February 2025 in “Biomimetics” The shampoo straightens hair while keeping it healthy and less damaged.
September 2024 in “Heliyon” Repeated hair dyeing significantly damages hair.
Hair fiber research combines multiple sciences to improve hair care products.
December 2023 in “Asian journal of beauty & cosmetology” November 2023 in “Cosmetics” Rice derivatives in conditioners protect and improve hair health.
November 2023 in “Biology” Lower hair copper and copper-to-zinc ratio are linked to more severe coronary artery disease.
Nanocarriers with plant extracts show promise for safe and effective hair growth treatment.
October 2023 in “Nutrients” Millet and wheat extracts may improve hair health and promote growth.
The document concludes that understanding hair's composition and the effects of treatments can lead to better hair care products.
March 2022 in “Journal of drug delivery and therapeutics” Sea hibiscus leaf extract at 30% concentration in a hair tonic significantly increased hair growth in guinea pigs.
January 2021 in “Lecture notes in mechanical engineering” High temperatures, acidic conditions, and too much coconut oil damage hair, while a pH of 5 to 7 keeps it healthy.
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June 2023 in “Journal of applied crystallography” The technique showed that human hair has two main parts, with 68% being rigid and the rest flexible, and water swelling affects its structure.
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October 2003 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A boy had unusual synchronized hair growth with short active growth phases, not fitting known hair disorders.
December 1978 in “Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery” 9 citations
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September 2012 in “Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology” Hair capacitance mapping effectively measures hair surface moisture changes.
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June 2013 in “Fashion business” Rosehip extract improves hair wave, thickness, and color vibrancy.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Wnt signaling helps regenerate hair follicles in wounds by reducing skin cell sensitivity to mechanical stress.
Wheat bran promotes hair growth by helping hair cells multiply.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Anwuligan may help treat hair loss by promoting hair growth.
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March 2014 in “Body Image” Wig users with alopecia do a lot of emotional and practical work to make their wigs look natural and manage how others see them.
February 2025 in “Science Advances” Wnt signaling helps regenerate hair follicles by affecting how skin cells sense and respond to mechanical forces.
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February 2008 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” Treat significant hirsutism with medication and hair removal; use birth control pills first, adding antiandrogens if needed.
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January 2022 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is important for body functions and diseases, and targeting it may treat conditions like cancer, but with safety challenges.
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January 2020 in “Nature” Stress can cause hair to turn gray by depleting stem cells.
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April 2015 in “Cell” Plucking some hairs can trigger nearby unplucked hairs to grow back more due to a collective response.
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July 2012 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” BMAL1 controls skin cell growth and UV damage risk, peaking at night.
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September 2016 in “American Journal of Psychiatry” Trichotillomania is different from OCD and is best treated with habit reversal therapy and specific medications.
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April 2017 in “Cell” Different small areas within hair follicles send specific signals that control what type of cells stem cells become.