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I've been buzzing my head with a beard trimmer for the past few months and I'm afraid I might be damaging my hair/scalp by using beard trimmer and not head hair clipper.

I used a guard 1 clipper to shave my head and it seemed to pull out hair. Will the plucked hair grow back?

I have actually been showering by detaching the showerhead and letting the water direct on scalp as it is. However this creates a densed high pressure single stream of water and it feels good on my scalp as it effectively washes away junk. My concern is that could it be damaging my scalp, hair or minituarizing hair? Or causing hair loss?

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To the OP,

What are you using pumpkin seed for?

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I took a energy supplement which dramatically increased my scalp and face oil. In a few days of taking the supplement, I experienced the worst shedding and recession of hair line. I think it increased my testosterone and hence balding. Will it affect the hair that were not meant to go bald had I not taken this supplement?

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Hello,

4 days ago, I used a salicylic acid shampoo on my scalp and face. It resulted in burning sensation of skin which lasted at least two days. Think skin on my forehead feels rough textured after the incident. Though, it has improved since then.

I also have somewhat increased shedding since the incident. The burning sensation was bad enough to have caused me significant trouble while sleeping for the next two days but it's much better now.

My question is, was it just a bad reaction to the shampoo or have I chemically burned my scalp and possibly permanently damaged my hair just as some people experience while chemically relaxing their hair?

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and did you see any benefits?

I have taken 13 .5mg avodart capsules over the span of 24 days. Now I'm considering stopping it. How long should it take to get out of my body?

Is it advisable for a NW6 to go for transplant without propecia and only using Minoxidil? Goals being constructing NW3 hairline, filling top and leaving the crown bald.

Oily skin is associated with increased DHT. My zinc supplement is making my skin oily! is it making me lose hair faster?

Can you post the link where you read that anything over 50mg/day is detrimental to hair?

Just want to know why 50mg/day grows hair while 100mg/day halts it. Is it because of testosterone boost or potential deficiency of copper. Are my hair going to grow back?

100mg/day for the first 10 days then 50mg/day for the next 15 days.

I also have been on doxycycline 100mg 2/day for like 5 months now for the pimples. Could this have played a part in thinning my hair?

The symptoms that I noted on zinc are exactly those of reflex hyperandrogenecity from 5-ARs use.

Dr. Bloxham, I will appreciate it if you can shed some knowledge on this matter.

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The derm who me recommended me zinc supplement is in another country. So, I can't visit her anytime soon. I went to her for treating SD and I told her that I'm on Fin. I'm not sure why did she recommend me to use zinc.

After searching extensively on internet I have come to know that Zinc increased my testosterone and 5-AR activity of Fin was not enough to keep additional testosterone from converting to DHT and hence hair loss(progression of Genetic Balding). I still didn't understand the accurate mechanism as the info on zinc on the internet is so conflicting.

The symptoms that I noted while on zinc are:

- Extremely oily scalp and face skin

- Dramatic increase in libido

-Worsening of SD

I don't know what to conclude from this. I'm thinking of switching to DUT if the damage can be reversed.

There are a couple of areas behind thinned hairline that are completely void of hair. Is it possible to experience such void of hair spots during Minox shed?

I wanna try this antibiotic for my scalp inflammation.

I have used zinc supplement for about 25 days. During the first week of taking zinc I experienced oily scalp and face and then into 2nd week I saw my seborrheic dermatitis worsening with thinning of hair all over the top. Is it really the oiliness and dandruff brought on by zinc wrecking havoc on my hair?. I was already on Fin and Min.

It's 1 and half month since I started minox and my hairline has receded further. Hairline was relatively stable before. I'm already Fin for 2 years.

I used Elavil last year for a month, it was extremely sedative and I made me lose hair.

Now, I want to experiment with Plaxil. There are some threads on the internet claiming Plaxil made them lose hair.

Is their any(of any kind) anti-depressant that just does not has hair loss as its side effect?

I live in Pakistan. Here, we don't have Propecia and Rogaine.

I'm using local brands of Fin and Min both and sometimes I suspect them to be fake.

Is there a way to know if the Fin and Minox that I'm using is real?

I feel like, on the top of MPB, my hair loss has been worsened by overuse of different shampoos, corticosteroids and oral antifungals.

My hair on the back and sides, where they are supposed to be permanent have thinned also.

So, is it a possibility that I have permanently lost hair due to extensive usage of different drugs or shampoos?

I want to start Nizoral for my dandruff but many reviews about the product say it makes hair loss worse!

I'm thinking about switching to Alcohol free Minox solution and wondering if it will be less effective than Alocohl based minox which I'm currently using!

I have Seborrheic Dermatitis spots on the side and back of scalp, most of these spots are bald or has sparse hair and I have been picking skin from these areas with hair attached from the past and half years.

I didn't tell my doctor about my habit of picking skin from the affected areas and he diagnosed it as Alopecia Areata and has given me the topical steroids to use.

I am wondering if I have permanently damaged my hair by constant picking of skin/hair?

If some of my hair loss is due to picking, will it grow back?

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