你知道嗎?根據《International Journal of Trichology》2021年統計報告指出,全球有超過35%的人在30歲以後即出現頭皮油脂失調與異常掉髮問題,其中以壓力型掉髮與作息失衡導致的微循環障礙最為常見(註1)。你是否也曾經歷過,洗完頭看著排水孔滿滿的頭髮,心中暗自驚呼:「怎麼又掉這麼多?」或是每天早上起床,發現枕頭上多了幾十根的“戰損紀錄”?
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現代醫學研究也證實了這種觀點。2021年一篇發表於《Skin Pharmacology and Physiology》的系統性綜述指出,頭皮微循環的改善能顯著提升毛囊營養供應,進而減少掉髮發生率(註1)。透過調節頭皮的血流量與氧氣供應,不僅有助於維持皮脂分泌平衡,也能有效降低發炎與氧化壓力,這正與中醫「活血化瘀」的觀念不謀而合。
此外,別小看日常的穴位按摩。像是「百會穴」能提神醒腦、促進頭皮氣血循環,「風池穴」則有助於緩解壓力與頸部僵硬,每天花5分鐘,用指腹輕柔按壓,像替頭皮澆水灌溉,也是一種自我療癒。2021年《Journal of Integrative Medicine》中的臨床試驗指出,結合穴位按摩與草本洗髮液能有效降低頭皮油脂分泌與落髮率,並改善頭皮微炎狀態(註7)。
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