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This study found that complementary and alternative medicine use is common among Filipino adults with psoriasis vulgaris and is linked to poorer quality of life despite adjusting for confounding variables.

This case report highlights the need to consider complementary and alternative medicine use in endocrine evaluations, as stopping lavender oil use coincided with normalization of a concerning lab finding in a girl with precocious puberty signs.

This study found that 30.5% of patients at an outpatient clinic reported using complementary and alternative medicine, with many believing in its positive effects despite limited knowledge of potential side effects.

This study observed that 70.2% of patients with androgenetic alopecia at a dermatologic clinic used complementary and alternative medicine, with topical applications being the most common form.

This review discusses the potential benefits and safety concerns of using complementary and alternative medicine, such as traditional Chinese medicine herbs and probiotics, for treating pediatric atopic dermatitis, but reports no new clinical results.

This article reviews the classifications and characteristics of androgenic alopecia and provides no new clinical results; it emphasizes the importance for aestheticians to understand current treatment evidence.

Photographic imaging is crucial for documenting and managing hair loss, requiring careful preparation and standardization to be effective.

This article offers practical guidance on specific techniques for surgical hair restoration repairs, emphasizing meticulous techniques and optimal use of limited hair supply to achieve improved cosmetic results.

This study investigated the development of a polyherbal cosmeceutical serum containing extracts from five herbal drugs as a potentially safer treatment for alopecia areata, assessing its properties and stability.

The study developed herbal shampoo formulations using isolated phytoconstituents, such as eugenol, rutin, menthol, and camphor, which demonstrated similar antifungal efficacy to ketoconazole but with improved safety and detergency, offering a promising alternative for managing seborrheic dermatitis.

This study developed and tested a polyherbal anti-dandruff hair serum using natural ingredients with antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and conditioning properties, reporting notable antifungal efficacy, good stability, and satisfactory physicochemical characteristics, suggesting the serum is a safe and effective natural alternative for daily dandruff treatment.

This study found that transfecting alpaca melanocytes with miR-5110 altered gene expression related to pigmentation, specifically identifying pathways like MAPK and Wnt as involved in melanogenesis regulation, providing insights into miR-5110's role in pigmentation processes.

Alpha-MSH affects mitochondrial function, and MC1R mutations may increase skin aging.

This review compiles evidence indicating that rosemary essential oil may enhance cognitive function, sleep quality, mood, and pain management in aromatherapy; however, it also notes potential allergic reactions, emphasizing caution in its use.

This study suggests that Acrotrema arnottianum, a herb used in traditional medicine, contains biologically active metabolites like squalene and α-Tocopherol. It showed antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus aureus and antifungal properties against Candida albicans, while demonstrating antioxidant activity.

This study highlights the profound impact of alopecia areata on patients' self-esteem and identity, calling for holistic management that includes medical treatment, mental health support, and camouflage strategies to improve quality of life.

In this study, researchers developed a herbal hair oil formulation using various herbs and oils designed to counteract greying, promote hair growth, and reduce dandruff, finding that the formulation met standard values for organoleptic characteristics, grittiness, sensitivity, pH, and viscosity.

In this study on mice, intensive stress through methods like resiniferatoxin injections and physical restraint was found to inhibit hair follicle growth, with the mechanism involving the sympathetic nervous system and the cAMP signaling pathway in hair follicle stem cells.

This study found that combining natural extracts significantly boosted the stem cell functions of dermal papilla cells by enhancing β-catenin stability, promoting hair growth potential in vitro.

This study concluded that phytotherapy offers a potentially effective and safer alternative to conventional treatments for androgenetic alopecia by reducing hair loss progression without the usual adverse effects.

In this review, the authors discuss caffeine's potential mechanisms and benefits as a hair loss treatment, noting its possible effectiveness and safety, though they caution that existing studies often have significant design flaws.

The book provides comprehensive treatment strategies for female hair loss.

This study found that various plant oils can penetrate the lipid-rich cell membrane complex of hair, improving its fatigue strength by preventing flaw propagation, with greater penetration observed for oils containing shorter chain lengths and unsaturated fatty acids.

This study found that while caffeine and adenosine can inhibit hair loss and stimulate hair growth, more research is needed to fully understand the efficacy of shampoo formulations containing specific proportions of these compounds for hair loss treatment and prevention.

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 study found that the antifungal potential of six herbal shampoos developed using various phytoconstituents is comparable to marketed synthetic antifungal shampoos in treating Seborrheic dermatitis caused by Candida albicans.

In this discussion of lavender products, the authors highlighted their traditional use for therapeutic purposes, aromatic qualities, and skincare applications, though lavender's medical efficacy remains unsupported by FDA approval and its primary mechanisms of action are not yet fully understood.

This review highlights the beneficial effects of certain herbal drugs in treating skin diseases, such as their healing, antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor-promoting activities, emphasizing recent technical advancements in the field over the past 17 years.

This integrative literature review suggests that phytotherapeutic products, like Saw palmetto and Green tea, could serve as viable alternatives to current medications like finasteride for treating androgenetic alopecia, potentially offering fewer side effects.

This article reviews current treatment options for androgenetic alopecia, assessing the efficacy and potential side effects of medications and minimally-invasive strategies like photobiomodulation, micro-needling, and platelet-rich plasma therapy, while also discussing hair transplantation and camouflage methods.