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also might work for men, thats why im posting it here to.
I currently use alpecin shampoo which is also based on the caffine theory which has more and more studies backing it.
Spray that can stop a woman's hair from thinning
A spray made from coffee bean extracts has been found to stop women's hair thinning, scientists said yesterday.
The treatment - which goes on sale next month - is said to increase the thickness and health of each strand of hair.
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Eureka! Father and son make hair grow with magic beans
Sept 2007
For years they were on the fringe of science. But now a Scottish father and son's obsession with the health-giving properties of green coffee beans is set to help women suffering the misery of hair loss - and earn them a multi-million-pound fortune.
Scientists Bill and Iain Forbes have been carrying out experiments on raw coffee beans after discovering they had properties which could stop women's hair from thinning, a problem which affects 50% of women by the time they are 50.
Now, after signing a "six-figure" contract with the major high street chemist Boots, the duo's product is expected to become a major seller when it hits the shelves next month.
Last week, Boots unveiled its Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women, which is said to improve the thickness of each individual hair and has been shown in trials to significantly increase hair growth.
But Scotland on Sunday can reveal the product was originally developed by the Edinburgh family.
Iain Forbes, a 45-year-old scientist with degrees in genetics and pharmacy, has worked in partnership with his father, a former heart surgeon, since 1995, helped occasionally by his mother Mima, who makes the tea and does the books.
Despite the fact neither of them suffers from baldness, their firm, Calscience International, has carried out countless experiments on green coffee beans, breaking several coffee grinders in the process, investigating its hair restoring properties.
While green tea is a renowned antioxidant, green coffee, the beans in their raw form, is twice as powerful, and over the years the Forbes realised it could stop hair thinning.
Although hair loss in men is common, around 50% of women also suffer some form of thinning as they age, often caused by hormones, stress or illness.
When colleagues in the scientific community mentioned their findings to senior researchers at Boots, they were invited to show the company their results.
After seven years of trials, the product will go on sale next month, and Calscience, which last year had assets worth just £16,000 has netted a lucrative contract from Boots plus royalties from every £20 pack that is sold.
Iain Forbes said: "This will change our company's position tremendously. We had been working on a shoestring budget because clearly research is expensive. Now hopefully this will change. It's a tremendous boost and it will raise our profile."
He added that he enjoyed working with his father: "We come from quite different aspects of science and we have different thought processes, which means we are able to spark ideas off each other. It has taken a long time to develop this product but we have to get these things right."
Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily, Boots claims the results of applying the treatment should be seen after three months. Trials of the product at Glasgow University found 80% of women reported a significant improvement.
Although it is not yet clear exactly how the green coffee prevents baldness, it is known that hair loss in women is usually down to stress and hormonal change and properties in the beans soothe and calm inflammation. The spray also contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant also known as Indian pennywort, which is also used in scar reduction.
Bill Forbes left a career as a cardiac surgeon in the 1980s in order to carry out his scientific research and his son decided to join him after spending 15 years studying science at university.
Although father and son and oldest brother Euan are scientists, Iain's younger brother David is a DJ on Saga radio.
Their laboratory, is based at King's Buildings close to Edinburgh University. The company is so small it cannot carry out trials itself and must contract out much of its work to bioscience companies and universities.
Although they have been concentrating on products for the hair care market they are also interested in developing new skincare products using natural ingredients, although they refused to disclose details.
Until now they have relied on small government grants to sustain their work.
It encourages growth from the roots and can prevent age-related hair loss, according to researchers.
The product works by soothing the scalp, reducing the inflammation that damages hair follicles.
Stewart Long of Boots, which developed the remedy, said: "Our new spray changes the way the immune system acts.
"Effectively, it stimulates the cells to ensure the follicles continue to produce thick healthy hair.
"If the follicle closes, the chances of getting regrowth are virtually nil, even with the high- strength drug treatments that are on the market."
Although the product is targeted at women, it would also work for men.
Four out five women given the spray in independent tests at Glasgow University said it worked.
Three out of four of the guinea pigs said they lost less hair when combing or brushing.
The claims were backed up by scalp tests conducted by a trichologist over a 12-month period.
Small patches of hair were shaved off to see how quickly and thickly they grew back.
Mr Long said women were often reluctant to talk about hair loss.
