but i think its a generally good idea to use an ALL-NATURAL shampoo. I know many of u will say Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS) does not cause hairloss. but i think it truely does for at least some of us. let me tell u my little story.
I initially thought i was losing it when i had a little "widow's peak" on my forehead. this maybe natural cause alot of ppl have it and its so minor anyone who doesn't spend 2 hours grooming himself would not care. but i thought it was a first sign of male pattern baldness. maybe it is, but my dad and his brothers have a NW1 at most at age 50+, so who gives?
anyway i got stupid and got some Nioxin shampoo. I saw on the bottle that it "helps block DHT when applied to the scalp." I paid special attention to the frontal area in shampooing. and the genuis i was, i decided to NOT wash it off cleanly, in hoping that if i did leave a little residue, it would CONTINUIOUSLY give me that DHT blocking action (back then i didn't know what DHT was). within 2 days after doing this, my hair felt limp and i thought "cool" i can finally have that soft hair, all the shampoo commericals were describing. but it got worst, and it was ALARMINGLY fast. i kept on doing the stupid shampoo residue ritual for a week.
its been 9 months since and guess what? i remained with the same hairline, but my hair density has dropped and my hair has thinned. the area most affected is the one inch boundary of my hairline where i left the most Nioxin shampoo on. i can see my scalp easily on that area whereas the others are bad, but not as. yes, many would say that my hair in front will thin out causing a receding hairline. BUt, just tonight i took out a bunch of hairs from 6 months ago and compared it with tonights. the ones tonight were thicker!
so what did i do different? i shampooed less frequent. like once every 2-3 days. I used apple cider vinegar to treat my dandruff (very effective may i add). also i got an aveda shampoo which is all natural and doesn't contain the dreaded SLS garage floor cleaning detergent.
i just think there's smthg wrong with putting smthg harsh on ur hair. why not be less harsh to the body and let it do its thing. i shampooed less and ironically, my hair got less oily and dependent on shampoo.
i know many of u will say "its not FDA approved" or whatever. i have my personal beef with FDA. i had some bouts with acne and i have put alot of crap on my face. the end of the day i found out the less i wash my face, the healthier it is. i know just take two showers a day and use no soap on my face. and don't say crap like there's no proven link between SLS and hairloss. Scientific experiements can be decieving in the way they do it. i once heard it takes a 90% correlation before they offically determine that "X" causes "Y." if 8 out of 10 ppl are losing their hair from SLS, would u use it? just my thought.
sorry for the long post, but i find it annoying how some of u can use so much products on ur hair. i think the chemicals far outweigh the good chemicals.
I initially thought i was losing it when i had a little "widow's peak" on my forehead. this maybe natural cause alot of ppl have it and its so minor anyone who doesn't spend 2 hours grooming himself would not care. but i thought it was a first sign of male pattern baldness. maybe it is, but my dad and his brothers have a NW1 at most at age 50+, so who gives?
anyway i got stupid and got some Nioxin shampoo. I saw on the bottle that it "helps block DHT when applied to the scalp." I paid special attention to the frontal area in shampooing. and the genuis i was, i decided to NOT wash it off cleanly, in hoping that if i did leave a little residue, it would CONTINUIOUSLY give me that DHT blocking action (back then i didn't know what DHT was). within 2 days after doing this, my hair felt limp and i thought "cool" i can finally have that soft hair, all the shampoo commericals were describing. but it got worst, and it was ALARMINGLY fast. i kept on doing the stupid shampoo residue ritual for a week.
its been 9 months since and guess what? i remained with the same hairline, but my hair density has dropped and my hair has thinned. the area most affected is the one inch boundary of my hairline where i left the most Nioxin shampoo on. i can see my scalp easily on that area whereas the others are bad, but not as. yes, many would say that my hair in front will thin out causing a receding hairline. BUt, just tonight i took out a bunch of hairs from 6 months ago and compared it with tonights. the ones tonight were thicker!
so what did i do different? i shampooed less frequent. like once every 2-3 days. I used apple cider vinegar to treat my dandruff (very effective may i add). also i got an aveda shampoo which is all natural and doesn't contain the dreaded SLS garage floor cleaning detergent.
i just think there's smthg wrong with putting smthg harsh on ur hair. why not be less harsh to the body and let it do its thing. i shampooed less and ironically, my hair got less oily and dependent on shampoo.
i know many of u will say "its not FDA approved" or whatever. i have my personal beef with FDA. i had some bouts with acne and i have put alot of crap on my face. the end of the day i found out the less i wash my face, the healthier it is. i know just take two showers a day and use no soap on my face. and don't say crap like there's no proven link between SLS and hairloss. Scientific experiements can be decieving in the way they do it. i once heard it takes a 90% correlation before they offically determine that "X" causes "Y." if 8 out of 10 ppl are losing their hair from SLS, would u use it? just my thought.
sorry for the long post, but i find it annoying how some of u can use so much products on ur hair. i think the chemicals far outweigh the good chemicals.
