nk14 Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Congratulations for your forum. It helped me a lot.I'm 22 years old, i started loosing hair about a year ago. In one year, almost all my hair in the MPB area have thinned and my temples are receding. I'm starting to panick and want to take action. From what i have read in this forum, propecia and rogain are recommended. Propecia will be my first choice.However i wouldnt start rogain since you HAVE to stay on it permanently. Although i know that no other topical treatments have proof that they actually work, i want to take my chances and experiment. I have read about a German shampoo (Alpecin) with caffeine that claims to stop hair loss. If anyone has tried it please reply. Also any comments about my thoughts are welcome. Thank you NK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nk14 Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 Congratulations for your forum. It helped me a lot.I'm 22 years old, i started loosing hair about a year ago. In one year, almost all my hair in the MPB area have thinned and my temples are receding. I'm starting to panick and want to take action. From what i have read in this forum, propecia and rogain are recommended. Propecia will be my first choice.However i wouldnt start rogain since you HAVE to stay on it permanently. Although i know that no other topical treatments have proof that they actually work, i want to take my chances and experiment. I have read about a German shampoo (Alpecin) with caffeine that claims to stop hair loss. If anyone has tried it please reply. Also any comments about my thoughts are welcome. Thank you NK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member JacobS Posted September 9, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2005 nk- Get on propecia asap. many of us share your perspective on rogaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Anonymous Posted September 9, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2005 I don't think there's any shampoo that stops hair loss. Have you thought about using baby shampoo? Its what I use because it contains very few chemicals compared to other shampoo brands being that its made for babies hair... hence.. it should be safer for your hair. Well that's what I believe anyway. Regimen: 5% Minoxidil twice a day (morning and night) on front hairline, Proscar (broken into 5 pieces) one piece every night. MSM 1000 Mg, Zinc 30 Mg, Vitamin E, Multi-Vitamin. Baby Shampoo for showering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member MrJobi Posted September 9, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2005 Hi You guys should use Nizoral shampoo. It is prven to increase hair count ( this is not claimed by the company). There are many posts on it and they claim to use it 3 x a week JOBI 1417 FUT - Dr. True 1476 FUT - Dr. True 2124 FUT - Dr. True 604 FUE - Dr. True My views are based on my personal experiences, research and objective observations. I am not a doctor. Total - 5621 FU's uncut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member GuitarPlayer Posted September 9, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2005 Nizoral is the only shampoo I know of that can affect DHT levels. I have never heard of the shampoo you mentioned and I have never heard of caffeine being an effective ingredient against hair loss. I aggree with the other member who said to get on Propecia ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nk14 Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 thanx for your replies guys. The caffein shampoo/lotion issue has been mentioned before in this forum:http://www.hairrestorationnetwork.com/eve/showthread.php?t=150865. This new product seems to be a new trend in europe. The studies behind it are in this website:http://www.alpecin.de/en/research/studies.php. I just found it a good idea since no side effects are mentioned. It may be just another snake-oil product but i'll try it anyways. I'll post any effect this lotion may have on my hair/scalp in 5 months if anyone is interested. Cheers -nk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Robert_ Posted September 9, 2005 Senior Member Share Posted September 9, 2005 New research suggests that caffiene applied topically may help to effectively stimulate follicles resulting in slowing hair loss and increasing hair counts. I have considered adding it to my own regiment but I am having success with it as is and I want to wait a while before adding anything else. You could possibly alternate Nizoral 2% (which does not combat DHT, it only creates a more optimal scalp condition for regrowth/maintenance not too much unlike minoxidil) with the caffiene shampoo so you will have at least one "proven" effective ingredient. Keep us posted on your results with the caffiene shampoo. I agree with JacobS that you should consider Propecia so you will have at least one DHT inhibition ingredient. -Robert ------------------------------ Check out the results of my surgical hair restoration performed by Dr. Jerry Cooley by visiting my Hair Loss Weblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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