This study suggests that shiitake mushroom, buckwheat, soybean, cypress, and seaweed fulvescens may be potential candidates for use in scalp care cosmetics due to their antioxidative and antimicrobial properties, safety, and favorable user feedback.
May 2011 in “Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University)” This study found no statistically significant difference in the severity of insect bite hypersensitivity symptoms between horses receiving a nicotinamide supplement and those receiving a placebo.
December 2010 in “Journal of Oriental Medicine” This study found that shampoos containing extracts from black bean, wheat, and rice bran enhanced hair growth activity and improved the physical properties of aged hair in laboratory models.
September 2010 in “대한화장품학회지(J. Soc. Cosmet. Scientists Korea)” This study developed and validated a method to analyze active ingredients in hair nourisher products, which was successfully applied to products from the market.
August 2010 in “한국한의학연구원 논문집” In this animal study, Phellodendri Cortex extract reduced prostate tissue damage and inhibited 5α-reductase gene expression in rats with experimentally induced benign prostatic hyperplasia.
This study suggests that Yonnyuniksoogobon-dan promotes hair growth in C57BL/6 mice, potentially through up-regulating EGF and VEGF and down-regulating iNOS near hair roots.
This study found that rosemary oil significantly increased enzyme activities and IGF-1 mRNA expression related to hair growth in the skin of C57BL/6 mice.
December 2009 in “생명과학회지” This study found that thymosin β4 is highly expressed in multiple human tissues and may play a role in organ function and angiogenesis through co-localization with VEGF.
This study suggests that androgen receptor CAG polymorphisms may not significantly influence androgenetic alopecia susceptibility in Korean men.
This study of androgenic alopecia patients reports that stress was associated with AGA in both men and women, with notable findings differing by gender, age, and AGA type.
This study reports that topical 5% minoxidil solution significantly increased total hair counts and hair diameter in Korean men with androgenetic alopecia over 24 weeks and was well tolerated.
December 2008 in “한국미용학회지” This study found that sandalwood and rose absolute oils significantly accelerated hair regrowth in a shaved mouse model, suggesting their potential for use as hair growth stimulators.
This study found that Scalp med®, a solution including minoxidil, significantly improved hair count and thickness in men with androgenetic alopecia after 24 weeks of treatment.
December 2007 in “한국미용학회지” This study found that a 3% mixture of peppermint and rosemary oil in jojoba oil promoted hair regrowth in C57BL/6 mice similarly to minoxidil and showed notable antibacterial effects.
December 2007 in “대한피부과학회지” This study found that while the new cytopurine/pentadecanoic glyceride topical solution significantly improved total hair and daily shed hair counts in AGA patients, it did not show significant differences compared to placebo in other measures.
October 2007 in “한방재활의학과학회지” This study found an imbalance in autonomic nervous system activity in patients with androgenetic alopecia, with increased sympathetic activity and decreased parasympathetic activity compared to a control group.
September 2007 in “한국미용학회지” This study observed that in men with androgenetic alopecia, hair density improved and the mean number of telogen hair bulbs decreased after weekly treatments over a year.
This study found that PLX, a mixture of tomato extract and chitooligosaccharide, may reduce prostate weight in testosterone-induced BPH in rats, suggesting it could act as a 5α-reductase inhibitor.
April 2007 in “한방재활의학과학회지” This study found that Saengbal-eum(Shengfa-yin) promoted hair regrowth in a mouse model similarly to 3% Minoxidil, with its effects potentially linked to EGF activity in hair roots.
This study found that increased expression of type 2 TGF-β and type II receptor was observed in the bald vertex area of hair follicles from androgenetic alopecia patients, suggesting a role in catagen induction.
Finasteride may help treat hair loss in postmenopausal women.
April 2006 in “Journal of Korean Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study found that Procare and Proscar® finasteride tablets were bioequivalent according to Korea Food and Drug Administration guidelines in healthy male subjects.
December 2004 in “The World Journal of Men s Health” This study observed that finasteride treatment was more effective in treating prostatitis-related hemospermia compared to non-prostatitis cases, particularly after excluding sonographically abnormal cases.
This case report observed that a 23-year-old man developed painful unilateral gynecomastia after two months of low-dose finasteride treatment for male androgenetic alopecia, which resolved after discontinuation.
In this study, a 34-year-old male developed allergic contact dermatitis on the scalp after using minoxidil solution for androgenic alopecia, with the reaction potentially linked to the propylene glycol in the product.
Combining α-blockers and Finasteride is useful for treating small prostate enlargement.
The project developed and tested a method using plasma rich platelets to treat hair loss.