December 16 2008, 12:34 pm PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
Dear Doctor. I have been reading on pubmed that IGF-1 has a strong influence on hair and follicular health and growth. I have read that research indicates IGF-1 stimulation has increased hair count and hair weight. Capsacin, applied topically in 0.01 percent concentration for 5 months, increased hair counts in over 60% of the participants. This information is as of 2008, so it is current. What are your thoughts on this subject and do you think the combination of 5% minoxidil and 0.01% capsacin would be of benefit? Thanks!
When I eat hot chili peppers they make my mouth burn, which is caused by the capsaicin in the pepper. Yet rubbing chili peppers on one’s head won’t stop testosterone from converting to DHT (and the DHT is what causes genetic hair loss in men). I would think it might make their hair fall out rather than regrow it, but I really do not have enough knowledge about this. If you send me the reference, it might help me research the quality of the study better.
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Perhaps you’re having trouble with words, but I gave my opinion (which is why I said “I THINK” and not “I KNOW”), and followed it up by stating that I didn’t have enough knowledge about it. The email I got referenced a study and didn’t include the study for me to read. Chill out and try not to get too excited about something without clearly reading first.