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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (7): 844-852.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.07.004

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Research on the preparation process and pharmacodynamic effect of compound essential oil-lactic acid anti-hair loss microemulsion

Yaokun Xiong,Si Yang,Shixi Hong,Haolang Zhang,Liangji Li,Yuhuan Chen*()   

  1. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330004, China
  • Received:2024-09-23 Revised:2025-06-19 Online:2025-07-22 Published:2025-07-23
  • Contact: *E-mail: daxiong5927@163.com

Abstract:

This study utilizes a lactic acid solution, which promotes hair growth, as the aqueous phase, and compound essential oil as the oil phase, to prepare an O/W microemulsion for preventing hair loss and promoting hair growth. The formulation of the microemulsion was optimized using a pseudo-ternary phase diagram combined with the Box-Behnken response surface method, evaluating particle size and PDI as indicators to obtain the best preparation process. A seborrheic alopecia animal model was established using C57BL/6 mice to evaluate the effects of the microemulsion on hair loss prevention and hair growth. The results indicate that the optimal formulation of the microemulsion comprise 9.29% oil phase, 21.32% Tween 80, 10.66% anhydrous ethanol, and 58.71% aqueous phase, yielding an average particle size of 16.48 nm and a PDI of 0.038. The microemulsion exhibits good centrifugation and temperature stability. The formulation significantly increases hair length and weight in mice (P<0.05), improves the number and distribution of hair follicles, upregulates the concentrations of KGF and VEGF in mouse skin, and decreases the concentration of TGF-β1 (P<0.05). This study provides a basis for the development of new formulations containing essential oils for hair loss prevention and promotion.

Key words: lactic acid, essential oil of traditional Chinese medicine, microemulsion, Box-Behnken, seborrheic alopecia

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658