The invention provides methods of hair loss or inducing new hair growth, as well as methods of preventing hair loss, comprising applying an effective amount of a dihydromyricetin compound to the scalp. The invention also provides methods of delaying or reversing signs of aging skin comprising applying an effective amount of a dihydromyricetin compound to the skin. Also provided are cosmetic products (e.g., skin and hair products) comprising a dihydromyricetin compound and methods of making the same.本發明提供治療毛髮掉落或誘導新毛髮生長之方法以及預防毛髮掉落之方法,該等方法包括將有效量之二氫楊梅素化合物施用至頭皮。本發明亦提供延緩或逆轉皮膚老化體徵之方法,該等方法包括將有效量之二氫楊梅素化合物施用至皮膚。本發明亦提供包括二氫楊梅素化合物之化妝品(例如護膚及護髮產品)及其製造方法。