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This study evaluates the compatibility of six active pharmaceutical ingredients, including finasteride and spironolactone, with TrichoFoam™, a foam vehicle used in personalized treatments for alopecia, though it does not report specific results.

This chapter provides an overview of diverse herbal substances used in cosmetics, noting their popularity due to perceived safety over synthetic components, and their roles as antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, antiseptics, antibacterials, and in enhancing hair and skin health.

This study conducted an integrative review of bioactive substances and their effectiveness in controlling hair loss and scalp disorders, evaluating their potential to restore hair cycle balance and strengthen hair strands, while identifying knowledge gaps and opportunities for future research.

This literature review compiles and analyzes current research on turmeric essential oil's active compounds, reporting their potential therapeutic applications across various medical conditions due to their unique pharmacological profiles and absence of toxicity.

This review discusses the complex relationship between anabolic substances and colorectal cancer risk, reporting ambiguous findings on their carcinogenic properties, potential synergy with risk factors, and protective roles.

This review explores how nanoparticles enhance cosmeceutical formulations, analyzing their roles in transporting active ingredients, and highlights the progress and challenges in using nanotechnology for beauty and health products.

This review discusses the potential benefits and challenges of using hemp actives like cannabinoids, terpenes, and flavonoids in skincare products, emphasizing their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties and strategies to enhance their penetration and integration in natural and sustainable cosmeceuticals.

This study developed a method using ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to detect illegal substances in hair loss prevention cosmetics, revealing that some products contained high levels of minoxidil and finasteride, posing safety risks.

This study explored the use of "microfollicles," a human hair follicle organoid model, as an in vitro tool for testing hair-growth substances, finding up to 75% overlap in gene expression changes with human clinical biopsy responses to minoxidil, indicating its potential for pre-clinical substance testing.

Hair removal methods damage the skin barrier and affect substance penetration.

Environmental factors and exposure to toxins may contribute to male infertility by affecting sperm and hormone function.

This narrative review reports that well-selected plant extracts and their active compounds may improve hair health by promoting hair growth and preventing hair loss, potentially aiding in developing targeted therapies for alopecia.

This review discusses the cornification process of epidermal keratinocytes in forming the skin barrier and reports no new results; it emphasizes the importance for diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.

This review discusses the steroidogenic properties of human skin and suggests that impaired steroidogenesis may be linked to conditions like acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, and androgenic alopecia, but reports no new clinical results.

This review examines how incorporating various polymers and active ingredients into polyurethane dressings can enhance their properties and adaptability for better wound repair and regeneration, suggesting a promising direction for developing advanced functional dressings.

This review highlights the potential of permeation enhancers to improve the delivery of active ingredients across the skin, optimizing therapeutic outcomes despite challenges posed by individual variability and environmental factors, according to the authors' analysis of current understanding and applications in skincare and transdermal therapies.

This study found that finasteride significantly inhibits the metabolism of tirilazad to its active metabolites without greatly affecting tirilazad's overall clearance.

In this narrative review, the authors discuss regenerative substances like platelet-rich fibrin and mesenchymal stem cells in biological aesthetics, noting that while these methods show promise for regeneration, their safety, effectiveness, and durability remain uncertain due to limited and heterogeneous evidence.

This study found that Cnidium officinale extract and its compound ferulic acid improved hair growth by promoting dermal papilla cell function and mitochondrial activity, suggesting their potential as a new treatment option for alopecia, possibly through estrogen receptor alpha activation.

This article reviews recent advancements in forensic hair testing, emphasizing its growing use for detecting past substance exposure, identifying emerging trends like micro-segmentation and hair scanning, and proposing standardized procedures to improve reliability and application in forensic toxicology.

This review found no evidence supporting the efficacy of methotrexate for inducing remission in active ulcerative colitis compared to placebo or active comparators.

This study formulated an herbal anti-dandruff shampoo powder using Nyctanthes arbortristis as the main ingredient, and found that it exhibited significant anti-dandruff properties, beneficial physicochemical characteristics, and promising in-vitro results compared to a marketed medicated product.

This review discusses the potential use of liposomal formulations to enhance the effectiveness of cosmeceutical delivery through the skin barrier, with no new clinical results reported.

In this review, researchers examined the physiological benefits of Cheonggukjang, a salt-free fermented soybean paste, highlighting its various health-promoting components that may contribute to improved heart health, diabetes management, and cancer prevention, among other benefits.

This study found that ethanol-extracted propolis stimulated hair growth in mice by promoting the proliferation of hair keratinocytes.

This study assessed the antioxidant properties and contents of carotenoids and chlorophylls in 10 plant oils, finding fenugreek seed oil to be highest in carotenoids and pomegranate oil most active against free radicals, highlighting their potential as natural materials with antioxidant benefits.

This study reported that newly developed RADA16-I peptide hybrids, with active motifs like GHK and KGHK, demonstrated improved wound healing in a mouse skin injury model without cytotoxicity, suggesting they might be effective scaffolds for tissue engineering and regeneration.

This review discusses various treatments for noncicatricial alopecias, such as androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata, including mesotherapy, microneedling, and platelet-rich plasma therapy, noting that outcomes vary across these procedures.

This study found that of the many ingredients advertised in shampoos as effective against hair loss, only caffeine, adenosine, placental proteins, and melatonin have limited clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, with most claimed active ingredients lacking any trial-based validation.

This review examines the evolving field of nanozymes, highlighting their unique properties and biocatalytic capabilities that challenge traditional concepts of biocatalysis, with implications for sustainable applications and potential roles in physiological processes and disease pathogenesis.