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Garlic and hair growth
Does garlic oil actually stimulate hair growth?
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The problem is, the last company that tried it was sued for the inadvertent deaths of several vampires.
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:joy: :joy:
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To answer the question…no
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While there are some (low quality) studies that suggest so,
they may not work in real lifehttp://www.regrowth.com/hair-loss-forums/topic/topical-garlic-study/
This studies alopecia areata, which may not work for general baldness.Interestingly a Yokohama university study used dimethylpolysiloxane (dimethicone) to grow culture hair follicles:
Practical hair regeneration technologyResearchers develop a method for large-scale preparation of hair producing tissuesDate:February 1, 2018Source:Yokohama National UniversitySummary:Researchers have developed a method for the mass preparation of cellular aggregates, also known as ‘hair follicle germs (HFGs)’, that may lead to a new treatment for hair loss.
Culture vessel for the mass preparation of hair follicle germs (above). Generated hairs on the back of a mouse (below).Credit: Yokohama National UniversityResearchers have developed a method for the mass preparation of cellular aggregates, also known as ‘hair follicle germs (HFGs)’, that may lead to a new treatment for hair loss.Although hair loss is not life-threatening, it troubles a substantial number of individuals all over the world, particularly in aging societies. Hair regenerative medicine has emerged as a new therapy to combat the problem. The therapy involves regenerating hair follicles, the tiny organs that grow and sustain hair. One of the more challenging obstacles to hair regenerative medicine has been the preparation of hair follicle germs, the reproductive source of hair follicles, on a large scale.The paper, published in the journal Biomaterials, reports the successful preparation of up to 5000 HFGs simultaneously, and reports new hair growth from the HFGs after transplantation into mice.“The key for the mass production of HFGs was a choice of substrate materials for culture vessel,” says the corresponding author Junji Fukuda, Professor, Yokohama National University. “We used oxygen-permeable dimethylpolysiloxane (PDMS) at the bottom of culture vessel, and it worked very well.”The research group further evaluated the feasibility of this method by transferring the prepared HFGs from a fabricated approximately 300-microwell array, called “HFG chip,” to generate hair follicles and hairs on the mouse body. The group confirmed black hair generation at both the back and scalp transplantation sites. The regenerated hair exhibited the typical hair cycle of murine hair.“This simple method is very robust and promising. We hope that this technique will improve human hair regenerative therapy to treat hair loss such as androgenic alopecia,” adds Fukuda. “In fact, we have preliminary data that suggests human HFG formation using human keratinocytes and dermal papilla cells.”Story Source:
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Journal Reference:
- Tatsuto Kageyama, Chisa Yoshimura, Dina Myasnikova, Ken Kataoka, Tadashi Nittami, Shoji Maruo, Junji Fukuda. Spontaneous hair follicle germ (HFG) formation in vitro, enabling the large-scale production of HFGs for regenerative medicine. Biomaterials, 2018; 154: 291 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.056
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180201142853.htm
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Interesting paper. Perhaps may come to something in the future.
But as far as garlic oil goes (after reading the study posted) I remain highly skeptical.
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@Oladoo The short answer is No.The slightly longer answer is: There are no well-performed studies indicating that garlic oil or extract may help on hair growth. Most of the studies are single-armed and it is tough to truly blind if people are smearing garlic on the skin (same issue with all aromatherapy studies).If you still demand to remain hopeful (or try to get funding for a research project) most of the studies are performed on people with alopecia areata, this effect is hypothesized in the (again poorly performed and poorly reported) articles to be caused by immunomodulating properties of diallyl disulfide or allicin.@Gunther By the look of it, the study was to create new follicle germs (ready to go into the neogen phase by using oxygen permeable dimethicone the substrate allowed the cells to self-assembly without interfering. Not really creating hair growth in existing follicles.Interesting paper none the less imagine getting a full head of hair again, without “repurposing” androgenic hair but implanting newly formed follicles.A ted talk about regrowing organs.
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Thank you all for your response. How about coffee for hair growth?
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Coffee - no
There is only one ingredient that has been proven to help with hair regrowth, Minoxidil. And even this doesn’t work for everyone. All other claimed ingredients are supported only by anecdotes and small, unrepeatable studies.
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