First Potential Medical (Non-dye) Solution for Gray Hair (Early trial summary in post body)
Edit: This is a genuinely interesting story, y’all downvoters are just wrong. 🤭
Anti-gray hair topical via melanogenesis rescue: proteoglycan mix restored melanogenesis-associated transcription factor expression 3.7x in human melanocytes, with 4x synergistic antioxidant effect.
The latter is interesting because while H₂O₂ is a normal byproduct of cellular metabolism, its metabolism by catalase expression drops significantly with age. This means the accumulated H₂O₂ (a ROS) literally bleaches the melanin from inside the follicle using the same mechanism that cosmetic bleaching products lighten hair.
Problems with this study:
- In vitro only
- Manufacturer-funded
- Arbitrarily women-labeled despite gender agnostic study
- Cosmetic-classified to dodge RCT standards and market to anti-pharma segment