But scientists investigating a chemical that smells like sandalwood have discovered the woody, floral “odorant” can stimulate hair growth. They published their findings in the journal Nature Communications.
“This is actually a rather amazing finding,” Ralf Paus, research leader and a scientist at the University of Manchester, told The Independent. “This is the first time ever that it has been shown that the remodeling of a normal human mini-organ [a hair] can be regulated by a simple, cosmetically widely-used odorant.”
— Read more at Battling Baldness With Sandalwood: Synthetic Scent Stimulates Hair Growth at Newsweek.
Mm. Should I then be careful of where on my arms/chest I spray synthetic sandalwood fragrances…? Perhaps use them exclusively atop my head?
Don’t be rubbing those McDonald’s fries on your arm either 😉
That’s what I though too – I don’t need any more unwanted hairs!
Maybe it’s just my Ad Blocker, but I find it impossible to read Newsweek articles because the videos tie up my computer. So I tracked down the original article:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05973-0
If that doesn’t work either, I’ll just note that the sandalwood-smelling aroma chemical they used is called Sandalore.