"It is considered quite normal if a bloke goes bald but for women it is a huge psychological issue," he added.
"It is often speeded by periods of stress or illness.
In reality 50 per cent of women experience some thinning of the hair by the time they reach 50, however most suffer in silence thinking that they are the only ones with the problem.
"But this is not just a condition afflicting the older generation.
"Hair thinning can start for people as young as 20, and can be a massive blow to how women perceive themselves."
Consumer research conducted by Boots shows that 79 per cent of women find hair crucial to their self-esteem.
Another 61 per cent per cent valued their locks more highly than other parts of the body and would rather suffer weight or skin problems than lose them.
Corinne Sweet, a relationship psychologist, said healthy hair had long been a symbol of female attractiveness.
"Losing hair, in strands or clumps, can be deeply distressing for women as a sign of stress, ill-health or ageing," she added.
"Going bald, in patches, or even totally, is really the last great beauty taboo, so a product that can restore vitality and volume to hair should certainly help restore self- esteem, self-confidence and promote a positive self-image."
Creams and potions claiming to tackle ageing and other ailments are common in the beauty industry but many have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Boots said it has received the authority's approval for its claims for the hair spray after presenting its officials with the evidence from its independent trials.
The product - Boots Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women - can be ordered in advance from the middle of September.
It was developed by the research team behind Protect & Perfect, a beauty serum which became a major sales success after scientists found it could rejuvenate skin and beat wrinkles.
The spray contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant sometimes called the Indian pennywort.
The green coffee beans used in the hair spray come from Central America.
How the spray works
The spray's ingredients work by calming the immune system and reducing inflammation of the scalp.
Damage to the scalp can cause follicles to shrink or even close up, causing hair to thin and fall out.
Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily and then rubbed in, the spray allows the hair to be styled as normal.
Boots says the results should be seen within three months.
In an independent study carried out at Glasgow University, women were given the product to use at home for 12 months.
The researchers compared the results for the active product against those for a placebo that looked exactly the same.
They found that 80 per cent of volunteers using the genuine treatment reported significant improvement in hair growth.
I currently use alpecin shampoo which is also based on the caffine theory which has more and more studies backing it.
Spray that can stop a woman's hair from thinning
A spray made from coffee bean extracts has been found to stop women's hair thinning, scientists said yesterday.
The treatment - which goes on sale next month - is said to increase the thickness and health of each strand of hair.
UPDATE::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;;
Eureka! Father and son make hair grow with magic beans
Sept 2007
For years they were on the fringe of science. But now a Scottish father and son's obsession with the health-giving properties of green coffee beans is set to help women suffering the misery of hair loss - and earn them a multi-million-pound fortune.
Scientists Bill and Iain Forbes have been carrying out experiments on raw coffee beans after discovering they had properties which could stop women's hair from thinning, a problem which affects 50% of women by the time they are 50.
Now, after signing a "six-figure" contract with the major high street chemist Boots, the duo's product is expected to become a major seller when it hits the shelves next month.
Last week, Boots unveiled its Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women, which is said to improve the thickness of each individual hair and has been shown in trials to significantly increase hair growth.
But Scotland on Sunday can reveal the product was originally developed by the Edinburgh family.
Iain Forbes, a 45-year-old scientist with degrees in genetics and pharmacy, has worked in partnership with his father, a former heart surgeon, since 1995, helped occasionally by his mother Mima, who makes the tea and does the books.
Despite the fact neither of them suffers from baldness, their firm, Calscience International, has carried out countless experiments on green coffee beans, breaking several coffee grinders in the process, investigating its hair restoring properties.
While green tea is a renowned antioxidant, green coffee, the beans in their raw form, is twice as powerful, and over the years the Forbes realised it could stop hair thinning.
Although hair loss in men is common, around 50% of women also suffer some form of thinning as they age, often caused by hormones, stress or illness.
When colleagues in the scientific community mentioned their findings to senior researchers at Boots, they were invited to show the company their results.
After seven years of trials, the product will go on sale next month, and Calscience, which last year had assets worth just £16,000 has netted a lucrative contract from Boots plus royalties from every £20 pack that is sold.
Iain Forbes said: "This will change our company's position tremendously. We had been working on a shoestring budget because clearly research is expensive. Now hopefully this will change. It's a tremendous boost and it will raise our profile."
