Hair care and hair loss
Hair loss after childbirth
Increased hair shedding a few months after childbirth is one of the most common and at the same time least announced changes of that pe...
Rosemary oil for hair
In recent years rosemary oil has regularly circulated on social media as a "natural solution" for hair loss. Behind that wave stands on...
Biotin for hair
Biotin appears so often in the marketing of hair products that it has almost become a synonym for "hair vitamin". The picture from the ...
Hair transplant
A hair transplant is a surgical procedure in which hair follicles are moved from one part of the scalp to another. The topic comes up o...
Thyroid and hair
The thyroid gland controls the speed of metabolism in almost all tissues, including the skin and the hair follicles. That is why disord...
Finasteride
Finasteride is a medicine that comes up very often in conversations about hair loss, so a fair amount of imprecise information has buil...
Shampoo for hair loss
Shampoo against hair loss is one of the most sought-after products in the care category, and at the same time one of the most misunders...
Ferritin, iron and hair
Ferritin is the protein that stores iron in the body and is the best single indicator of the body's iron stores. In the context of hair...
PP405, what it is and where it stands in development
An experimental molecule in clinical trials. What it is, what it is not and why it is not found in cosmetic products.
Hair loss
How many hairs a day is normal, what the most common causes are in women and men, and which claims about hair loss do not hold up.
Alopecia
Alopecia is not one disease but a collective name for several conditions. An overview of the types, their features and the signs that call for a dermatologist.
Peptides in cosmetics
How a peptide's INCI name is read, which are the four groups by role and why peptides are always near the bottom of the ingredient list.