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April 21, 2009

Yuda Pilatory Platinum Edition – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I was looking online for numerous hair loss products and after researching about the products I found, it turned out that most of them are scams. However, I found a product called Yuda Pilatory Platinum Edition. (chinahairloss.com)

I couldn’t find any information on this product. Does anyone know if this product actually works or is it just another scam?

Thank you

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I don’t have a clue if these herbals work, but I love the cartoon they use at the top of their site of the fellow spraying this stuff in his mouth and got a hairy tongue. Ridiculous! In fact, at the top of the site it says that it is an herbal formula “without color and taste”, and then at the bottom lists a caution as “can not be eaten”. Uh…

The ingredients listed on that site certainly don’t lead me to believe this Yuda “platinum edition” will provide the benefits the seller is promising (the box art says hair growth in 10 days — ha!).

April 20, 2009

Hair Spray and Alcohol-Based Hair Products – Hair Loss Information – Balding Blog

I recently noticed that one of the first ingredients in pretty much all the hairsprays out there is some form of alcohol. I understand that the chemicals in gels, mousses, foams, waxes and sprays don’t directly cause hair loss, but it is also widely agreed that alcohol-based hair products are not good for the scalp and therefore are not good for hair either.

I know that in your book you give a warning that hairsprays can aggravate hair loss if one is not careful due to excessive strain/traction of the hair, but would the alcohol in hairsprays also contribute to hair loss by doing bad things to the scalp like overdrying? I think your book is great including the section on hair shaping products, but one thing I am still wondering is your general stance on hair shaping products and their effect on hair loss (more hairspray than anything else). Thanks.

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Hair Loss and Replacement for Dummies Alcohol based hair products will not cause hair loss. The body has sebum which coats the hair as it exits the scalp and that process protects the hair most of the time. Alcohol based products can dry the scalp, so the use of good conditioners for dry hair is a good way to manage your scalp and hair.

If you liked the book Hair Loss and Replacement For Dummies, why not submit a review to Amazon? I could use the boost, since there’s only been one review thus far. I’m excited to see that the book is now #1 for all books on hair loss, though. And for those that don’t know about the book, buy it here!

April 14, 2009

Using Conditioner Daily, but Shampoo a Couple Times a Week? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I’ve read you’re only supposed to shampoo hair a couple times a week tops, like the Europeans. But I live in a windy locale, so if I don’t use cream/pomade/wax/clay/glue and/or hairspray in my hair each day for work, when I get to work my hair looks crazy and if I don’t shampoo it, combing it after is extremely hard, especially with hairspray. Someone suggested to me that you can use conditioner everyday but I haven’t tried that yet. Any thoughts?

Considering what you said, I would recommend that you shampoo daily. There are many good shampoos have have conditioners in them.

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April 13, 2009

Can Shampoo Harm Hair? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

You’ve said that daily shampooing of hair won’t cause hair loss unless we wash too rigorously. Disregard the physical aspects of washing. Can the chemicals in shampoo be affecting our hair follicles? I know that hair is “dead” when it grows out of the skin, but I’m concerned our hair follicles are shallow enough that the shampoo may be affecting them. Although if this were the case, perhaps a lot more women would have the same type of hair loss as men.

Sorry, but you’re completely off base with this. Shampoo itself has nothing to do with hair loss… absolutely nothing if it is a good commercial shampoo.

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April 6, 2009

Is a Ceramic Flat Iron Different from Regular Flat Iron for Hair Health? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I just read your article about flat irons and I was impressed with the information, the reason being i purchased a ceramic flat iron in which i was told it was the healthy way to get the hair straight but after using it about six times i started experiencing breakage like you described in the article. So my question is do you know anything about ceramic flat irons being different from regular flat irons?

Ceramic hair iron The article you’re referring to can be found here, just so everyone is on the same page.

That article is a good review of the process. As I understand it, a ceramic hair iron ceramic is supposed to be more gentle on hair compared to a traditional metal hair iron, but the best information for you would be obtained through a good hair stylist who has experience with this process. Other sources you can try include cosmetology schools for stylists or even Wikipedia.

