Hair loss treatment: Green tea could prevent balding and support hair growth
Hair loss and hair thinning are considered normal, often occurring with ageing. While no treatment is 100 percent effective, green tea has shown some promise.
EGCG is the most abundant catechin in tea – a natural phenol and antioxidant.
In one study, mice that received a topical treatment of EGCG-rich green tea experienced significantly less hair loss than those that didn’t receive treatment.
In a company-funded pilot study, 10 participants with androgenetic alopecia (hormonal hair loss that commonly affects men and women aged 50 and older) took a supplement called Forti5 for 24 weeks.
At the end of the study, 80 percent of participants had significant improvements in hair regrowth.
