Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) binding to androgen receptors (AR) in hair follicles is commonly accepted as the first step leading to the miniaturizing of follicles associated with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). Testosterone is converted to DHT by the enzyme 5alpha-reductase. Finasateride a 5alpha-reducase inhibitor blocks the production of DHT and is currently used to treat AGA. The inhibition is not...

The purpose of this study is to determine which attributes are important for choosing household personal shampoo. Using our results, we develop two impact measures of customer satisfaction. In the first approach, the relationship between positiveor negative-attribute product performance and overall satisfaction is assumed to be linear and symmetric. In this case, positive or negative product at...

Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an uncommon cause of blepharoconjunctivitis in which Pthirus pubis infest the eyelashes. We report a case of unilateral phthiriasis palpebrarum with crab louse. A 45-year-old man presented with conjunctival hyperaemia and moderate itching associated with irritation, and crusty excretions of the eyelashes in the left eye. Careful slit-lamp examination revealed many lic...

Background: Natural anti dandruff efficacy is an area of interest as there a consumer need for natural technologies in over-the-counter shampoo formulations.

Total of 7,495 children including 3,908 boys and 3,587 girls from a kindergarten and 15 primary schools were examined for head lice infestation (HLI). The overall prevalence of HLI in this study was found to be 5.8%. Head lice were much more commonly detected in girls than in boys with prevalence of 11.2% and 0.9%, respectively. Sixty-nine children with HLI were treated with 1% lindane shampoo ...

The managing director of an operating company, which manufactures and sells a leading women's shampoo, has been told by the head office that advertising expenditure on the product in his country is much larger than in any other country where the shampoo is sold. The MD believes that special circumstances in his country justify the large expenditure, which is mostly for television advertising, b...

Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an infestation of the eyelashes caused by the louse Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus, 1758). We report a case of phthiriasis palpebrarum in a 6-year-old girl, which was initially misdiagnosed as allergic blepharoconjunctivitis. Parasites and their nits were found adhering to the eyelashes and eyelids of her right eye as well as scalp hairs. No abnormality was found in the left...

Itchy scalp troubles many people. The causes of itching can be systemic, psychogenic, neurological, and dermatological diseases. most common diseases associated with are seborrheic dermatitis psoriasis. pathogenesis these is very different, but in both cases, skin microbiota changes may present, supporting the inflammation. Also, conditions, flaking other similar clinical presentations occur. I...

Shampoo prepares surfactants to remove dirt, surface grease, and skin debris from hair, shaft, scalp without harming the user. This study aimed formulate herbal shampoo using Ethiopian plant extracts evaluate their quality parameters. Herbal shampoos were formulated seed oil of Lepidium sativum L. Ricinus communis L., essential Lippia adeonsis Hochst ex. Walp koseret, along with other ingredien...

The Malassezia furfur fungal infection leads to dandruff formation. Dandruff cannot be fully eliminated but can only effectively controlled. This study intends formulate and evaluate the polyherbal anti-dandruff shampoo. prepared formulation not cleans dirt also makes hair soft lustrous promotes growth. eliminates use of harmful chemical ingredients that damages hair. uses various herbs like Ne...