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    Glossary Hair Follicles

    small skin structures from which hair grows

    Hair follicles are small, tunnel-like structures in the skin from which hair grows. Each follicle anchors a single hair into the skin and is composed of several layers, including the bulb at the base where cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft. These structures also contain sebaceous glands that produce oil to condition the hair and skin.

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    1. Hair Transplant Surgery that moves hair follicles from the back of the scalp to thinning areas
    2. SCUBE3 Signalling protein made in the hair follicle
    3. Hair Multiplication extract, clone, and reinsert your own hair cells
    4. Alopecia Areata autoimmune disorder causing patchy hair loss
    5. KY19382 Experimental compound that activates hair-growth signals, tested only in animals