Scientists Found a Chemical That Could Help Regrow Your Hair. It Might Be in Your Pantry.
16th October 2025
Or maybe not.
- Minoxidil, the active medical ingredient in products like Rogaine, is a well-known treatment for hair loss, but has poor water solubility and skin permeability.
- A new study combines minoxidil with a microneedle that uses stevioside, a naturally occurring sweetener from the Stevia plant.
- Tested on mouse models, scientists found that seviosides increased the absorption of minoxidil, which helped boost the medicine’s overall effectiveness.
Sounds like a lot of effort to me. My native indolence would prefer to be bald.