Effects of Herbal Hair Oil on Promoting Hair Growth in Wistar Albino Rats

Abstract

The study investigates effect of VCO and FSO on hair growth activity on Wistar albino rats. The herbs used in formulating VCO and FSO have some medicinal properties which act in reducing inflammation and stress. The formulations were made by mixing two parts.one made up of herb in oil by simple maceration and second one of dried hydroalcoholic extract of herbs. The formulations were then applied on Wistar albino rats whose dorsal side had been shaved. Both VCO and FSO showed promising hair growth activity. The VCO displayed much faster growth of hair than marketed formulation. The herbs remained the same in both formulations. So, it can be concluded that VCO has a better extraction of herbs and VCO is a much better formulation. Apart from this marketed formulation was in fact a less effective than VCO. Hair growth activity showed an incrementally response over a period of 4 weeks and histopathological studies corroborate with the fact.