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There comes a time in your life when you have to accept that your hair isn't what it once was, and while there are some modern solutions that require a plane ride, it's not ideal for everyone.
Balding affects some earlier than others, and while a lucky few will go through their whole life with a perfect hairline, most men will eventually lose some, if not all of their hair as they age.
There are also more extreme forms of alopecia outside of the common androgenetic type that many men and women deal with over the years, and data shows that roughly two thirds of men suffer some form of notable hair loss by the time they reach the age of 35.
You might not want to wear a toupee, take a trip to Turkey for a hair transplant, or even break out the clippers and commit to going bald, and that's why a new discovery made by scientific researchers at the National Taiwan University could be so exciting.
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As reported by UNILAD, these scientists have seemingly been able to create a serum which, when applied to skin, has been shown to rapidly regrow hair across a short period of time, as detailed in the study published in Cell Metabolism.
At the moment the study has only been conducted on mice, but it has had miraculous results that could fundamentally be game changing if the same applies to humans.
How it works is by stimulating the fat cells in the skin affected by the serum, which then regenerates hair follicles partially through a process known as hypertrichosis, causing the luscious locks to start showing once again, with testing showing effectiveness in just 20 days.
Additionally, as the serum is simply derived of naturally occurring fatty acids, it could be sold as an over-the-counter product to anyone who wants it, although there are concerns due the seeming need for it to be paired with an irritant such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) in the testing process.
It has even been tested by the scientists themselves, with Professor Sung-Jan Lin revealing the effectiveness of the serum on his own body. Speaking to New Scientist, he revealed:
"I personally applied these fatty acids, dissolved in alcohol, on my thighs for three weeks and I found it promoted hair regrowth."
The study will continue with further human testing to see what the potential of this game-changing serum could truly be, and has outlined that the results could provide "considerable potential for treating hair loss conditions in the future."
