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In this animal study, ultrasound combined with a new microbubble formulation of minoxidil increased hair growth rates and improved follicle characteristics more effectively than minoxidil alone.

In this study, a copolymer made from Tung oil and Tung free fatty acids demonstrated improved mechanical and thermal properties for hair repair, with enhanced resistance and flexibility observed in treated bleached hair, suggesting its potential as a sustainable biopolymer for cosmetic applications.

This study found that using natural polyphenol cross-linkers like tannic acid and green tea extract during perm treatments improved perming efficiency, wave maintenance, and hair protection compared to a control group.

This study found that longer-chain cationic surfactants like BTMC provided superior hair conditioning by reducing combing forces, but did not reverse oxidative hair damage, emphasizing the role of molecular structure in surfactant performance.

In this study, researchers identified an optimal shampoo formulation using Design Expert software, which showed no significant differences in viscosity and foam height, and the physical characteristics met acceptable standards, suggesting its potential for supporting hair health and preventing hair loss.

This study found that encapsulating tamarillo polyphenols in cubosome nanoparticles protected them during digestion and enhanced the nutritional and antioxidant properties of yoghurt when used as a delivery system.

This study found that dual-frequency ultrasound with microbubble cavitation significantly enhanced minoxidil delivery and hair growth in both lab and animal models compared to single-frequency ultrasound, without damaging the skin in mice.

This study suggests that artificial sebum L may serve as an effective substitute for human sebum in drug transport studies, due to its similar physicochemical properties.

This study developed electrospun nanofibers containing mupirocin for wound treatment, reporting enhanced antibacterial activity, high water absorption, and accelerated wound healing in a rat model, suggesting potential use for severe skin injuries at risk of infection.

This review discusses the extraction, purification, and biological activities of maidenhairtree polysaccharides, emphasizing the higher efficiency of ultrasound-assisted extraction, but it reports no new clinical results.

This article describes the synthesis of novel polyamine-modified minoxidil analogs and conjugates to potentially enhance minoxidil's biological activity, selectivity, and water solubility, but reports no new biological results.

In this study, carboxymethylalanyl disulfide keratin was shown to effectively prevent hair damage during repeated bleaching and permanent waving treatments.

This study found that using elastic nano-liposomes to deliver palmitoylethanolamide improved its transdermal delivery and enhanced its skincare effects, with minimal cytotoxicity and no allergic reactions observed.

This study developed an organic hair conditioner using chitosan-thiadiazole conjugates that showed improved hair detangling, moisture retention, and protection without causing irritation, promising an environmentally sustainable approach to hair care.

In this study, the researchers reported that minoxidil-loaded transfersomes using a cyclodextrin strategy significantly increased drug stability, skin permeation, and hair regrowth in a mouse model of androgenetic alopecia compared to traditional formulations and commercial tinctures.

This study found that using a combination of Alginate-TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber-α-tocopherol membranes and Pluronic-α-tocopherol hydrogels facilitated better wound healing in diabetic rats through enhanced angiogenesis and no observable toxicity compared to using each treatment individually.

In this study, the use of internal wool lipid liposomes was shown to improve the lipid composition and increase the resistance to breaking in both untreated and chemically treated hair fibers.

This study explored the formulation of a 1% minoxidil gel shampoo, finding that specific combinations of surfactants significantly affect its foaming ability, which may enhance compliance compared to imported products.

This study found that encapsulating curcumin within specific polymers increased its oral bioavailability, photostability, and release in both mice and in vitro, compared to free curcumin.

This study reports that fluconazole emulgel formulations, using jojoba oil and liquid paraffin, showed effective drug release and improved characteristics for treating skin diseases compared to traditional oral formulations.

This study reports the development of a microemulsion using Momordica charantia extract, which demonstrated strong antioxidant and 5α-reductase inhibitory activity, potentially aiding hair loss management. The microemulsion was stable over 12 weeks, suggesting its future potential for cosmetic or pharmacological applications.

This research investigated aqueous alginate-based hydrogels for delivering minoxidil and reported that using hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) with molar substitution 0.65 significantly enhanced minoxidil's solubility and skin permeability without damaging the epidermis, suggesting potential as an alternative to commercial minoxidil solutions.

In this study, lecithin-based microparticle formulations of minoxidil showed enhanced skin penetration and comparable hair growth effectiveness to commercial products in mice, while minimizing skin irritation often seen with standard minoxidil solutions.

In this study, researchers developed microparticle-embedded gas-propelled microneedles that showed higher drug loading and transdermal delivery efficiency compared to traditional microneedles.

This study found that nanoemulsions incorporating skin penetration enhancers significantly increased the permeation of minoxidil through human skin compared to aqueous control solutions.

In this study, cell membrane remodeling with a thermoresponsive boronic acid copolymer was shown to rapidly form spheroids from cancer or cardiac cell lines under standard conditions, promising advances in tissue engineering.

This study presents a method for directly measuring the solubility of solid chemicals in the skin's stratum corneum under various humidity conditions, emphasizing its importance for dermal drug delivery and chemical safety assessments.

This study found that MPEG-dihexPLA micelles significantly improved the skin deposition of tacrolimus compared to a marketed ointment, suggesting better targeted delivery with reduced systemic absorption.

The researchers reported that adding specific combinations of hydrolyzed proteins to silicone-free shampoo improved hair conditioning properties by reducing friction and increasing surface adsorption and penetration into hair, compared to protein-free alternatives.

This review concluded that using niosomes in cosmetics significantly enhances the aesthetic and therapeutic effects of skin and hair products, potentially aiding in treating skin conditions.