michael barry
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Malibu Joe,
I too have American Crew Thickening Shampoo.............................and I used to use it once a day and leave it in for 2-4 minutes. I hat bloating, less libido, and constipation also that ceased when I quit using it.
I know for a fact that peppermint internally will cause these side effects as men who drank peppermint tea in a Turkish study complained of no libido, perhaps Tonivoen, who seems really interested in Tea Tree Oil (maybe he's had a great result with it---its been known to be helpful for many with cuts and inflammation, even though it will kill your cat
), is right and it was something else in that shampoo that was effecting us both. Ive been briefly using the shampoo to wash my face since, quickly getting it off. I felt "blah" for about the two months I used it.
Tonivoen.................................
Whats important about my original post is the fact that both tea tree and lavender were shown able to dually stimulate the estrogen receptor (great) and block the androgen receptor (also great) in experiments---so both are potentially very effective against male pattern baldness if we can use them in such a way as to avoid systemic absorbtion. But the good news is that both are available without a prescription and lavender in particular is very cheap.
Im currently using cedarwood oil on one side of my chin to see if it will reduce beard hair there to see if it inhibits receptor uptake at the site of application. We have to be careful with some of the essential oils. Arnica, for example, is literally a poison internally...............even though experiments have shown it to inhibit receptor uptake. Oils are very small molecules and can in some instances go right through the skin. I think I remember reading about one essential oil that could be applied to the skin and it will be in every part of the body within 21 minutes or something..............meaning the difference between oral injestion and topical application for it (might have been orange oil or something like that, I forget which one it was) is very small. Dutasteride topically seems to be fully absorbed as does flutamide.......................which is a bummer of course.
Im glad if you've had a good experience with tea tree however, Ive read about its healing and anti-inflammatory effects and am sure they are quite useful.
I too have American Crew Thickening Shampoo.............................and I used to use it once a day and leave it in for 2-4 minutes. I hat bloating, less libido, and constipation also that ceased when I quit using it.
I know for a fact that peppermint internally will cause these side effects as men who drank peppermint tea in a Turkish study complained of no libido, perhaps Tonivoen, who seems really interested in Tea Tree Oil (maybe he's had a great result with it---its been known to be helpful for many with cuts and inflammation, even though it will kill your cat
), is right and it was something else in that shampoo that was effecting us both. Ive been briefly using the shampoo to wash my face since, quickly getting it off. I felt "blah" for about the two months I used it.Tonivoen.................................
Whats important about my original post is the fact that both tea tree and lavender were shown able to dually stimulate the estrogen receptor (great) and block the androgen receptor (also great) in experiments---so both are potentially very effective against male pattern baldness if we can use them in such a way as to avoid systemic absorbtion. But the good news is that both are available without a prescription and lavender in particular is very cheap.
Im currently using cedarwood oil on one side of my chin to see if it will reduce beard hair there to see if it inhibits receptor uptake at the site of application. We have to be careful with some of the essential oils. Arnica, for example, is literally a poison internally...............even though experiments have shown it to inhibit receptor uptake. Oils are very small molecules and can in some instances go right through the skin. I think I remember reading about one essential oil that could be applied to the skin and it will be in every part of the body within 21 minutes or something..............meaning the difference between oral injestion and topical application for it (might have been orange oil or something like that, I forget which one it was) is very small. Dutasteride topically seems to be fully absorbed as does flutamide.......................which is a bummer of course.
Im glad if you've had a good experience with tea tree however, Ive read about its healing and anti-inflammatory effects and am sure they are quite useful.
