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Scientists successfully test serum based on plant extracts that promotes hair growth within weeks

2025-10-10 20:45:15Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Scientists successfully test serum based on plant extracts that promotes hair growth within weeks

A serum designed to prevent hair loss has shown promising results in less than two months. Based on plant extracts and cell-stimulating proteins, the topical treatment led to noticeable improvements in hair density compared to a placebo formula.

Hair loss affects up to half of men and 40 percent of women by the age of 50 to some degree. Some treatments, such as finasteride and minoxidil, also known as Rogaine, can be effective, but this depends on a number of factors, including genetics and the amount of hair lost.

Researchers are investigating new methods for hair growth, including the use of stem cells, manipulation of fibroblasts, a type of cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue, and drugs that appear to awaken dormant hair follicles.

Seeking a different approach, researchers at Schweitzer Biotech Company in Taiwan have developed a serum that includes caffeine, a common ingredient in hair loss shampoos, and two proteins that stimulate cell growth: insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and fibroblast growth factor-7 (FGF-7), which have shown promise in regenerating hair follicles. It also contains extracts from Centella asiatica, a tropical herb commonly used in skin care, which appears to promote hair follicle health.

To test it, a team of international researchers recruited 60 adults, ages 18 to 60, who didn't necessarily have significant hair loss. They were divided into five groups, with the first receiving a placebo serum with no active ingredients and the second receiving a base formula of 0.1 percent caffeine and vitamin B5, which has moisturizing properties.

The remaining groups all had this basic formula, but the third also had IGF-1 and FGF-7, the fourth also had C. asiatica extracts, and the fifth had all of these.

Participants were all told to apply 1 milliliter of the serum to their entire scalp every evening for 56 days. In most of the outcomes the team measured — such as hair density, hair thickness, and reduced hair loss — things improved from the first to the fifth group. Hair density improved the most significantly; by almost 25 percent in the fifth group — almost double the difference in the placebo group.

The researchers wonder if extracts of C. asiatica in particular can strengthen hair roots or improve blood flow around their follicles. "This plant has been used for anti-aging and restorative, anti-inflammatory uses," they said.

"So it's a bit of a wonder plant, apparently. Some of the other things in the study have more of an evidence base, for example long-acting IGF-1 and FGF-7; they are known to have an impact on the hair cycle."

Scientists successfully test serum based on plant extracts that promotes hair


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