I first mentioned privately-held Eirion Therapeutics (US) in a 2020 update in my post on reversing grey hair. In recent years, a number of people have discussed this company in the comments in this blog. I was reluctant to write an entire post on Eirion (incepted in 2016) for various reasons: The company’s website is ..read more

In my last post on pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF), I mentioned a recent August 2024 paper funded by StimuSIL (US). In there, the authors describe in detail a new hair growth technology and device from StimuSIL that combines laser and microneedling. It is supposed to be significantly superior to traditional low-level laser therapy for ..read more

PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field) therapy is a non-invasive treatment that makes use of electromagnetic fields to treat conditions ranging from fracture healing to pain reduction to depression. Their is insufficient clinical evidence regarding its success rate for treating almost any health conditions. PEMF devices work via emitting low-frequency electromagnetic pulses, which penetrate deep into tissues ..read more

In 2019 when I first discussed exosomes for hair growth, most doctors were injecting them into the scalp. Recently, I also discussed intravenous (IV) delivery of exosomes to tackle hair loss. Now I look at the topical application of exosome serums due to a few such new products being in the news. Note that some ..read more

It has been a long time since I wrote a post on celebrity hair loss or regrowth. For the past 24 hours, Russian Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has dominated the news cycle due to his sudden arrest in France yesterday. Telegram apparently has 900 million global users, driven by its hard-core approach to free speech ..read more

I first covered exosomes and hair growth in 2019 when this new treatment first made waves in the hair loss world. In 2020, I wrote an update on this subject in which I listed new studies supporting the benefits of exosomes in regrowing scalp hair. Also in 2020, I wrote a post about Dr. Dan ..read more

Veradermics VDPHL Tablet: Phase 2 Trials Begin Veradermics is a US-based startup that is working on a new tablet to treat androgenetic alopecia (AGA). They just started Phase 2 clinical trials for VDPHL01 in male subjects with AGA. Only 20 patients are enrolled, and the completion date is listed as August 1, 2025. The trial ..read more

In a year filled with so much new hair growth treatment related good news, sugar has taken an undeserved victory. In the past two weeks, I have received five e-mails related to this ridiculously overhyped story. In addition to a number of reader comments in recent posts. There is a good reason that sugar is ..read more

In my regularly updated post on Kintor Pharmaceutical (China)’s clinical trials, the latest development was that Kintor was launching a KX-826 (Pyrilutamide) based cosmetic product. They received International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI) approval in June 2024. KX-826 Hair Growth Spray Launched Now the product is for sale on Amazon at a price of $69 for ..read more

In my post on the best laser hair growth devices, one of the products I covered was the iRestore laser helmet from Freedom Laser Therapy. Until 2023, the company made two devices that they call laser hair growth systems. Sometimes they also use the terms “laser cap” and “laser helmet”. The iRestore Essential with 120 ..read more