Category: Hair Products

Thank you for this very informative website Dr. Rassman. I check this site daily during the weekdays to hear what you have to say in regards to other’s questions.

I know you have said it is a buyer beware market in regards to many supposed hair loss products. I want to ask your opinion on this product called Keracyte. It supposedly thickens the hair shaft and lengthens the time of hair growth. Basically what I gathered is that it reinvigorates the hair follicle. I have supplied the website to Keracyte and also a new article about it. Thank for your time and effort in managing this site!

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According to the product’s website, the ingredients of Keracyte are:

• Matrixyl 3000
• Argireline
• Hyaluronic Acid
• Tocopheryl Acetate
• Provitamin B
• Tropoelastin
• Germaben
• ProliSel

The above mentioned ingredients are mostly skin conditioners, proteins, and provitamins. None of these are proven to be effective on hair growth. If you like the conditioner and the price is right, I don’t believe it can hurt the hair you have, but I wouldn’t expect any growth with it.

I have an idea, why don’t you have a weekly column dedicated to just a posting of peoples’ experiences, including what they’ve tried, the results, their thoughts etc. I always like hearing rom other people and sharing experiences. All you have to do is post one message asking for contributions and just compile say 5-10 of them each week.

I will offer to post comments about experiences. We get thousands of unique visitors each and every day, so there must be an audience out there. It is a good idea. Just send me your comments and I will post them as they come in. If it becomes very popular, I will manage it befitting the traffic. Let’s call it: MY EXPERIENCE WITH HAIR LOSS

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The following came from Dr. Bradley Wolf located in Cincinnati, Ohio in response to one of his patient’s questions on hair dyes, mechanisms of actions and safety issues. Thanks Brad.

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Coloring hair to cover gray is a common practice. As hair continues to grow, color touch-up processes are performed so the new growth of gray hair matches the rest of the dyed hair. This touch-up process is normally performed on a 3-6 week basis.

With respect to the chemistry and hair damage – any type of processing of the hair leaves the fibers in a compromised state. The main culprits of colorants are high pH and hydrogen peroxide. These two components are responsible for the breakdown of keratin proteins inside the fiber. Extensive processing can lead to porous hair that feels rough, brittle, and unhealthy. The hair also takes on properties of being more hydrophilic.

Colorants are pretty mild these days and achieving damaged hair from usage is not prevalent. But you indicated that treatments were performed on a weekly basis. There is potential that excessive damage is occurring or may occur very soon if the practice continues which can lead to hair breakage.

Recommendations:
Undergo color treatments on a less frequent basis – every 3-6 weeks. Apply colorant product only to areas of hair that need color – roots. For more frequent treatments – use a semi-permanent level 1 or level 2 dyes which are much less damaging.

I am a 25-year-old girl. I -and my sister also- have a severe -I don’t know if by inheritance or not- predisposition of scalp pimples. When we were younger, we used to get rid of it -even for a short period of time at least- using Betamethasone and Clotrimazole lotions along with an anti-dandruf shampoo. But now the pimples seem to become resistive to any sort of treatment and besides They are too severe that have involved the hair follicles and caused a very intense hailoss. Two years ago, I used a solution consisted of Dalacin, Betamethasone lotion, Salicylic Acid and P.G. in the base of Ethanol and my scalp responded incredibly: All the pimples were disappeared and no more hair loss; I got all my hair back… But after I stopped it, it got worse and the scalp never responded to the same treatments again and no specialist could cure it ever again. I wash my hair frequently, almost everyday so there should not be any hyper-occurrence of sebum-sort problem. What should I do? Any new typical (or oral?)antibiotic should I use or should I try a different steroid or both? I’m Eagerly awaiting your response.

You need to see a good dermatologist and get a good treatment regimen. I cannot advise you on a medical regimen, because I am not your doctor. Nevertheless, your acne problem seems to need some form of medical attention. Do not try to randomly guess by trying various medical treatments without being under the care of a doctor.

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Is this true? http://www.skinbio.com/quickeyebroweyelash.html

I have my doubts. Copper-peptide has had many positive claims and I use it on patients to prevent redness after a surgery in people who are prone to it. So I think that copper-peptide has value, but doubt it would reverse eyelash loss.