A research team led by Dr. Bruno Bernard, head of the hair biology research team at beauty firm L’Oreal in Paris has announced that it may be able to come up with a shampoo that will reverse the greying of hair.
The team said an enzyme called TRP 2 was responsible for maintaining the melanocytes of the skin in active state and that the same enzyme may be able to trigger the pigment-producing cells in hair follicles as well.
Hair Loss - Types and Treatments
Hair loss, referred to as alopecia, is a common yet distressing condition that affects young as well as older individuals.
Hair loss, referred to as alopecia, is a common yet distressing condition that affects young as well as older individuals.
However Angela Marshall, an image consultant and the owner of Surrey-based Appearance Management feels this shampoo may not benefit everyone, “It could be problematic for people with very dark hair as their eyebrows would probably still go grey and then their colourings would not match well. So treatment would probably be better for people with blonde hair where there would not be such a stark contrast,” she said.
The researchers hope to have this shampoo on the market in two years time.
Hair Loss in Men
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
A few men are only in their twenties when they begin to lose hair, but by the time men reach their fifties, more than 50% of them have what doctors would call ‘significant hair loss’.
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Stem Cells may Cure Baldness
In what may be welcome news for people going bald, Australian scientists are trying to use stem cells to grow a potentially endless supply of new hair
In what may be welcome news for people going bald, Australian scientists are trying to use stem cells to grow a potentially endless supply of new hair
Genetic Variants That Boost Risk of Male Baldness Identified
Gene detectives on Sunday said they had netted two genetic variants that, together, boost the risk of male baldness sevenfold.
Gene detectives on Sunday said they had netted two genetic variants that, together, boost the risk of male baldness sevenfold.