He added that he enjoyed working with his father: "We come from quite different aspects of science and we have different thought processes, which means we are able to spark ideas off each other. It has taken a long time to develop this product but we have to get these things right."
Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily, Boots claims the results of applying the treatment should be seen after three months. Trials of the product at Glasgow University found 80% of women reported a significant improvement.
Although it is not yet clear exactly how the green coffee prevents baldness, it is known that hair loss in women is usually down to stress and hormonal change and properties in the beans soothe and calm inflammation. The spray also contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant also known as Indian pennywort, which is also used in scar reduction.
Bill Forbes left a career as a cardiac surgeon in the 1980s in order to carry out his scientific research and his son decided to join him after spending 15 years studying science at university.
Although father and son and oldest brother Euan are scientists, Iain's younger brother David is a DJ on Saga radio.
Their laboratory, is based at King's Buildings close to Edinburgh University. The company is so small it cannot carry out trials itself and must contract out much of its work to bioscience companies and universities.
Although they have been concentrating on products for the hair care market they are also interested in developing new skincare products using natural ingredients, although they refused to disclose details.
Until now they have relied on small government grants to sustain their work.
It encourages growth from the roots and can prevent age-related hair loss, according to researchers.
The product works by soothing the scalp, reducing the inflammation that damages hair follicles.
Stewart Long of Boots, which developed the remedy, said: "Our new spray changes the way the immune system acts.
"Effectively, it stimulates the cells to ensure the follicles continue to produce thick healthy hair.
"If the follicle closes, the chances of getting regrowth are virtually nil, even with the high- strength drug treatments that are on the market."
Although the product is targeted at women, it would also work for men.
Four out five women given the spray in independent tests at Glasgow University said it worked.
Three out of four of the guinea pigs said they lost less hair when combing or brushing.
The claims were backed up by scalp tests conducted by a trichologist over a 12-month period.
Small patches of hair were shaved off to see how quickly and thickly they grew back.
Mr Long said women were often reluctant to talk about hair loss.
"It is considered quite normal if a bloke goes bald but for women it is a huge psychological issue," he added.
"It is often speeded by periods of stress or illness.
In reality 50 per cent of women experience some thinning of the hair by the time they reach 50, however most suffer in silence thinking that they are the only ones with the problem.
"But this is not just a condition afflicting the older generation.
"Hair thinning can start for people as young as 20, and can be a massive blow to how women perceive themselves."
Consumer research conducted by Boots shows that 79 per cent of women find hair crucial to their self-esteem.
Another 61 per cent per cent valued their locks more highly than other parts of the body and would rather suffer weight or skin problems than lose them.
Corinne Sweet, a relationship psychologist, said healthy hair had long been a symbol of female attractiveness.
"Losing hair, in strands or clumps, can be deeply distressing for women as a sign of stress, ill-health or ageing," she added.
"Going bald, in patches, or even totally, is really the last great beauty taboo, so a product that can restore vitality and volume to hair should certainly help restore self- esteem, self-confidence and promote a positive self-image."
Creams and potions claiming to tackle ageing and other ailments are common in the beauty industry but many have fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Boots said it has received the authority's approval for its claims for the hair spray after presenting its officials with the evidence from its independent trials.
The product - Boots Expert Hair Loss Treatment Spray for Women - can be ordered in advance from the middle of September.
It was developed by the research team behind Protect & Perfect, a beauty serum which became a major sales success after scientists found it could rejuvenate skin and beat wrinkles.
The spray contains antioxidants and centella asiatica, a medicinal plant sometimes called the Indian pennywort.
The green coffee beans used in the hair spray come from Central America.
How the spray works
The spray's ingredients work by calming the immune system and reducing inflammation of the scalp.
Damage to the scalp can cause follicles to shrink or even close up, causing hair to thin and fall out.
Applied to the roots of damp hair twice daily and then rubbed in, the spray allows the hair to be styled as normal.
Boots says the results should be seen within three months.
In an independent study carried out at Glasgow University, women were given the product to use at home for 12 months.
The researchers compared the results for the active product against those for a placebo that looked exactly the same.
They found that 80 per cent of volunteers using the genuine treatment reported significant improvement in hair growth.
