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This review focuses on cosmeceuticals, emphasizing the herbs used and their associated benefits and challenges, but reports no new experimental results.

This abstract introduces TrichoFoam™, a new foaming vehicle for compounding pharmacies, designed to be a gentle, non-irritating option for alopecia treatment, acknowledging that current topical treatments are limited and oral products may cause adverse effects.

This phase 2a trial evaluated Samcyprone for common wart treatment and found that while a sensitization reaction is necessary for therapeutic response, its level does not predict wart clearance.

This study observed that hyaluronan's transformation into HA·3Ca and its hydrate increases drug absorption by changing its molecular characteristics, influenced by zwitterionic character and acidic pH.

This study reports that dutasteride, used alone or with tamsulosin, effectively reduces acute urine retention and surgery risk in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, and may lower prostate cancer incidence, suggesting potential chemopreventive benefits.

This study introduced and validated new spectrophotometric methods to simultaneously determine finasteride and tadalafil in Entadfi™ capsules with high sensitivity and without interference from excipients.

This review highlights the use of natural products in cosmetic-containing herbals for skin and hair care but reports no new clinical results, calling attention to their claimed curative properties and minimal side effects.

This study found that excipients significantly influence the effectiveness of curcumin nanocrystals in dermal applications, enhancing or hindering hair follicle targeting and passive diffusion based on their selection.

This review outlines recent advancements in droplet-based microfluidic technology using food-grade emulsions to create diverse delivery systems by controlling droplet size, shape, and dispersity, while also discussing challenges in scaling these processes from laboratory to industrial applications.

This study found that a minoxidil foamable emu oil emulsion significantly promoted hair growth in animals compared to a marketed 5% minoxidil solution, showing increased hair follicles in the anagenic phase.

This study found that a nanoemulsion hair spray formula with 25% PEG 400 showed promising physicochemical stability, but further research is needed to assess its colloidal stability and efficacy in hair growth.

This study developed a reliable HPLC-UV/Vis method to determine aluminum phthalocyanine chloride in skin, supporting its use in skin permeation studies for photodynamic therapy of cutaneous tumors.

This study assessed minoxidil solubility in propylene glycol and water mixtures, comparing cosolvency models and examining thermodynamic properties, without reporting new clinical results.

This review discusses the antioxidant and photoprotective potential of Polypodium leucotomos for use as a natural sunscreen ingredient and reports no new experimental results; further studies are recommended to evaluate its effectiveness.

In this study, the Trivedi Effect®-Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment was reported to significantly increase the solubility and isotopic abundance ratios of flutamide, potentially improving its stability and efficacy.

This chapter reviews the use of liposomes and cyclodextrins to improve the delivery and effectiveness of the peptide angiotensin-(1-7) in various therapeutic applications and reports no new experimental results.

This study assessed the therapeutic potential of Eclipta prostrata extracts in antibacterial and antioxidant applications, reporting that fractionated compounds showed enhanced efficacy and higher phenolic content compared to crude extracts, though some fractions also displayed high cytotoxicity, indicating a need for further evaluation.

In this review, the authors examined the bioactive compounds in rosemary, noting its potential anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, wound-healing, and anticancer activities, and highlighted its use in traditional medicine and cosmetics for conditions such as aging, baldness, and sun damage.

This review examines the role of cyclodextrins in improving the solubility, stability, and bioavailability of steroid drugs but does not report new experimental findings.

This review highlights the promising potential of microemulsions and nanoemulsions in (trans)dermal drug delivery, noting a gap in understanding their distinct mechanisms and composition-related effects on skin permeability, while emphasizing the limited clarity on mesostructures and cosolvent impacts.

This study evaluated the stability of multiple active ingredients in TrichoSol™ for use in alopecia treatments, finding varying stability durations at room temperature—up to 180 days for some ingredients—supporting its use as a compounding vehicle in personalized therapies.

In this study, researchers developed a novel dry shampoo powder using traditional Indian botanicals and found that it demonstrated effective cleansing properties, favorable physicochemical characteristics, and no adverse effects in animal safety evaluations, offering an eco-friendly alternative to synthetic shampoos.

This review discusses a traditional medicinal plant used in various holistic health systems and reports its potential antitumor activity, but no new clinical results are provided.

This case study describes a 21-year-old man who experienced a hemorrhagic stroke potentially linked to finasteride and minoxidil use for androgenic alopecia, emphasizing the need for thorough medication history in young stroke patients.

This review discusses the nutritional and medicinal benefits of breadfruit and highlights challenges in promoting its consumption, but reports no new empirical findings.

This study developed a simple and cost-effective chromatographic method for simultaneously analyzing betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriol, achieving rapid separation within 7 minutes suitable for routine applications.

This review systematically examined recent advancements in spironolactone-loaded nanocarriers, revealing that lipid and vesicular nanoparticles enhance bioavailability and skin penetration for treating androgen-dependent disorders, but highlighted the need for further clinical studies to optimize their use.

This study found that lotion containing ethanolic extract of Phyllanthus niruri promoted hair growth in rats, with the addition of 1% menthol enhancing this effect compared to the extract alone.

This special issue reviews current challenges and innovative solutions for enhancing the penetration of topical formulations for human skin, reporting no new results.

This study found that porcine-placenta-extract-loaded nanoformulated serum improved skin hydration and promoted hair growth, as well as reduced intracellular ROS and inflammation without cytotoxicity in human subjects.