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Interesting, Hurley. Thanks for posting that. I do know that Omega 3 fatty acids have anti-inflammatory effects- so you never know...

Anybody have any thoughts on Nanoguard A shampoo?? http://www.antiaging-systems.com/a2z/nanoguard_a.htm

OK- TMZ just showed the "turkey baster" story. But it was just that balding celebs are using stuff like Toppik- and they are applying it with a spray device. They called out Segal, Travolta, and Cage.

I just saw this on a TMZ commercial: "Celebs hiding disappearing hairlines with this bizzare turkey baster technique". Turkey baster technique?? I guess we'll have to watch to find out...

Really? Damn. My multi has "d-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate/Acetate" in it. You think that could be a problem? I take a lot of supplements (fish oil, BCAAs, Polyphenols, protein powders, fat burner, greens...) so it's hard to tell what does what. I'm just hoping to see some new hair growth in about 4 more months! Thanks for the reply and thanks for letting us know about Toco. At the very least it looks like a pretty powerful anti-oxidant. So don't sweat the haters.

I've been using this (2X a day) for about a month now and I "think" that my hairloss has increased a little- but I know that that's probably a good sign and I'm gonna keep taking it.

Anybody else here taking their Toco-8 twice a day like I am?

I just got my Toco-8 and tried it mixed with some water. Not much taste. That's a good thing.

Costco has a 4-pack of foam for 49.99 (I think-- it may have been even less than that).

I did that- and I just placed an order today. Thanks for the info, Matt.

I use the foam. But the instructions say "apply half a capful 2 times a day". The cap is very small. Do you guys really only use half a capful?

Remember- there once was a time when we didn't know about Minoxidil; and there once was a time when we didn't know about finasteride. I just blew your mind!

This article that I found by David Orentreich, MD at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine says that "hair loss can often be stopped on a long-term basis by mixing minoxidil with finasteride and thyroid hormone or another drug that stimulates hair metabolism... rub this three-drug 'cocktail' into his/her scalp every day". Any thoughts on this from the experts here??

Another Apple Polyphenol article that I found: The first clinical trial of topical application of procyanidin B-2 to investigate its potential as a hair growing agent Tomoya Takahashi 1 *, Ayako Kamimura 1, Yoshiharu Yokoo 1, Shinkichi Honda 2, Yasushi Watanabe 3 1Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., 2, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0841, Japan 2Development Department, Biochemicals Division, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., 1-6-1, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8185, Japan 3Watanabe Dermatological Clinic, 1-32-16, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan email: Tomoya Takahashi (tomoya.takahashi@kyowa.co.jp) *Correspondence to Tomoya Takahashi, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., 2, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0841, Japan. Keywords androgenetic alopecia; condensed tannin; external application; Malus pumila; proanthocyanidins; scalp Abstract Procyanidin B-2 is a compound we have identified in apple which acts as a growth-promoting factor on murine hair epithelial cells. This report describes our investigation of the hair-growing effects of 1% procyanidin B-2 tonic after sequential use for 4 months. A double-blind clinical trial was performed, involving a total of 29 subjects (procyanidin B-2, 19 men; placebo, 10 men). No adverse side effects were observed in either group. In the procyanidin B-2 group, 78.9% showed an increased mean value of hair diameter, whereas only 30.0% in the placebo group showed any increase (p < 0.02, Fisher's exact probability test). The increased ratio of hairs measuring more than 40 m in diameter after 4 months of procyanidin B-2 treatment was significantly higher than that of the placebo controls (p < 0.05, two-sample?‚?­t-test). The increase in number of total hairs in the designated scalp area (0.25 cm2) of procyanidin B-2 subjects after a 4 month trial was significantly greater than that of the placebo controls (procyanidin?‚?­B-2, 3.67 ?± 4.09 (mean ?± SD)/0.25 cm2; placebo, -2.54 ?± 4.00/0.25 cm2; p < 0.001, two-sample t-test). Procyanidin B-2 therapy shows potential as a promising cure for male pattern baldness. Copyright ?© 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Received: 27 May 1999; Accepted: 20 June 2000

I don't know anything about hair transplants- but I tried ScalpMed (didn't work for me). It was very strong/harsh/not sure of the right word on my scalp. I wouldn't even consider using it with hair transplants.