Study: Zinc versus Minoxidil
New studies over shed shampoos or - solutions, the antimykotische or
antibacterial active substances contained, showed a potential use for that
Hair growth. In 6 a monatigen double-blind study with 200 patients those became
Effectiveness compared of
* a 1% zinc Pyrithion shampoo
* 5% Minoxidil - a solution (twice daily angewandet),
* a placebo shampoo and
* a combination of the 1% Pyrithion zinc shampoo and the 5% Minoxidil solution.
Two hundred recover men at the age between 18 and 49 years, the Hamilton Norwood
III vertices or IV hair loss showed, were included. Hair countings, that
Effectiveness measure, became by fiber-optic microscopy and one
computer-assisted, manual hair counting method receive. Secondary mass that
Estimates of both hair diameter and global closed effectiveness
Evaluations of the improvement concerning hair growth of patients and physicians.
Latter are based on photographs of the scalp.
Results: The hair counting results showed a significant (P < 0.05) increase
in visible hair for the 1% Pyrithion zinc shampoo, the 5% Minoxidil solution and those
Group of combination treatments compared to the placebo after 9 weeks treatment.
The relative increase of the hair counting for the 1% pyrithione zinc shampoo was something
less than half of the Minoxidil solution and became during the 26
Week treatment period maintain. The combination of 5% did not possess an advantage
Minoxidil solution and that 1% Pyrithione zinc shampoo. A small increase of the
Hair diameter one observed at the week 17 for the Minoxidil groups of treatments.
Evaluations of the global improvements of patients and physicians showed the use of
5% Minoxidil. The use of the used zinc shampoo became only with the examiners
seen.
Source:
Authors: Berger R-S; Fu JL; Smiles KA; Turner CB; Fast CBM; Werchowski km; Lammers
Km
Title: The effects OF minoxidil, 1% pyrithione zinc and A combi nation OF both on hair density: A randomized control LED trial.
In: The British journal OF dermatology; VOLUME: 149 (2); 354-62
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