Biomaxx
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How can bee venom be utilised for stopping hair loss and promoting hair growth.
I stumbled upon a social media post, this guy went out and placed angry bees on his peaks for the purpose of getting stung (obviously). This intrigued me so i thought I'd go do my own research


Bee venom directly inhibits local 5a-reductase ( the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT (1 of the main causes for hair loss)).
This happens through a peptide found in bee vemom called mellitin .
(then enhanced by PLA2)
mellitin
mellitin is insanely and underrattedly useful for the context of local hair growth and loss reduction. But how?
Along with inhibiting 5a-reductase it-
increases igfr sensitivity
upregulates VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor )
Upregulates fgf-2 and -7 (fibroblast growth)
ASCs release (cell migration and proliferation, endothelial growth, osteogenesis)
Delays catagen entry (regression)
prolongs anagen duration (growth)
PLA2
PLA2 (found to be 12% of bee venom) plays a gaint role in how bioactive mellitin is and how cells react to it
5-ar is meberane-associated, meaning intacellular penetration is needed for inhibition. This is exactly what PLA2 helps with, it expands what was a narrow doorway into intracullar level, improving mellitin access.
PLA2 is the reason you get a bump after a bee sting, it causes an inflammatory response. Which increases blood flow and growth factor locally.
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Now im not telling you to go get stung bees.
This mechanism can be triggered with bee venom and a derma planner (1mm)
Bee venom can be rather expensive ($300+)
Who says you can't go collect it yourself ?
Get a glass cup with a cheese cloth over it
stun bees by hitting/smoking them
Place agitated be on cloth (holding both wings)
Done - although this would be a long process and you would likely get stung
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In reality practice this would be rather unpractical or expensive.
Fun idea tho
Until next time
biomaxx
I stumbled upon a social media post, this guy went out and placed angry bees on his peaks for the purpose of getting stung (obviously). This intrigued me so i thought I'd go do my own research



Bee venom directly inhibits local 5a-reductase ( the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT (1 of the main causes for hair loss)).
This happens through a peptide found in bee vemom called mellitin .
(then enhanced by PLA2)
mellitin
mellitin is insanely and underrattedly useful for the context of local hair growth and loss reduction. But how?
Along with inhibiting 5a-reductase it-
increases igfr sensitivity
upregulates VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor )
Upregulates fgf-2 and -7 (fibroblast growth)
ASCs release (cell migration and proliferation, endothelial growth, osteogenesis)
Delays catagen entry (regression)
prolongs anagen duration (growth)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6669657/?sharetype=link
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10892121/?sharetype=link
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27040904/?sharetype=link
Bee Venom Promotes Hair Growth in Association with Inhibiting 5ฮฑ-Reductase Expression - PubMed https://share.google/f8tlhYaMdoMbFRqcj
Bee Venom Stimulates Growth Factor Release from Adipose-Derived Stem Cells to Promote Hair Growth - PubMed https://share.google/sbesCPbUu0uZPEm0Y
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10892121/?sharetype=link
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27040904/?sharetype=link
Bee Venom Promotes Hair Growth in Association with Inhibiting 5ฮฑ-Reductase Expression - PubMed https://share.google/f8tlhYaMdoMbFRqcj
Bee Venom Stimulates Growth Factor Release from Adipose-Derived Stem Cells to Promote Hair Growth - PubMed https://share.google/sbesCPbUu0uZPEm0Y
PLA2
PLA2 (found to be 12% of bee venom) plays a gaint role in how bioactive mellitin is and how cells react to it
5-ar is meberane-associated, meaning intacellular penetration is needed for inhibition. This is exactly what PLA2 helps with, it expands what was a narrow doorway into intracullar level, improving mellitin access.
PLA2 is the reason you get a bump after a bee sting, it causes an inflammatory response. Which increases blood flow and growth factor locally.
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Now im not telling you to go get stung bees.
This mechanism can be triggered with bee venom and a derma planner (1mm)
Bee venom can be rather expensive ($300+)
Who says you can't go collect it yourself ?
Get a glass cup with a cheese cloth over it
stun bees by hitting/smoking them
Place agitated be on cloth (holding both wings)
Done - although this would be a long process and you would likely get stung
โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
In reality practice this would be rather unpractical or expensive.
Fun idea tho

Until next time
biomaxx
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i js sat for like 45 mins writing this out

