Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction
Objective: Body hair removal plays an important role in beauty standards, particularly for women. Finding a method that is easy to use, cheap, and can be done without supervision can significantly affect long-term hair reduction and reduce the side effects of hair removal. The present study investig...
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| author | Fereshteh Zamiri Hassan Rakhshandeh Bita Kiafar Syed Mohammad Naqvi Maryam Emadzadeh Sara Fakhraei Masoud Maleki |
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| description | Objective: Body hair removal plays an important role in beauty standards, particularly for women. Finding a method that is easy to use, cheap, and can be done without supervision can significantly affect long-term hair reduction and reduce the side effects of hair removal. The present study investigated the impact of a containing 20% broad bean (Vicia faba) extract cream on axillary hair removal.Materials and Methods: Twenty-five female volunteers were randomly divided into A (right axillary intervention - left axillary placebo) and B (right axillary placebo - left axillary intervention). Depending on the group, each person used a cream containing 20% broad bean extract )"The extract made from the seeds and pods of broad beans.") on one side and a placebo on the other twice a day for three months. Volunteers shaved their axillary hairs three days before each visit and took pictures of both sides on the day of the visit with a trichoscope (to check the diameter and thickness of the hairs).Results: We found a decrease in thickness on the intervention group (the axilla where a cream containing broad bean extract was applied); however, this difference was not significant between the intervention side and the placebo. In terms of the number of hairs, the difference between the two groups was significant only in the second month despite the decrease on the intervention side. Evaluation based on the personal judgment of the volunteers showed that there was a substantial difference in terms of the number of hairs (p=0.012) and thinning of hair (p=0.02).Conclusion: Our findings showed that 20% broad bean extract cream could potentially reduce axillary hair growth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-714798eb9db448a9835b6bdd4908362c2024-03-02T11:08:44ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesAvicenna Journal of Phytomedicine2228-79302228-79492024-03-0114226827710.22038/ajp.2023.2288822888Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reductionFereshteh Zamiri0Hassan Rakhshandeh1Bita Kiafar2Syed Mohammad Naqvi3Maryam Emadzadeh4Sara Fakhraei5Masoud Maleki6Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranPharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranCutaneous Leishmaniasis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranStudent Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranClinical Research Development Unit, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranCutaneous Leishmaniasis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranCutaneous Leishmaniasis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranObjective: Body hair removal plays an important role in beauty standards, particularly for women. Finding a method that is easy to use, cheap, and can be done without supervision can significantly affect long-term hair reduction and reduce the side effects of hair removal. The present study investigated the impact of a containing 20% broad bean (Vicia faba) extract cream on axillary hair removal.Materials and Methods: Twenty-five female volunteers were randomly divided into A (right axillary intervention - left axillary placebo) and B (right axillary placebo - left axillary intervention). Depending on the group, each person used a cream containing 20% broad bean extract )"The extract made from the seeds and pods of broad beans.") on one side and a placebo on the other twice a day for three months. Volunteers shaved their axillary hairs three days before each visit and took pictures of both sides on the day of the visit with a trichoscope (to check the diameter and thickness of the hairs).Results: We found a decrease in thickness on the intervention group (the axilla where a cream containing broad bean extract was applied); however, this difference was not significant between the intervention side and the placebo. In terms of the number of hairs, the difference between the two groups was significant only in the second month despite the decrease on the intervention side. Evaluation based on the personal judgment of the volunteers showed that there was a substantial difference in terms of the number of hairs (p=0.012) and thinning of hair (p=0.02).Conclusion: Our findings showed that 20% broad bean extract cream could potentially reduce axillary hair growth.https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_22888_5297864b012a9bbbc41d482f8cae0e14.pdfaxillary hairstrichoscopybroad beanhair reduction |
| spellingShingle | Fereshteh Zamiri Hassan Rakhshandeh Bita Kiafar Syed Mohammad Naqvi Maryam Emadzadeh Sara Fakhraei Masoud Maleki Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine axillary hairs trichoscopy broad bean hair reduction |
| title | Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction |
| title_full | Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction |
| title_short | Assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction |
| title_sort | assessment of the effects of bean extract on axillary hair reduction |
| topic | axillary hairs trichoscopy broad bean hair reduction |
| url | https://ajp.mums.ac.ir/article_22888_5297864b012a9bbbc41d482f8cae0e14.pdf |
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