Peat for Hair Treatment

Abstract

Peat is a mixture of various organic and inorganic substances originated by incomplete decomposition of plant debris. Aqueous Peat extracts have been successfully applied for a variety of clinical indications due to its physico-thermal and chemical effects (1). Trans-cutaneous permeation of biologically active fulvic and humic acid derivatives had well been proved (2). HPLC analysis revealed that peat extracts contain up to 18 fractions of water-soluble compounds of these acids. These compounds (fraction 14) have been found to have a stimulatory response in tissue. Looking for bio-ecological alternatives for natural hair fiber and scalp treatments, peat hair baths (turba-therapy) are chosen.

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ABSTRACT
Peat is a mixture of various organic and inorganic substances originated by incomplete decomposion of plant debris. Aqueous Peat
extracts have been successfully applied for a variety of clinical indicaons due to its physico-thermal and chemical effects1.
Trans-cutaneous permeaon had well been proved2. HPLC analysis revealed that peat extracts contain up to 18 fracons of
water-soluble compounds of humic acids. These compounds (fracon 14) have been found to have a smulatory response in ssue.
Looking for bio-ecological alternaves for natural hair fiber and scalp treatments, peat hair baths (turba-therapy) are chosen.
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Since Stone Age, man knew the natural sediments benefits on health3.
South American history describes the use of thermal mallines and muds
by indigenous tribes for dermatological use4. Through the developement
of ethnobotanic, exploraon of new metabolites of therapeuc value is
being done. Natural chemical diversity to parcular abioc stresses is the
result of selecve pressures for the adaptaon of life to different
scenarios5. Peat (figure1#) is one of these substances which organic
composion is originated by incomplete decomposion of plant debris
and humus. Its transformaon accomplished in an extremely wet or
water saturated environment without oxygen. Humic substances are the
most stable fracon of organic substances in soils whose dark color
comes from quinine structures6.
Our team has been using peat extract for more than 5 years in cosmecal
hair treatments with opmal results. In this work, we highlight some
results obtained through the cuantave measurement of a 12 weeks
peat extract scalp treatment. Daily applicaon of peat extract is helped
with Reflexoterapia Craneo Facial9 once a week and a liquid pH5.5
shampooing containing peat extract to be used daily.
In our experience and literature no measurable side effects have been
observed so far by the use of peat or their extracts. 8 For superficial water
scalp quanficaon we work with SCALAR® hydrometer® while for sebum
scalp measurement we use CUDERM® sebutape.
RESULTS
MATERIAL AND METHODS
INTRODUCTION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Our experience is based on peat obtained
from Junk Carex, in west Patagonian
Andes in South America
Peat`s acidic complex composion is rich
in humic and fulvic acids and minerals
which brings benefits to the scalp biology,
smulang horny layers cells renovaon,
regulang scalp pH, controlling
seborrhea/water rao and enhancing
microcirculaon 7.
4.
By microphotography, we
observe scalp squames
(sebum + corneocites) at T0
follow by a amelioraon of
scalp health.
1.
The scalp moisture (hygroscopy)
raises up.
2.
On the other hand, scalp sebum
levels down.
3.
This is well appreciated in
scalp photography
comparison.
Light Brown Peat
from the South
Andes mountains
in Chubut province,
Argenne.
CISTERNA, M.
Cabello y Salud. Argenna
miguelcisterna@CabelloySalud.com
www.CabelloySalud.com
BOVCON, M.
AATRI – Asociación Argenna de Tricología. Argenna
www.AATRI.org
Peat chemistry is a natural source of acve molecules useful for hair cosmec and scalp health treatments. Though peat is applied
for many dermatological and cosmec treatments, elucidaon of their exact composion in extracts is sll unclear. Further studies
need to be performed in order to learn from their acon mechanisms and to compare the beneficial results with placebo.
Higroscopía
Mes de tratamiento
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
27.2 29.7 32.8 34.9 41.5 46.4 47.5 47.9 49.1 48.1 47.7 52.7 55.4
Sobometría
Nivel de sebo
10
8
6
4
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
T0 T3
Peat composion analysis (INTA)
% humedad
% MO ms
% MO mh
% Co ms
% NO ms
C/N
51,5
69,3
33,6
40,2
1,2
33,5
% cen. ms
% cen. mh
P ppm
CE mS/cm
PH 51,5
30,7
14,9
9,8
0,29
4,3