy.
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