Liposomes and Ethosomes: Comparative Potential in Enhancing Skin Permeability for Therapeutic and Cosmetic Applications

This review describes advanced drug delivery systems for dithranol aimed at overcoming stability issues and skin irritation seen in conventional formulations, highlighting options like nanoparticles and liposomes for improved psoriasis treatment.

This review describes ethosomes as promising nanocarriers for delivering active cosmetic ingredients to the skin, potentially transforming treatments for hair loss, acne, and skin pigmentation.

This study found that finasteride-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers developed for topical application showed satisfactory size, stability, and prolonged drug release, suggesting potential for enhanced delivery in androgenic alopecia treatment.

This review highlights how advanced nanocarrier and microneedle-based transdermal drug delivery strategies can potentially improve the treatment of skin diseases by enhancing site-specific drug delivery, increasing skin penetration, and reducing systemic toxicity compared to conventional methods.

This meta-analysis reported that finasteride 1 mg/day significantly increased hair count in male androgenetic alopecia compared to placebo, but highlighted persistent sexual side effects and associated depression risk.

This review discusses the potential of nanocarriers to enhance transdermal drug delivery and the combination of these carriers with physical methods, but it reports no new experimental results.

This review discusses various nanoparticles and nanoemulsions being investigated for transdermal drug delivery and reports no clinical results; it highlights potential applications in treating alopecia, wound healing, psoriasis, and melanoma.