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Herbal Shampoo and Rogaine for Women

my mother takes rogaine. i have found a herbal shampoo system that is supposed to enhance hair growth.

the ingredients are: cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone PEG-8, meadowfoamate, cocamidopropyl, pg-dimethiconol, lecithin, borago officinalis seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, phosphatidyl choline, panthenol, glycerin, phopholipids, niacin, sodium riboflavin phosphate, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hcl, carbomer, papain, hydrolyzed algae extract, biotin, salvia officinalis(sage) leaf extract, ezuisetum hiemale extract, juniperus communis fruit extract, hypercium perforatum extract, arctium lappa root extract, symphytum officinale extract, m humulus lupulus(hops) extract, uirtica dioica(nettle) extract, thymus vulgaris extract, serenoa serrulata fruit extract, yucca schidigera extract, glycyrrhiz glabra extract, rosmarinus officinalis leag extract hydrolytzed wheat protein, benzyl nicotinate, guar hydroxypropytrimonium chloride, citric acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, safflower, sessssssssame seed oil, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, quaternium-80, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, butylene glycol, menthol, mentha piperita.

can she use this with the rogaine?

Yes, I don’t see why not.


2007-10-01 08:33:57Herbal Shampoo and Rogaine for Women

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What Happened to the Removable SMP Pigment?

Hi,
I read in March of this year on this blog you were soon to be trialling a new SMP pigment that was possibly reversible in one laser treatment. Are there are further developments with this?

Thank you

The initial laser-reversible pigment we obtained was tested on a very limited basis and in small cases. Unfortunately, we were unable to obtain more than the test supplies and have been unable to find a substitute… so it’s not something we pursued much further.

We currently only use permanent pigment in SMP sessions.

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High Metabolism and Female Hair Loss?

Hi,
I have seen your website and I have a question to ask. I just want someone’s opinion on some thing. I’m 26 years old (female) and I have hair fall and I have been to few doctors and I have blood test done for so many reasons and they all show normal. I still experience hair fall and I’m still trying to figure out what to do. I was told that my hormones are very high I want to know is it anything related in having high metabolism? Is their any way to be tested or checked for high metabolism? Please let me know about this soon.

Thank You

A high metabolism should not cause hair loss.

You are stabbing in the dark to find answers, and unfortunately I won’t be able to help here either. I don’t know what tests you had done, their results, family history, etc. Go back to the doctors you consulted with and get answers from them.


2010-03-05 10:31:54High Metabolism and Female Hair Loss?

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What If I Take Propecia, But Don’t Need It Yet?

If you take proscar 5mg tabs & cut it into 4’s, will it work the same as propecia ? That’s what i’ve been doing. It’s cheaper. Also, if you take this & don’t need it, could it make you lose your hair ??

Proscar is the same medication as Propecia — finasteride. They just come in different dosages.

Never take a drug that you do not need. Get your hair mapped out for miniaturization to find out if you need it and if you have genetic balding that needs to be treated. Taking Propecia when you do not need it may have some long term problem that was heretofore not discovered yet. Why take any risks?


2006-12-08 10:18:57What If I Take Propecia, But Don’t Need It Yet?

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Hives, Papules, Pimples — What Could They Be?

I just came across the diagnosis of trichostasis spinulosa, which I have seen in my practice on occasion and have failed to come up with a diagnosis.

eMedicine states, “In trichostasis spinulosa (TS), clusters of vellus hairs become embedded within hair follicles, with resultant elevated, dark, spiny papules on the face or trunk. Trichostasis spinulosa frequently is discovered as an incidental finding, and often it is confused with keratosis pilaris or acne comedones.”

This condition is more common in men, but does not cause risk for the people having it, just some cosmetic deformities of varying degrees. To see the various forms that it takes, see Google Image Search. Maybe you have seen these on your own body and wondered about it.


2009-11-17 11:32:59Hives, Papules, Pimples — What Could They Be?

