Acceleration of Hair Growth Rate by Topical Liposomal Cepharanthine in Male Androgenetic Alopecia
January 2016
in “
Hair therapy & transplantation
”
TLDR Liposomal cepharanthine lotion speeds up hair growth in men with early balding.
The study investigated the clinical effect of topical lipoid cepharanthine (CEP) on hair growth of male androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Twenty-three males with early AGA applied 0.1% lipo-CEP lotion once a day on the vertex area for 6 months. Hair growth rate was significantly accelerated from 0.243 to 0.281 mm/day (p<0.01). Likewise, hair density and thickness increased but the changes were not statistically significant (p<0.1). From these results, lipo-CEP lotion can stimulate hair growth mainly through accelerating growth rate, representing a hopeful reagent for treating AGA.