Category Science & Ingredients

Mechanism Overview: Hyaluronic Acid as a Follicle Microenvironment Modulator Hyaluronic acid (HA, also called hyaluronan) is a glycosaminoglycan—a long, unbranched…

Mechanism Overview: The Follicle’s Internal Clock Circadian rhythms are approximately 24-hour cycles of biological activity regulated by a molecular clock…

Mechanism Overview: Copper at the Intersection of Structure and Color Copper is an essential trace element that serves as a…

Mechanism Overview: The Follicle’s Internal Cleanup System Autophagy (from the Greek “self-eating”) is a cellular process by which damaged organelles,…

Mechanism Overview: Concentrating the Body’s Growth Factors Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous preparation of concentrated platelets in a small…

Mechanism Overview: Building Blocks of Hair Hair is approximately 95% keratin protein, and keratin is composed of amino acids linked…

Mechanism Overview: Melatonin as a Follicle Hormone Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is best known as the “sleep hormone” produced by the pineal…

Mechanism Overview: From Gut Microbiome to Hair Follicle The concept of a “gut-skin axis” has gained significant attention in dermatology…

Mechanism Overview: BMP as the Brake on Hair Growth Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members of the TGF-β superfamily that…

Mechanism Overview: The Molecular Architecture of Hair Hair is composed of approximately 95% keratin—a family of fibrous structural proteins that…

Mechanism Overview: Selenium and the Selenoprotein Family Selenium is an essential trace element that is incorporated as the amino acid…

Mechanism Overview: Caffeine as a Follicle Stimulant Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world, and…