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Stem Cell Skin Care: I Tried a Secretome Serum From My Hair (opens in a new tab)
menshealth.com · 2026-09-12
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Stem Cell Skin Care: I Tried a Secretome Serum From My Hair
menshealth.com · 2026-09-12
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThe writer used a "secretome" serum made from secretions of stem cells harvested from his hair follicles.View evidenceHide evidence
As stated"a liquid distillation of the best version of my own biology"
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedAcorn Biolabs collects stem cells from about 50 plucked hairs and can turn them into a freeze-dried serum shipped to a doctor for reconstitution.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe secretome was applied during microneedling, with the doctor using it on the skin and sending the remainder home for repeated application.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe writer says the skin healed faster than ever before and looked somewhat better than baseline, though he could not prove it was better than PRP or other add-ons.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe article says regenerative aesthetics is promising, but large-scale, independent validation is still very much in progress.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe article says there is promising research that hair-follicle-derived stem cells may be reprogrammed into other cell types, including bone, cartilage, fat, and certain neurons, for repair applications.View evidenceHide evidence
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PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
Application of Non-Pharmacologic Therapy in Hair Loss Treatment and Hair Regrowth.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2024 · PubMed
Activation of Nrf2 promotes wound healing by expansion of hair follicle stem cell populations
2017 · Crossref
Stem cell-based approaches for alopecia: A narrative review of current and emerging treatment strategies.
2026 · Europe PMC
Wound Healing Induced Hair Follicle Regeneration
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine · 2022 · Crossref
Advances in Medicalized Hair Loss Solutions: A Review of Current Clinical Practices and Regenerative Medicine-Based Protocols with Focus on Off-Label Injectable Treatments.
2026 · Europe PMC
And 10 more candidates considered.