Corticosterone inhibits GAS6, affecting hairfollicle stem-cell activity, with potential implications for stress-relatedhair loss. Ashwagandha and Vitamin K are suggested for reducing cortisol, but their effectiveness is debated.
Stress can lead to hair loss by affecting hair-follicle stem cells, and this loss is harder to recover from if one has male pattern baldness (MPB). Treatments like finasteride and minoxidil are used to address hair loss, but stress-relatedhair loss differs from androgenic alopecia.
HairClone is developing cell replacement treatments to rejuvenate and generate hairfollicles, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign. A user expressed skepticism about the need for crowdfunding.
Intermittent fasting may inhibit hair growth by triggering a stress response that affects hair-follicle stem cells. Some users believe genetics and DHT play a larger role in hair loss, and treatments like Minoxidil and Finasteride are mentioned as ineffective for some.