Plant Remedies & Genetic Research

Plant remedies:

Caffeine

Caffeine has been identified as a stimulator of human hair growth in vitro, and reduced testosterone-induced follicle growth suppression. It has been demonstrated that the addition of caffeine to a shampoo-formulation is effective in administering caffeine to the hair follicles in the scalp. Further research must be done to evaluate the efficacy and adequate dosage of caffeine in the treatment of androgenetic alopecia.

A spray made with coffee beans is claimed to prevent age-related hair loss in women.

Genetic research

In February 2008 researchers at the University of Bonn announced they have found the genetic basis of two distinct forms of inherited hair loss, opening a broad path to treatments for baldness. They found that a gene, P2RY5, causes a rare, inherited form of hair loss called Hypotrichosis simplex. It is the first receptor in humans known to play a role in hair growth. The fact that any receptor plays a specific role in hair growth was previously unknown to scientists and with this new knowledge a focus on finding more of these.

In May 2009, researchers in Japan identified a gene, Sox21, that appears to determine cyclical hair loss in mice. The researchers also believe it may be responsible for hair loss, or alopecia, in people.

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