I realize the short comings of mice but this is just a bit better because it showed the white wax still overcame the testosterone induced hair loss. Most mice studies don't use testosterone and find just about everything will grow hair on mice. Put some testosterone in their system and THEN see if it is effective is a step above..
Policosanol is thought to be the active in the white wax and was MORE EFFECTIVE than 2% finasteride which aint too bad in my book.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28249244
Hair growth promoting effect of white wax and policosanol from white wax on the mouse model of testosterone-induced hair loss.
Wang ZD1, Feng Y1, Ma LY1, Li X1, Ding WF1, Chen XM2.
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1
Research Institute of Resource Insects of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China; The Key Laboratory of Cultivating and Utilization of Resource Insects of State Forestry Administration, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China.
2
Research Institute of Resource Insects of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China; The Key Laboratory of Cultivating and Utilization of Resource Insects of State Forestry Administration, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China. Electronic address: cafcxm@139.com.
Abstract
White wax (WW) has been traditionally used to treat hair loss in China.
However there has been no reporter WW and its extract responsible for hair growth-promoting effect on androgenetic alopecia.
In this paper, we examined the hair growth-promoting effects of WW and policosanol of white wax (WWP) on model animal of androgenetic alopecia and the potential target cell of WW and WWP. WW (1, 10 and 20%) and WWP (0.5, 1 and 2%) were applied topically to the backs of mice.
Finasteride (2%) was applied topically as a positive control.
MTS assays were performed to evaluate cell proliferation in culture human follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPCs).
The inhibition of WW and WWP for 5α- reductase were tested in Vitro. Results showed more lost hairs were clearly seen in mice treated with TP only and TP plus vehicle.
Mice which received TP plus WW and WWP showed less hair loss.
WW and WWP showed an outstanding hair growth-promoting activity as reflected by the follicular length, follicular density, A/T ratio, and hair bulb diameter.
The optimal treatment effect was observed at 10% WW and 1% WWP, which were better than 2% finasteride treatment.
MTS assay results suggested that WW and WWP remarkably increased the proliferation of HFDPCs. Inhibitor assay of 5α- reductase showed that WW and WWP inhibited significantly the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotesterone, and the IC50 values of WW and WWP were higher than that of finasteride.
In Conclusion, WW and WWP could act against testosterone-induced alopecia in mice, and they promoted hair growth by inhibiting 5α-reductase activity and HFDPCs proliferation. DPCs is the target cell of WW and WWP.
Policosanol is thought to be the active in the white wax and was MORE EFFECTIVE than 2% finasteride which aint too bad in my book.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28249244
Hair growth promoting effect of white wax and policosanol from white wax on the mouse model of testosterone-induced hair loss.
Wang ZD1, Feng Y1, Ma LY1, Li X1, Ding WF1, Chen XM2.
Author information
1
Research Institute of Resource Insects of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China; The Key Laboratory of Cultivating and Utilization of Resource Insects of State Forestry Administration, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China.
2
Research Institute of Resource Insects of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China; The Key Laboratory of Cultivating and Utilization of Resource Insects of State Forestry Administration, Kunming 650233, Yunnan, China. Electronic address: cafcxm@139.com.
Abstract
White wax (WW) has been traditionally used to treat hair loss in China.
However there has been no reporter WW and its extract responsible for hair growth-promoting effect on androgenetic alopecia.
In this paper, we examined the hair growth-promoting effects of WW and policosanol of white wax (WWP) on model animal of androgenetic alopecia and the potential target cell of WW and WWP. WW (1, 10 and 20%) and WWP (0.5, 1 and 2%) were applied topically to the backs of mice.
Finasteride (2%) was applied topically as a positive control.
MTS assays were performed to evaluate cell proliferation in culture human follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPCs).
The inhibition of WW and WWP for 5α- reductase were tested in Vitro. Results showed more lost hairs were clearly seen in mice treated with TP only and TP plus vehicle.
Mice which received TP plus WW and WWP showed less hair loss.
WW and WWP showed an outstanding hair growth-promoting activity as reflected by the follicular length, follicular density, A/T ratio, and hair bulb diameter.
The optimal treatment effect was observed at 10% WW and 1% WWP, which were better than 2% finasteride treatment.
MTS assay results suggested that WW and WWP remarkably increased the proliferation of HFDPCs. Inhibitor assay of 5α- reductase showed that WW and WWP inhibited significantly the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotesterone, and the IC50 values of WW and WWP were higher than that of finasteride.
In Conclusion, WW and WWP could act against testosterone-induced alopecia in mice, and they promoted hair growth by inhibiting 5α-reductase activity and HFDPCs proliferation. DPCs is the target cell of WW and WWP.
