182 citations,
December 2007 in “BJCP. British journal of clinical pharmacology/British journal of clinical pharmacology” Hair follicles significantly increase the speed and amount of caffeine absorbed through the skin.
129 citations,
June 1999 in “Archives of Dermatology” African Americans have less hair density than whites.
69 citations,
January 2002 in “Journal of biomedical optics” Dyes can penetrate human skin and hair follicles up to 1.2 mm deep and the sebaceous gland can store dye; Indocyanine Green lotion was made for safe dyeing and monitoring.
62 citations,
January 2013 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” Low iron and vitamin D levels are linked to hair loss in women.
50 citations,
February 2021 in “Physiology & behavior” People with depression often have higher hair cortisol levels, while those with PTSD tend to have lower levels, but more research is needed to understand this fully.
26 citations,
March 1986 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” Scalp hair grows at 0.37 mm/day, forearm hair at 0.18 mm/day, and thigh hair at 0.30 mm/day, with no significant differences found in people with certain hair conditions.
21 citations,
January 2010 in “International Journal of Trichology” TrichoScan often makes mistakes and needs improvement for correct hair growth analysis.
19 citations,
October 2017 in “The FASEB Journal” Male hormones cause different growth in identical human hair follicles due to their unique epigenetic characteristics.
15 citations,
March 1996 in “PubMed” Anorexia nervosa may cause a hair defect called pili torti due to malnutrition and high vitamin A levels.
12 citations,
January 2002 in “Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis” Smoking reduces antioxidants and causes DNA damage in hair follicles.