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Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) For Hair Regrowth: Fact vs. Fiction
By Sarah King, PhD
Apr 19, 2024

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) For Hair Regrowth: Fact vs. Fiction

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in citrus fruits. Because humans lack an enzyme called gulonolactone oxidase, vitamin C must be taken up through the diet. The majority of evidence concerning vitamin C and its potential for hair growth is f...
Amino Acids To Treat Hair Loss? A Small Literature Review
By Richard Clayton, PhD
Apr 19, 2024

Amino Acids To Treat Hair Loss? A Small Literature Review

Amino acids are biomolecules and the building blocks of proteins. Marketers often misappropriate petri dish, animal, and small-scale human studies to suggest that the amino acids lysine, arginine, proline, & thiamine might help treat hair loss. But is this supported by clinical studies on humans...
Turmeric (Curcumin) For Hair Regrowth? Big Claims, Limited Data
By Sarah King, PhD
Apr 19, 2024

Turmeric (Curcumin) For Hair Regrowth? Big Claims, Limited Data

Petri dish (i.e., in vitro) studies suggest that turmeric and its active constituent, curcumin, might decrease cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB). Since these pathways and proteins share pathologic overlap with certain hair loss di...
How To Identify How Fast You’re Losing Hair & Why This Matters
By Perfect Hair Health Team
Apr 19, 2024

How To Identify How Fast You’re Losing Hair & Why This Matters

On average, people with androgenic alopecia lose 5% hair volume per year. However, this rate of progression is just an average; some people lose hair much faster. Those with rapidly-progressing hair loss face higher opportunity costs for treatment failures, and therefore have less opportunity to exp...
Why Am I Shedding After Starting Ketoconazole?
By Sarah King, PhD
Apr 19, 2024

Why Am I Shedding After Starting Ketoconazole?

Some people experience increased hair shedding after using ketoconazole shampoos or topicals. This can be due to several factors: treatment-induced hair shedding, a drug reaction, seasonal hair shedding, changes to other aspects of your hair growth regimen, ketoconazole overuse, scalp drying, & ...
Nourkrin® Review: Can Proteoglycans Actually Reverse Hair Loss?
By Sarah King, PhD
Apr 11, 2024

Nourkrin® Review: Can Proteoglycans Actually Reverse Hair Loss?

Nourkrin® markets its supplements as a “natural approach to hair loss”. The company differentiates itself with Marilex®: a “bioactive proteoglycan formula”. Three human studies suggest Nourkrin® products are effective at regrowing hair. Upon further investigation, each study ...
CB-03-01 (Breezula): Clinical Results, Side Effects, Sourcing Options, & More
By Sarah King, PhD
Apr 11, 2024

CB-03-01 (Breezula): Clinical Results, Side Effects, Sourcing Options, & More

CB-03-01, also known as Breezula™, is a topical synthetic androgen receptor antagonist. Its mechanism of action centers on competing with endogenous androgens like dihydrotestosterone (DHT) for binding to androgen receptors, which makes it a candidate for addressing androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Whil...
EGCG: Does This Polyphenol Regrow Hair? | A Scientific Analysis
By Sarah King, PhD
Apr 11, 2024

EGCG: Does This Polyphenol Regrow Hair? | A Scientific Analysis

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a popular ingredient found in hair growth supplements, serums, & topicals. Unfortunately, there’s little clinical data showing it can regrow hair in humans, and at higher doses, it might be toxic. On the one hand, in vitro studies suggest EGCG has 5-alpha...
Am I Supposed to Bleed When Microneedling? A Scientific Analysis
By Perfect Hair Health Team
Apr 11, 2024

Am I Supposed to Bleed When Microneedling? A Scientific Analysis

Microneedling is an experimental hair loss intervention that creates tiny punctures on the scalp skin surface – which improves topical penetration and triggers the body’s natural healing response. During a microneedling session, it’s normal to experience a bit of pinpoint bleeding. Havin...
Microneedling vs PRP: Which Is Better?
By Perfect Hair Health Team
Apr 11, 2024

Microneedling vs PRP: Which Is Better?

Dermatologists often recommend platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) as a treatment for hair loss. However, studies suggest that microneedling might also achieve the same results for a fraction of the price.  This article provides a comprehensive comparison of PRP versus microneedling: the clinical evi...

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