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Who would have thought that drinking coffee could provide greater health benefits than just being one good source of anti-oxidants? Now coffee can be used to combat hair loss. Yes, that dreaded male-pattern baldness, which affects 50 percent of men aged 50 years old and above. But how in the world did that happen? What has coffee got to do with stopping hair loss?
A research carried out at the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University of Jena, in Germany studied the effect of caffeine in hair follicle samples and found out that caffeine application spurred growth of hair follicles.
Cosmetic Design tells us more:
Hair follicles from 14 biopsies were taken from the top of the scull of male patients and the samples were cultivated for 120hrs to 192hrs, with hair shaft elongation measured on a daily basis and at the end of the test period.
The results showed significant growth suppression in hair follicles treated with 5 micro grams per milliliter. This was countered by caffeine tested in concentrations of 0.0001 per cent and 0.005 per cent.
The researchers said that, on the contrary, caffeine significantly boosted growth of the hair follicles, leading the team to conclude that caffeine is a stimulator of hair growth and 'may have important clinical impact in the management of AGA'.
This just sounds so good. Think about this as you sip your hot morning coffee. Isn't it just great to be saving your hair this early and enjoying a hot cup of creamy coffee all at the same time? I say, what a way to jumpstart your day!