A nanoparticle carrier pushing actives through skin for hair and beard growth.
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Updated Sept 30, 2026
Hair care technology covers the follicle and the fiber, and telling one problem from the other. On Halo, the solutions cover conditioning and shaping the fiber, measuring the scalp, screening for a hair compound, and simulating the fiber and the formula. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Growing hair, and stopping it
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Zylö Therapeutics
Silica microparticles releasing nitric oxide to raise blood flow at the follicle.
Co-developmentIn developmentStartup
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The same silica platform carrying a conventional active deeper and slower.
Co-developmentIn marketStartup
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aspergillus oryzae fermentate, food grade, aimed at loss and regrowth.
In developmentUniversity
Precision probiotics working the gut-skin axis in two kinds of alopecia.
In developmentStartup
Organic botanical extracts in a scalp serum, with two-week results claimed.
LicensingIn marketStartup
Plant metabolites for follicle stimulation and post-transplant recovery.
Sponsored researchIn developmentStartup
Gene activation and protein modulation aimed at graying and at loss.
Co-developmentIn marketStartup
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Cutaneon-Skin & Hair Innovations GmbH
Rebaudioside A on the TAS2R4 receptor, to suppress unwanted growth.
In developmentSupplier
Conditioning and shaping the fiber
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Nourish Ingredients
A lipid system built to imitate the hair's own, at low inclusion rates.
Co-developmentIn marketStartup
Chinova Bioworks
Mushroom chitosan films on Type 4 hair, holding moisture with no buildup.
Pilot or trial engagementIn developmentStartup
Permanent shaping with no formaldehyde, and it survives a dye.
LicensingIn developmentSupplier
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Growth is the commercial core of the work on Halo, approached through delivery into the follicle, fungal and microbial actives, and the gut. Around it sits an unusually large amount of infrastructure: five imaging platforms that measure a scalp and five screening systems that test a compound before anyone applies it. On Halo it spans five groups, including conditioning and shaping the fiber, measuring the scalp, and screening for a hair compound.
Stage of development. Work on hair care technology on Halo comes mostly from companies. 46% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 41% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
Three trends in hair care technology on Halo
More infrastructure than product. Fourteen entries measure or model, and treat nothing: five imaging platforms reading follicular density off a scalp, five screening systems from 384-well assays to ex vivo human follicles, and four simulations of how a formulation meets the fiber. Hair growth claims are hard to prove and easy to dispute, and this is what that costs.
Delivery into the follicle, not onto the scalp. Three entries carry an active down into the follicle, where a serum would sit on the surface: silica microparticles releasing nitric oxide to raise blood flow, the same platform carrying a conventional active with sustained release, and a nanoparticle system claiming faster and denser growth. A fourth works from the inside entirely, through gut probiotics.
The measurement is becoming the product. Two entries sell scalp imaging to clinics and brands, one runs a remote regrowth clinical trial off a phone, one reads PGD2 and DKK1 out of follicle secretions through a nanopore, and one guides a home root touch-up with spectral imaging. The same sensing supports a diagnosis, a trial endpoint and a retail experience.
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813solutions listed
73%from startups and companies
46%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is hair care technology?
Hair care technology covers the follicle and the fiber, and telling one problem from the other. It spans actives and delivery systems aimed at growth, imaging and sensing that measure a scalp, the assays and models used to screen a compound before it reaches a person, simulation of how a product meets the fiber, conditioning and shaping chemistry, and the devices a salon or a consumer operates.
What are examples of hair care technology?
Five examples of hair care technology solutions on Halo include:
- A nanoparticle carrier pushing actives through skin for hair and beard growth. (jrx biotech)
- A lipid system built to imitate the hair's own, at low inclusion rates. (Nourish Ingredients)
- AI diagnostics built for trichologists, transplant clinics and brands. (hairhealth.ai)
- 384-well follicle assays with a dozen small molecule libraries behind them. (Baylor College of Medicine)
- All-atom and coarse-grained models of how a product meets a hair surface. (Schrodinger)
What are the latest hair care technology innovations?
The most recently updated hair care technology solutions on Halo include:
Which companies and suppliers are developing hair care technology?
There are 708 organizations with hair care technology solutions on Halo, 121 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are jrx biotech, Zylö Therapeutics, and University of Wisconsin, Madison. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find hair care technology research partners?
Browsing hair care technology solutions on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in hair care technology?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these hair care technology needs:
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