I actually do take 2mg of castor oil daily (orally) because I have long hair and I simply can’t apply it topically. It’s too messy. I have used it on my eyebrows and lashes though, and it does make them longer whilst it doesn’t really affect hair thickness or density at all.
Haha. I remember when I experimented with topical castor oil. Holy sh*t that stuff is impossible to wash out. I would shampoo and shampoo and shampoo like 5 times in one sitting and still come out of the shampoo greasy as f***.
I find it has to be ONLY 1-2ml or I will literally be going to the loo every 5 minuets. It’s a delicate balance. As for it making any real difference to my hair, who knows. I’ve been on it coming up to 2 months. Avodart and RU coming up to a month. I realised recently that basically my hair cycle is fucked. I grow tons of hair for maybe 3 months out of the year, then my hair just won’t grow. I know this because my hairline will recede and I experimented with my body hair. I haven’t shaved my legs for a week. They haven’t grown. I remember when I first started losing hair, my hair wasn’t grow at all, ever. My terminal to belly’s hair ratio was 11:8, so that’s almost 75% of my hair miniaturising. I have a theory that minoxidil probably does work, but my hair growth cycle was so fucked up to begin with that it can only lengthen the anagen phase of hairs that were already fucked. Or maybe minoxidil has synchronised my hair growth cycle. Regardless I’m switching to topical stemoxydine and looking into scalp threading. Desperate.Haha. I remember when I experimented with topical castor oil. Holy sh*t that stuff is impossible to wash out. I would shampoo and shampoo and shampoo like 5 times in one sitting and still come out of the shampoo greasy as f***.
I also have no idea how you take it orally. It gave me bowel cramps like crazy. Lovely experience all around.
No thanks. I'll take my experimental pharmaceuticals any day. At least they actually work.
I haven’t noticed any shedding, but I usually lose 80-150 hairs a day anyway. I’ve only been using it 3 weeks also, coming up on 4. Still losing hair like there’s no tomorrow. No regrow, BUT i’m hoping that switching to stemox stimulate some new growth that minoxidil has partially synchronised and fucked up. I’d also like to add that I’m mostly losing short, bulbless or miniturised hairs at the moment. No idea is that’s good or really really bad.
. Also tried mixing it with DMSO for topical but im not at a desperate enough state to yet to carry on trying something which is purely anecdotal.
I put 1g in 20ml minoxidil which gives me 5% solution. I’m still receding and sams rate of hairloss.I experimented with oral Castor oil with like a mouthful in the morning...which was a mistake
@IdealForehead have you adopted seti/ fevi into your routine ?
@Georgie how are you finding RU - any thickening of vellus hairs or anything ? Also what dose are you using ? Im not sure if im just looking at my hairline wanting it to work, or if its actually doing anything.
Lol we’re you on the verge of shitting your pants daily with that amount of castor?I experimented with oral Castor oil with like a mouthful in the morning...which was a mistake
Minoxidil has been the only thing to regrow any hair on my head. I don’t think I can stop taking it, but if I do, I don’t know it if just makes anything else I use totally worthless given that my hair growth cycles are fucked and predetermined by minoxidil anyway. I’m so f*****g depressed.
. You sound like a real f*****g mystery though if your whole body is affected. Have you had skin biopsies and stuff to see if theres anything obvious ?
I had biopsies back in 2015 which determined it’s Androgenetic Alopecia, with a terminal to vellus hair ratio of 11:8, which means almost 75% of my hair was/is miniaturising. Somehow it also messaged up my facial and body hair growth too. Like menopausal Androgenetic Alopecia caused by low estrogen and androgens. It is a mystery and it makes me suicidal quite frankly. I’m praying for Brotzu or Follica this year. Maybe replicel. I’m also seriously considering scalp threading. I do have super low ferretin and have been needing to get an iron infusion for a while now (which i am getting next week), but to say my kind of aggressive, pattern hairloss is related to that is a very long shot. Currently my crown and top of my head are the thinnest and most worrisome. I’m under no illusions that It is anything but female Androgenetic Alopecia.That sounds pretty awful Georgie
Lets hope 2018 is the year we actually get something substantial so i dont have to keep worrying about my 30's in my 20's lol.
Thanks for all that info. I do actually use Argan oil on the ends of my hair but never thought about using it on my scalp. I recently started taking coq10 300mg capsules daily because the topical version seems like a hassle to be honest, and I already feel like a damn chemist. I like the idea of using garnier stemox because it has niacinamide and ceramide in it, which is anti-aging also. The Carnitine come about because I have read some great studies, and I’m encouaged by the fact that they are performed on humans and not rodents. Here’s one
