In France, 24% of men and 11% of women aged 35 to 49 are affected by baldness, according to an Ifop survey conducted in December 2014.
Good news: researchers from the University of Manchester (in Great Britain) may have just found “the” solution to baldness: it is sandalwood.
Does that sound wacky to you? Small explanation: British researchers have exposed human scalp samples (from donors aged 38 to 69) to a synthetic product that mimics the smell of sandalwood – this is sandalore, a substance already used in perfumes, soaps and some cosmetic products. Sandalore stimulates an olfactory receptor located on the surface of the skin: OR2AT4.
Sandalwood treatment for baldness?
The samples were soaked in the sandalore for 6 days. Verdict? At the end of the experiment, the scientists found that the hair follicles (which are responsible for the process of hair growth) were strengthened.
They therefore concluded that sandalore could protect (and stimulate) hair growth and, thus, fight against the progression of baldness. Good to know: Natural sandalwood extracts did not produce the same effects.
Researchers are currently conducting a large-scale clinical trial under the supervision of healthcare professionals. If the results are conclusive, a treatment could be marketed by 2019. Soon a sandalwood (conditioner) against baldness?
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