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      research Weathering of hair in trichoteiromania

      19 citations , July 2004 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology”
      In this case study, a 74-year-old woman improved her scalp hair condition by reducing chronic rubbing, leading to hair regrowth without ongoing abnormalities after behavior modification.

      research AN UPDATE OF HAIR SHAFT DISORDERS

      12 citations , October 1996 in “Dermatologic clinics”
      This review outlines the diagnostic criteria for congenital and hereditary hair shaft abnormalities and emphasizes the need to understand the weathering process in assessing these disorders.
      Pharmacologic Interventions in Aging Hair

      research Pharmacologic interventions in aging hair

      80 citations , April 2006 in “Clinical Interventions in Aging”
      This review discusses factors affecting hair aging and the current pharmacological treatments for androgenetic alopecia, mentioning topical minoxidil and oral finasteride, but does not present new clinical findings.

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      learn Cetirizine

      • How does cetirizine reduce inflammation linked to hair loss? Cetirizine is proposed to lower prostaglandin D2 and raise prostaglandin E2 around hair follicles; three small trials of a compounded 1% topical report modest increases in hair density and shaft thickness, with minoxidil doing better head-to-head. Topical cetirizine is off-label and unapproved for hair loss, and the evidence is too thin to call it effective or safe.

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      signaling protein that, when suppressed, may grow hair by reducing inflammation and stem cell loss

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      nucleoside used for hair regrowth stimulant properties

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      an anticonvulsant repurposed for hair loss via histone inhibition

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      chemical from L'Oreal that encourages hair to enter growth phase