These questions are partially related to my ongoing experiment of applying DHEA and Progesterone to my scalp for hair regrowth.
I have an idea about the location of topicals, and I wanted to get some thoughts on it because I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to human anatomy. As you can see in the attached picture, the primary artery that supplies blood to the scalp (including hair follicles) begins under the ear then branches into various locations including the front and back of the scalp (I circled 3 of the main spots I have in mind for reference).
If I applied topical DHEA and Progesterone directly on the main branch (largest circle) or any of the other circled areas, would the topical be absorbed into the artery and be carried to the follicles in a more systemic manner than just rubbing it in topically?
Can topicals even work their way into arteries? If they can, then doesn't this seem like a more ideal location to apply topicals that you want evenly distributed over the scalp?
Once again, I am not knowledgeable in human anatomy, so I know very little about topical absorption and even less about arteries. It was just an idea I had recently while looking at a picture of the human circulatory system. I think this would affect eyebrow and beard growth as well since this major artery (largest circle) also feeds the face.
I have an idea about the location of topicals, and I wanted to get some thoughts on it because I am not the most knowledgeable person when it comes to human anatomy. As you can see in the attached picture, the primary artery that supplies blood to the scalp (including hair follicles) begins under the ear then branches into various locations including the front and back of the scalp (I circled 3 of the main spots I have in mind for reference).
If I applied topical DHEA and Progesterone directly on the main branch (largest circle) or any of the other circled areas, would the topical be absorbed into the artery and be carried to the follicles in a more systemic manner than just rubbing it in topically?
Can topicals even work their way into arteries? If they can, then doesn't this seem like a more ideal location to apply topicals that you want evenly distributed over the scalp?
Once again, I am not knowledgeable in human anatomy, so I know very little about topical absorption and even less about arteries. It was just an idea I had recently while looking at a picture of the human circulatory system. I think this would affect eyebrow and beard growth as well since this major artery (largest circle) also feeds the face.