CoQ10 for Healthy Hair

DUSSELDORF, Germany—Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) can work as an anti-aging bioactive in the skin and positively affect hair follicles, according to an abstract from IFSCC (2008;11(1):37-42). Researchers from Phenion and Henkel found through the use of cultivated hair follicle keratinocytes that CoQ10 could stimulate the gene expression of hair keratins. Then, they used a specific emulsifier system to solubilize ubiquinone-50 into a shampoo/tonic formulation and found in healthy adults over the age of 40, using the formulations for only four days increased age-relevant hair keratins in the roots.