For Prior/Present Nano and Prox-N People

[dochuge]

Hey all,

I have been losing hair since my early 20's and turn 44 soon. It's been an ongoing battle no doubt but I haven't given up the fight yet. I started using 5% minoxidil in March of 08. Honestly, I haven't seen much of a difference. I just don't think its working although it is very inexpensive. I have read up on hairloss and am starting a combination Nano shampoo and Prox-N treatment. I have searched Dr. Proctor's site and am willing to try his products. I have a ton of questions though so I'm hoping someone familiar with Dr. Proctor's products can help.

Can this treatment work in the front of the scalp or is it like minoxidil and only work on the crown area?

Have you tried a combination of minoxidil , Nano, and Prox-N? How did this work for you?

Should I use Prox-N once or twice a day? Does it make a difference?

Did you see results? Where on your head and how long did it take?

It's only been a few days but am feeling fuzzies all over the front part of my hairline. I've felt these fuzzies before and they never grew any bigger. BUT it is stimulating SOMETHING in the follicles which have been dormant for a VERY LONG time. If this doesn't work I'm really considering hair transplantation. Right now the expense isn't bad, about $30/month for all three treatments so I will keep this regimen going for a while.

If anyone can give me any feedback on the above questions I would really appreciate it!

Thanks,
Doctor

 

[scub]

i've only been using the shampoo for about 5 months, i started the prox-n about 3 months later (so about 2 months now). i also use minoxidil, which i started back in feb.

maybe it's too early for me to really give a fair review, but i probably noticed a little thicker appearance in my hair (from the shampoo). my only dislike is the shampoo is pretty watery and doesn't lather up much (kinda "flat"), but that does not mean it doesn't work. when shampoo lathers (ie like nizoral) you can tell you got it all over your scalp so this makes you want to use more nano which will only be a waste. i use about a quarter size amount (i have short hair).

i am on my second bottle of nano (bought 3 of them) first bottle lasted about 3 months using 4 times per week. it's expensive but if you use it carefully it'll last a while. i only use the prox-n once a day (about 10 drops) and looks like the bottle will last 3 months.

before i started the prox-n i was already on minoxidil for 2 months and i was already getting some regrowth, i started using prox-n on the hairline too. i haven't lost any of the hair the minoxidil grew so that is a positive.

 

[dochuge]

Thanks for the feedback.

I also notice that Nano is very very watery and my hair doesn't look that great after I wash with it. I've decided to wash my hair 1x or 2x a day and will use Nano only at night before bed time. BTW, Nizoral is really AWESOME with it's lathering ability. My hair absolutely looks it's best after washing with it but I don't want to use it everyday.

 

[pproctor]

Thanks for the feedback.

I also notice that Nano is very very watery and my hair doesn't look that great after I wash with it. I've decided to wash my hair 1x or 2x a day and will use Nano only at night before bed time. BTW, Nizoral is really AWESOME with it's lathering ability. My hair absolutely looks it's best after washing with it but I don't want to use it everyday.

Shampoo viscosity ("thickness") is primaily set by how much salt you add. As is common practice with therapeutic shampoos, we deliberately keep ours a little thin so it gets down to your scalp better.

Always remember, the shampoo is optimized as a vehicle for delivering meds to the scalp. Sometimes this is at the expense of purely-cosmetic marketing issues like viscosity.

As for decreased lathering ability. This is mainly due to the active ingredients, Being organic compounds, these suppress lathering a bit. Ya can't have it both ways.

One alternative is to add a high-lathering surfactant such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). But then we get lots of calls compaining about that. This is due to an urban legend that SDS is toxic. This was primarily spread by some guy as a marketing tool for his SDS-less products.

With modern surfactants cleaning power is not directly-related to lathering. Anyway, everyone is individual with respect to the detergency of the shampoos need to clean their particualr hair. If you find that NANO does not do a complete job, use another shampoo first.

Peter H. Proctor, PhD,MD

 

[Obsidian]

It's only been two months but it might be thickening things up we will see at month 4.