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April 6, 2009

Taking Saw Palmetto Capsules with Provillus? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

I’ve been taking Saw Palmetto Capsules for the hair loss control but discontinued because I started taking provillus dietary supplement(because containing Saw Palmetto), Can I continue with the Saw Palmetto capsules (The reason: I’m interested in the protate benefits)along with Provillus. Thank you in advance for your help.

Saw palmetto and Provillus are over the counter natural supplements, though Provillus now contains minoxidil along with saw palmetto. The use of saw palmetto may or may not work, but one of the problems is the dosage between different manufacturers and as it is an herbal remedy it is not covered by the FDA regulations for claims. I really don’t believe it works in treating hair loss, but I also see no harm in taking it. I would be careful not to take excessive dosages of any natural supplements, though. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what an excessive dose of saw palmetto would be.

Provillus has 5% minoxidil in it now with their “improved formula” (it should say so on the bottle), which means that it is now as good as the cheaper generic minoxidil you can get at any pharmacy or most supermarkets.

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April 3, 2009

Questioning the HairDX Finasteride Test – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Good day Dr.,

I’m just riddled with questions regarding this new HairDX test and although it’s brand new, I was wondering if you could help me clear up at least one. How accurate do they boast this test to be? They say: “Scientists discovered that among men that had the best response to Finasteride approximately 70% had a CAG score below 22 while among men that had a subtle response to Finasteride approximately 70% had a CAG score above 22″

Does that mean that even if someone has a score above 22, there’s still a chance at having a best response? I mean, say the score comes back above 22… is that the end of hope or is there still a chance the pill could work? And if someone scores below 22, does that mean it’s a slam dunk that it’ll work for them?

Thanks again for the great site.

HairDX You do not need the HairDX test to find out if you have a balding gene if you already show miniaturization and/or balding. The CAG repeat test, however, does suggest how sensitive you will be to a drug like finasteride. This may have value in establishing expectations for finasteride, but any benefit of finasteride is better than none. I’m not completely familiar with the HairDX tests yet, as I’ve not used them, so I can’t give you specifics on what their descriptions mean.

If you believe you are balding without much physical evidence of balding (even after a miniaturization test), I would not recommend Propecia to you even if you test positive from the HairDX finasteride test, as we bald at different ages and although you may be positive for the genes for hair loss, if you are not yet losing hair, no treatment is needed until it starts.

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April 2, 2009

Are My Hair Treatments Causing High Cholesterol? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Hi there Dr I have been taking Finastride, saw palmetto and rogaine. I need to know if any of these products cause high cholesterole or are damaging for the body in the long term.

I can not state anything about saw palmetto with any degree of certainty (I don’t recommend it), but Rogaine and finasteride are safe and are not known to cause high cholesterol.

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April 1, 2009

Ookisa – Japanese Hair Formula – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Hi Doc,

I just ran across this product on the Web and was wondering if you would give your thoughts. Is this just another form a snake oil or do you think it’s possible to get the type of results they claim? OOKISA.com

Thanks!

I wouldn’t say it is snake oil, because I haven’t seen any ridiculous claims on the Ookisa site about regrowing 100% of your hair (like I see with far too many products out there). Those are the snake oils, in my book. This Ookisa just looks like a shampoo and conditioner combo that promotes volumizing. It looks like hair repair, like for detangling and giving it more shine. There’s a bunch of products out there that anyone can get at a salon or pharmacy.

I found a press release from the company that states their products are a “fusion of Eastern extracts and Western science by utilizing a highly refined variety of anti-oxidants, bioflavonoids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals”. You can read the rest here.

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April 1, 2009

Revivogen — Better than Propecia? – Hair Loss Information by Dr. William Rassman

Is possible that revivogen is better than propecia and finasteride?

http://www.regrowth.com/hairloss-remedy/revivogen/revivogenstudy.cfm

There is no scientific evidence that a skin application can get to the hair follicle with a DHT blocker, and as Revivogen is a topical and Propecia is an oral, therein lies the answer to your question. Revivogen does not block DHT the same way finasteride does. The study doesn’t show Revivogen working better than dutasteride or finasteride with actual hair regrowth or halting the progression of hair loss.

I really don’t understand why people would want to bother with unproven treatments and risk their progression of hair loss when there is an effective medication with great confidence that it will work (with scientific evidence to back it up).

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