Sciencea working bibliography
What we know, and how we know it.
An index of the scalp-science notes we have written and the public academic literature we have leaned on. Each entry is a starting point, not a conclusion.
Notes
- 01
Plant monograph
Platycladus orientalis — the highland pine that became a study subject.
Seventeen peer-reviewed studies on the leaf extract, the diterpene content, and the microcirculatory effect. A long read.
12 min read
2025-01-18
- 02
Active ingredient
Adenosine — a molecule the body already makes, and seven trials later.
Why 0.75% matters, what the clinical literature actually measured, and the small print that usually gets cut.
9 min read
2025-02-04
- 03
Plant monograph
Ginger, 6-gingerol, and the difference between 'warming' and 'growing'.
The popular claim is that ginger grows hair. The literature says ginger tends the local environment. The distinction matters.
8 min read
2025-02-21
Each entry above is a starting point. The full reference list for every brief lives at the foot of its page.