Category: Hair Products

Hi there doctor. I’ve had two transplants now, and after my second one I believe I may have been duped in that my doctor heavily recommended me using a laser comb. I’ve used it for almost two years without seeing any positive results at all (if only I had found this site sooner.) My question is if I stop using it, will I lose any of my current hair? Is it actually helpful in stabilizing one’s current hairline? Thanks for your time.

Since I personally do not believe the Laser Comb works for treating hair loss, I would not think there would be any positives or negatives associated with stopping its use… aside from the extra time you save everyday to do other things.

Dear Dr Rassman,

I am 19, Asian, and am balding in a diffuse pattern, mostly in the crown. I’ve been taking Propecia for around 3 months, with little noticeable slowing of hair loss – but I realize that results take time.

My issue is this – I have INCREDIBLY sparsely-packed hair, although the shafts themselves are of normal thickness. Even when I wasn’t balding, my hair, when wet and clumped together, gave the appearance of baldness.

For some reason, my hair gets ‘oily’ and ‘wet’ really easily – dry, my hair looks quite good, but once oily and wet (and since I live in a humid in a climate) my hair looks quite bad. Is there any way to prevent my hair from absorbing so much moisture and to keep dry?

Thanks.

You could experiment with different shampoos that are made for oily hair. And maybe use a blow dryer (with a wide-toothed brush) on the warm setting long enough to dry your hair.

Can gel lead to hairloss. Years ago I used gel at morning after having a bath but I didn’t wash the gel at night in other words I slept with gel on my head. After months I noticed my hair is always thin and brittle not as it used to be . So what I am asking could gel lead to damaged follicles or can it accelerates hairless or what else can it do to follicles .thanks

Hair products and gels do not cause or accelerate hair loss. If your hair is thin and brittle, try a different hair styling product. Certain products might damage hair, but I don’t know what you’re using. Most name brand styling gels aren’t going to be an issue, and they certainly won’t cause you to have male pattern hair loss.

Hi and thanks for all the information you provide in this helpful blog. My question is: “Is it safe to use self tanning lotion to the scalp? I had this idea to tan the scalp to hide the hair missing. It would be like a home-made micropigmentation. What do you think?” Thank you!

I guess this could be something to try, though I’m not sure the “fake bake” self-tanning lotion would look like hair or even your hair color. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be safe, but just be sure to read the application instructions that come with whatever lotion you try. You just don’t want to end up looking like your head is sunburned.

There are lotions (Couvre) that reduce contrast between scalp and hair, and something like that might work better for what you want to do.

Hello Dr Rassman,

I read hair loss blogs and research products on a fairly regular basis. Today I stumbled across a product called Bioscal. Taking a look on the website it seems to have been through numerous clinical trails and the results they claim looked somewhat promising. Here is the link to the website where I have read the information – Bioscal.com.

My question is have you ever heard of this product and what would your comments be over the clinical trail results summarized.

Thanks

This is another product line that I have no experience with, but am skeptical nevertheless. It appears to be just a set of shampoos and conditioners, but if you think it might be helpful, give it a shot. I doubt you’ll see much benefit as far as hair growth, though.

Their site says it is the “most effective and best documented topical hair loss treatment worldwide” — but I’d expect if this was really the case, it would be more well known and talked about within the industry. It isn’t.

Also, I don’t see where any of their clinical trials were published in peer-reviewed journals… so I don’t know what their trials actually contained. It sounds impressive to say “most effective” and mention studies that were done, but without proof, they’re just claims made on the internet.

listen to what the things going on in histogen: BaldTruthTalk.com

That is a lengthy audio interview (35 minutes) about the Histogen HSC. I do like what I am hearing… or rather, I want to believe what I am hearing, but the science needs to be presented. Without good science, we have no real understanding of what is happening.