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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2026, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (4): 487-496.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2026.04.009

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Exploration of hair follicle irritation and hair growth efficacy of a Traditional Chinese Medicine hair growth solution

Feng Zou1,Rong Zhang2,Yingshan Lu3,Wenfeng Wu3,Jiafen Liang4,Hongyi Li4,*()   

  1. 1 School of Pharmaceutical Science, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
    2 Department of Dermatology, Shenzhen Bao’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Group, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518100, China
    3 The Second Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, China
    4 Department of Dermatology, Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
  • Received:2025-05-25 Revised:2026-05-06 Online:2026-04-22 Published:2026-05-27
  • Contact: * E-mail: lihongyich@126.com.

Abstract:

This study observed the effects of the same Traditional Chinese Medicine combination on hair papilla cells, keratinocytes, and isolated hair follicles under 7 different extraction methods, and explored which extraction method promotes the effect of promoting hair growth while causing less toxic damage to cells. The MTT assay was used to detect the toxicity and proliferative effects of the seven extraction solutions on dermal papilla cells and keratinocytes. Three extraction solutions with better cell viability enhancement effects at the 72-hour time point in the proliferation experiment were selected for hair follicle culture in vitro, and the growth of hair follicles and changes in hair follicle growth cycle were observed. Finally, the fingerprint spectrum of the Traditional Chinese Medicine formula was constructed using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the main chemical components were identified. The results show that the extraction method for 7 medicinal herbs with alcohol precipitation, and 3 medicinal herbs with alcohol extraction combined with 15 μL of volatile oil (G extraction solution) has a significant promoting effect on the growth of hair follicles in vitro. It also has a regulatory effect on the growth cycle of hair follicles by prolonging the growth period and slowing the degeneration period, thereby achieving hair growth.

Key words: hair loss, Traditional Chinese Medicine combination, Traditional Chinese Medicine extraction, in vitro hair follicle

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658