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February 1983 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This study found that both hard and soft selenium disulphide-based detergents significantly increased triglyceride levels in human hair, suggesting enhanced sebum production with reduced lipolytic activity, but showed no significant differences between their effects.
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October 1981 in “International Journal of Cosmetic Science” This article discusses the disputed role of scalp micro-organisms in dandruff and notes that effective anti-dandruff treatments often have good antimicrobial activity, but it reports no new clinical results.
This study reports that 70% ethanol extracts of Houttuynia cordata and Calendula officinalis may promote hair growth activity by not being toxic to fibroblasts or dermal papilla cells and stimulating lipid precursor cell differentiation in vitro.
December 2015 in “University of Birmingham Institutional Research Archive (University of Birmingham)” This study showed that regulation of adipose androgen generation via AKR1C3 may contribute to a cycle of hyperinsulinaemia and lipid accumulation in women with PCOS.
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November 2015 in “Experimental Cell Research” This review highlights the limited research on sebocyte lipid droplets and their proteins despite their role in sebocyte differentiation and potential involvement in skin diseases like acne and alopecia, and reports no new results.