Dandruff is caused by lipid (fat) autoxidation damage to scalp cells, resulting in their proliferation and then falling off. Rancid, musty hair and scalp odors are also caused by autoxidation of lipids in the scalp and on the hair. It can be effectively controlled by shampoos containing antioxidants, such as selenium sulfide (found in Selsun […]
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- aging clocks, autoxidation, baldness, clonidine, dandruff, diazoxide, dopaminergic hypothalamic-pituitary nerve tracts, FDA, hirstutism, hypothalamic-pituitary clocks, Korsakoff’s psychosis, Leydig cells, minoxidil, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, selenium sulfide, sex hormones, testosterone
Pulling hairs just short of breaking them or plucking hairs can stimulate new growth, though its effects are not very impressive. Such powerful skin irritants as cayenne pepper or, even more powerful and effective, dinitrochlorobenzene or dinitrochlorophenol, often cause hair regrowth when rubbed into the scalp. This is probably at least partly due to histamine […]
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- atrophic follicles, baldness, cayenne pepper, cholesterol, dihydrotestosterone, dinitrochlorobenzene, dinitrochlorophenol, FDA, hair follicles, histamines, hormones, nucleo-proteins, polyoxyethylene chain, polysorbate 60, polysorbate 80, surfactant