Design And Formulation Of A Shampoo Based On Alcoholic Extract Of Urtica Urens L. For Application Against Hair Loss
September 2017
in “
Revista de la Sociedad Química del Perú
”
TLDR The shampoo with Urtica urens L. extract reduced hair loss and didn't irritate the skin.
The study designed and formulated a shampoo containing alcoholic extract of Urtica urens L. to combat hair loss, involving 10 participants with non-pathological hair loss over 21 days. The results showed a 56.8% reduction in hair loss for those using a 2% concentration shampoo and a 32.1% reduction for a 5% concentration. The study also confirmed that the shampoo did not cause skin irritation.
