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I've searched the archives in this forum and found only sporadic discussion of this product. I'm interested in why this product is generally thought to be of the "snake oil" variety.
The website for the product lists three published studies on the effectiveness of the product. I haven't read the studies, so I don't know what they say. But presumably they show that the product has some effectiveness, or the site would likely not have cited them. Assuming that is so, again, why is this product generally thought to not be effective? Has anyone here tried it for six months or longer?
The makers do claim that once the product causes your hair to grow back, you don't have to continue to use the product. That sounds dubious, given what we know about the causes of hair loss, and given that no other product can make that claim.
Has anyone tried this product for six months or longer? What were the results? I searched the web, and no matter where I looked, I saw comments like "I tried it for two months, didn't work for me" or "more hair started falling out in my first month, so I stopped using it." I couldn't find comments from anyone who had tried it for six months or longer. We all know that minoxidil or propecia or any proven treatment will cause more hair to fall out in the first month and won't be effective if used for only two months in the vast majority of cases.
I don't want to waste my money on snake oil. OTOH, I want to know if we're dismissing this product too easily. Can anyone find and post the results from these citations?
A. G. H. Kessels, R. L. L. M. Cardynaals R. L. L. Borger, M. J. T. H. Go, J. C. C. A. Lambers, J. A. Knottnerus and P. G. Knipschild, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 44, No. 4/5, pp 439-447,1991
B. C. Qian, J. Chen and H. J. Xu
Pharmacological Action of 101 Hair Regeneration Extract On Skin and Hair In Experimental Animals. Journal of Traditional and Modern Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp 227-229, 1994.
The website for the product lists three published studies on the effectiveness of the product. I haven't read the studies, so I don't know what they say. But presumably they show that the product has some effectiveness, or the site would likely not have cited them. Assuming that is so, again, why is this product generally thought to not be effective? Has anyone here tried it for six months or longer?
The makers do claim that once the product causes your hair to grow back, you don't have to continue to use the product. That sounds dubious, given what we know about the causes of hair loss, and given that no other product can make that claim.
Has anyone tried this product for six months or longer? What were the results? I searched the web, and no matter where I looked, I saw comments like "I tried it for two months, didn't work for me" or "more hair started falling out in my first month, so I stopped using it." I couldn't find comments from anyone who had tried it for six months or longer. We all know that minoxidil or propecia or any proven treatment will cause more hair to fall out in the first month and won't be effective if used for only two months in the vast majority of cases.
I don't want to waste my money on snake oil. OTOH, I want to know if we're dismissing this product too easily. Can anyone find and post the results from these citations?
A. G. H. Kessels, R. L. L. M. Cardynaals R. L. L. Borger, M. J. T. H. Go, J. C. C. A. Lambers, J. A. Knottnerus and P. G. Knipschild, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 44, No. 4/5, pp 439-447,1991
B. C. Qian, J. Chen and H. J. Xu
Pharmacological Action of 101 Hair Regeneration Extract On Skin and Hair In Experimental Animals. Journal of Traditional and Modern Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp 227-229, 1994.