Clinical evaluation of herbal Hair Loss Cream in management of Alopecia aerata: An open study

This preliminary study focuses on the effect of a topical application of herbal Hair Loss Cream, in the reduction of hair loss and promotion of new hair growth in men and women. Twenty subjects (15 men and 5 women), with varying levels of hair loss, were enrolled in this six month study. This study indicates that herbal Hair Loss Cream is effective in reducing hair loss in both men and women: 54% of the male and 52% of the female participants reported a noticeable decrease in hair loss after one month of treatment. 67% of men and 63% of women reported significant fall in the hair loss by three months of treatment. By the end of the study majority of men and women reported new growth of hair. This study also suggests that herbal Hair Loss Cream may be beneficial in stimulating new hair growth. This effect, however, seems to be more pronounced in men and women under the age of 40 years, who are expected to have normal hair growth cycles. Nevertheless, as most of the subjects of this study have been diagnosed with alopecia, this result suggests that a subsequent study should be performed to determine quantitatively the effect of herbal Hair Loss Cream in stimulating hair regeneration in patients with severe alopecia. INTRODUCTION Androgenetic alopecia or male pattern baldness is a common condition affecting approximately 50% to 80% of Caucasian men and is the most widespread form of baldness. Alopecia is an inherited condition, most likely dominantly inherited with variable penetrance, which progressively appears as men age. Typically, 30% of Caucasian men in their thirties have alopecia. This number increases to 40% for men in their forties, and so on, up to 80% of men in their eighties and older. This progressive rate of appearance of alopecia is also found in other ethnicities, although in total, baldness may appear at a lower rate than in Caucasian men. For example, it is estimated that only a total of 30% to 40% of Asian men are affected by androgenetic alopecia. Although not often appreciated, alopecia is also present in a significant portion of women. It is estimated that 20% to 40% of women have this condition, although not with the same severity as men. In women, hair loss typically begins in their twenties to forties, and does continue to progress with increasing age.