July 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that a new alcohol-free minoxidil hydrogel formulation showed comparable in vitro efficacy and skin absorption to the commercial minoxidil product for treating androgenetic alopecia.
August 2021 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” This study found that rubbing the skin increased caffeine permeation significantly, while rhododendrol showed no enhancement from rubbing, likely due to different distribution patterns in the skin layers.
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July 2021 in “Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin/Chemical and pharmaceutical bulletin” This study found that rubbing significantly increased skin permeation of caffeine but not rhododendrol, with the direction of rubbing playing a crucial role in caffeine's enhancement.
April 2011 in “한국생물공학회 학술대회” This study found that an anti-atopic lotion containing fucoidan helped heal skin damage in hairless mice with atopic dermatitis by reducing skin thickness and modulating immune responses.
December 2021 in “Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University: Series Medicine” In this study, treatment with platelet-rich plasma combined with 2% minoxidil was associated with normalization of immunohistochemical markers in patients with stage I-II androgenetic alopecia, suggesting potential for long-term therapeutic effects.