Recent content by Jimmy5000

my grandfather was completely bald for probably 35 years when he started taking hormone related therapy for skin cancer a few years back. He started growing new hairs all over his head. It was rather amazing... He literally had to start cutting the hair on top because it was growing to full length.

The basic logic behind what I'm saying is that a healthy scalp feels better and doesn't get irritated, flaky, dry, etc. Hair growth is purely a cosmetic thing. While a lot of people on here are completely obsessed with the cosmetic aspect of hairloss, I was equally upset about my head feeling...

Oh I agree that his regimen isn't going to do much for his hair. However, it might keep his scalp healthier, which I think is just as important as growing back the hair.

I had really bad side effects when I tried going straight for the 5%. Hands and feet got swollen and broke out in rashes, headaches and stomach pains too. I stopped using it for about 6 months then decided to try the 2%. I had NO side effects. After about 3 months I moved onto 5%. I guess for...

I don't think that its appropriate to be insulting other people's hair on this message board. Some of us have better or worse hairlines than others. On a side note, is that really a NW2? Because if it is, I'm a NW1 for sure...

saw palmetto study "Plant-based products like Revivogen and Crinagen utilize topical formulations of these phytosterols to inhibit DHT without the side effects associated with other oral hair loss treatments like Propecia." I'm pretty sure that the moderator on this site uses Revivogen and...

Just curious what products you guys around here use. Since I started thinning, my hair has become a lot less manageable, shiny, and all those other things that nice healthy hair is. The only thing I've found so far that I think really helps is Vitatress conditioning volumizer spray. I put...

blood circulation I doubt that there is a straight forward answer to this. I would assume that if the scalp was NOT getting enough blood flow that it would cause hair loss. However, I don't know if having extra blood flow will really make a difference.

I agree with the analogy. I was hesitant about using minoxidil at first for the same reason that I was committing to using it forever. However, I started thinking about it like I do about brushing my teeth. I brush my teeth twice a day too and if I stopped, my teeth would go to sh*t. So do I stress...

I spilled mine this morning... good thing it isn't all gone because I'm still waiting on my next shipment.

I just started my routine, so I'm no expert either by any means. I'm thinking this is going to be my routine for the next year. AM 1. Rinse out hair... don't wash. 2. Apply styling products. Wait to dry. 3. Apply Minoxidil. PM 1. Wash hair. Revivogen Shampoo (T/Sal on third day). Wait...

I had a bad reaction to 5% minoxidil when I first tried it. I was swollen all over my hands and feet and got really sick. I've since tried starting with the 2% and working up to the 5%. Its been working for me thus far.

I had a bad reaction to minoxidil when I first tried it. I started off right away with 5% twice per day. After about a week, I was swollen all over my hands and feet, I got headaches, and had a fever. It was definitely because of the minoxidil and I quit right away. It only took about a day and...