Baldness possibly cured: new treatment works, now for human tests

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Baldness is done?!

Scientists from Taiwan have created a magical serum that will restore hair in 20 days.

They have successfully tested it on mice: after just 20 days, completely bald rodents began active hair growth.

The best part: the serum is completely safe and consists of naturally derived fatty acids that do not irritate the skin.

Next up are tests on humans.

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A team of scientists has created a daily scalp hair growth serum, using a tropical plant-based extract, that has proven to regrow hair and improve hair thickness in just 56 days.

The test enrolled 60 adults in a randomized, double-blind trial run by researchers in Taipei. Each person used one milliliter nightly across the scalp for eight weeks, and changes were tracked with standardized imaging.

Initial results showed a 25 percent increase in hair thickness, compared to the placebo group, in less than two months

Fast signal for hair growth
Male-pattern hair loss is common, and some current treatments do help, but results vary and take months. This short, controlled test that moves the needle faster is drawing global attention for obvious reasons.

Lead researcher Dr. Tsong Min Chang of Schweitzer Biotech Company (SBC) led the clinical work in Taiwan. The team set out to see if a multi-part serum could nudge more follicles into active growth within a few weeks.

Many people try over-the-counter serums with mixed ingredients and vague claims. A tightly designed, blinded study offers cleaner signals than marketing before and after photos.

Hair growth serum ingredients
The proprietary serum uses mild caffeine and panthenol, a moisturizer many shampoos already carry. On top of that, the formula added extracellular vesicles – tiny packets released by cells that carry signals – derived from a plant species called Centella asiatica.

It also included fibroblast growth factor 7, a protein cue that supports hair-producing skin cells. The mix further added insulin-like growth factor 1, a protein signal that promotes follicle growth.

Those choices were not random. Growth factor biology links these signals to hair cycling, and careful delivery can matter for effectiveness.

How the test was done
Volunteers ages 18 to 60 were randomly assigned to five groups, including a placebo. Technicians measured density, thickness, length, and shedding at days 14, 28, 42, and 56 using standardized tools.

Four active arms stacked ingredients stepwise, from a simple base, to base plus growth factors, to base plus plant vesicles, to a full combination.

The design used placebo controls and blinding, a good way to reduce bias in a small study.

Hair growth changed by day 56
Across most measures, results improved as more components were combined, with the full formula on top. Hair density rose by almost 25 percent in the combination group compared with a smaller shift on placebo.

Strands also measured thicker in that group. The study authors suggest the plant material may support scalp health around follicles. These outcomes hint at synergy.

Stepwise gains across the arms suggest each component added something, with the trio together giving the largest effect on density at the study’s endpoint.

Short trial, big questions
The study involved healthy adults rather than people with clear pattern hair loss. It lasted only eight weeks, which is short relative to a full hair growth cycle and not long enough to judge durability.

Company employees and consultants worked on the project and reported the outcomes, which raises routine questions about bias.

Independent replication and longer follow up are essential before any claims move beyond a small controlled test.

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