Even though there’s a multi-billion industry built around touting cures for baldness, people might be better off just going to the local sushi restaurant. 

According to some researchers, the secret to stimulating hair growth is found in wasabi, a condiment offered with most Japanese takeouts. 

A 2017 study published by wasabi producers Kinin, it was revealed that the spicy sauce contains high levels of a chemical known to awaken the papilla cells responsible for hair growth in the human scalp. 

This study proclaiming the benefits of wasabi, run by a wasabi company, should probably be taken with a pinch of salt. Allegedly, the chemical isosaponarin prompts the papilla cells to respond to external stimulus promoting hair growth. 

This, allegedly, triggers the development of proteins that create pathways for nutrients to feed the cells, according to English-language Japanese news site SoraNews24. 

Isosaponarin has already been shown to aid human collagen production in previous studies, with researchers not claiming that the chemical could be up to three times more effective than classic hair loss treatments in treating male pattern baldness. 

The catch is, you cannot get the benefits by eating wasabi. It has to come into direct contact with the human scalp, which means you have to actually rub it into your head. 

And its not just any wasabi, its fresh Japanese wasabi that you need. So don’t rub just any green paste sachets onto your head. That will probably also come at a bit of a cost, as wasabi plants sell for around $80 per pound. 

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