A kind of anti-hair loss shampoo and conditioner composition

Abstract

The application discloses a shampoo and conditioner composition for preventing hair loss. The composition contains saw palmetto fruit extract and lemongrass essential oil as active ingredients. Among them, saw palmetto fruit extract can effectively inhibit the activity of 5Alpha-reductase, lemongrass essential oil can effectively inhibit Malassezia furfur which causes dandruff, and the composition reduces hair loss from two aspects. The composition can effectively prevent or reduce hair loss.

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technical field [0001] The present invention belongs to the field of personal care, especially methods for preventing or reducing hair loss. Background technique [0002] Male pattern baldness is also known as androgenic alopecia or seborrheic alopecia. Androgen is an important hormone, but if there is an excess of androgen, various symptoms such as androgenetic alopecia, seborrhea, acne and benign prostatic hypertrophy will occur. 5α-reductase is an enzyme in the process of androgen metabolism, which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and DHT is the most important factor causing male androgenetic alopecia. [0003] Malassezia furfur is the main cause of excessive dandruff and one of the causes of hair loss. When Malassezia reproduces abnormally, the metabolism of the epidermis is accelerated abnormally, and large pieces of epidermal cells fall off. Repeated attacks of dandruff severely damage the scalp cell layer, and the thinned scalp cell layer cannot...

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Oral minoxidil has been reported to affect heart rate in some patients and therefore should not be taken by patients with cardiovascular disease

Finasteride is also a drug used to treat hair loss, which can effectively inhibit the activity of 5α-reductase, but studies have found that the drug may cause mild abnormal liver function, sexual dysfunction, moderate to severe depression, mood disorders, abnormal sleep and eating habits etc. It is easy to relapse after stopping the drug, and it is difficult to maintain the curative effect; taking it by pregnant women can cause fetal malformation

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