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What is Dandruff

Dr. Thomas Dawson wrote a good description of Dandruff in the Hair Transplant Forum May/June 2017 issue as follows:

WHAT IS DANDRUFF?
Normal scalp has few flakes and healthy appearing, smooth skin. Dandruff is characterized by loosely adherent flakes and itching. Specifically, dandruff has no inflammation and is confined to the scalp, while seborrheic dermatitis has yellowish, piled adherent flakes that can extend beyond the scalp to beard, moustache, and eyebrows accompanied by visible inflammation.1 Seborrheic dermatitis is more than superficial flaking, including hyperproliferation, excess lipids, and poorly differentiated corneocytes across the scalp.4 Dandruff requires three factors: fungi (Malassezia), sebum, and individual susceptibility. While there remains much debate in the current medical literature, upon review, the vast majority of evidence points at the very least to a fungal “initiator,” most likely Malassezia fungi.


2020-08-08 09:40:16What is Dandruff

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How Bad Would a Thin Strip Scar Really Look If I Shaved My Head?

Hello, thank you Dr. Rassman and Dr. Pak, for maintaining this fantastic site.

You’ve explained that once transplant surgery has been performed, a patient cannot shave his head without scarring (either a FUT line or FUE dots) being visible.

My question is: If someone had a thin scar from FUT, would it really look so terrible if they shaved their head in the future (if Finasteride’s effectiveness waned and hair cloning treatments fail to emerge, and they become an advanced Norwood 6/7)?

Obviously, there are pictures of strip scars online, but it’s difficult to imagine what they would look like on a shaved head. Do you know of any patients who have done this?

You can look at how bad strip scars may look on our scalpmicropigmentation.com website (see some of the before photos of scalp scars). Unless you shave your head, even the wider scar is not visible with long hair. My scar, after three strip surgeries, can barely be seen; however, if I decided to shave my head, everyone would see the 1-2mm scar I have. Now unless you are wanting to completely shave your head, you should not have to worry about the strip scar.

In general, you can keep your hair cut as short with a number 2 to 3 guard on hair clippers without the scar being noticeable in most cases.


2012-08-26 13:08:10How Bad Would a Thin Strip Scar Really Look If I Shaved My Head?

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What Is the Cause of DUPA

Started suffering sudden and rapid hair loss, most noticeably on the sides and back of head.. Thought it was telogen effluvium at first but it appears the hairs are miniaturizing rather than just shedding (hairs are coming in thinner and scragglier and not growing as long). Can DUPA be caused by anything other than androgens? If caused by stress or hormonal imbalance or thyroid, if the issue is addressed can the miniaturization be reversed? Or can only shed hairs from TE be grown back to normal?

Most men who say that they have DUPA, don’t have it. As the doctor who first identified DUPA, I don’t believe that anyone knows what causes it. It may be uniquely genetic because it is similar to some women with diffuse alopecia which presents similarly to men with DUPA.


2020-06-04 19:21:59What Is the Cause of DUPA

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How can I tell if my minoxidil and dermroller is working?

Ive been using 5% minox for about a month now along with dermarolling once a week and anti dandruff shampoo. My hairline hasnt improved much but i noticed lots and i mean LOTS of small hairs around the hairline after shower today. I heard hairs shrink before they fall out, the little hairs actually lay flat on my forehead so they mask my slightly receded temples nicely. Are those new hairs or are they about to fall out (i hope they dont because there really is a lot of them)

The best metric for measuring your progress of lack of progress with minoxidil or finasteride is the HAIRCHECK test (see here: https://baldingblog.com/haircheck-test-how-it-is-done-video/) . Hair is too important to take hair loss any way but serious. A man from Reddit came into my office today because he was very worried about the hair loss he saw in the shower. He also was worried about his hairline, so I did a HAIRCHECK test and told him he was not balding at all, and his hairline was just maturing. He smiled as he left the office because I took a weight off of his back.


2020-11-05 12:45:26How can I tell if my minoxidil and dermroller is working?

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What is the maximum amount of grafts for a strip surgery?

The question I believe is just how many grafts you need, as that should determine what is done. There is often a limit as to how many grafts can be removed from a strip surgery and that reflects the donor laxity (redundancy of the scalp skin) and the donor density. If too much scalp is removed, problems could develop with the wound.