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maxheadroom
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Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:31 pm  |
If you (your BF) want to stay away from minoxidil or propecia, you will find lots of good info and studies at hairloss-research (dot) org featuring supplements.
If you're not afraid of minoxidil, there have been encouraging studies done on once a week dermarolling with daily application of minoxidil. |
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Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:46 am |
Some herbs cancel each other out and some have similar properties. For a really good spray - you want to aim for about 1-3 different herbs. Rosemary is the be all and end all for hair - it has so many nourishing properties and has been used for centuries. Other things that can help depend on what you are dealing with. For example if you are looking at inflammation or clogged pores on the head, or even detoxing from chemicals etc.
Also another thing that supposedily good for the hair that I haven't yet tried is alledgedly gelatin. Apparently it helps to coat and thicken the hair as well as being a growth agent. I haven't tried it yet but am going to!
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| PurpleRain wrote: |
My boyfriend did yesterday a strong tea with ginger, thymus and rosemary while he waits for a stronger product that I create for him, so we will see how it goes.
Regarding the formula he uses I though of adding 20% alcohol as that seems the minimun for self preserving products. What do expert DIYers think about this?
Better recipes are welcome. |
Sorry to go off topic again, but how many herbs can you actually add to a DIY hairspray? I wanted to make one with thyme, sage, rosemary, parsley, basil, etc., but is there a point where it's just too much, and the ingredients lose effectiveness or something? |
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Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:24 am |
Ooh could you share the recipe for the alternative. My hubby has recently started going bald and to be honest I think its more genetics than anything but he’s asked me to go on a mission with finding something for him. So far I have rosemary hair water that he allows me to massage in for him, but we’ve only started this week and so I’m looking for more ideas. He was considering Minoxodil but I am not so keen for him to use it as I too prefer natural recipes.
That tea sounds interesting – I might suggest that to him. What is Thymus – I know ginger and rosemary well but not heard that one before. Do you use fresh herbs or dried ones?
With the gelatin they actually seem to suggest applying it to hair and leaving it on. They say it conditions and thickens the hair as its able to penetrate the hair shaft. I haven’t tried it yet but am going food shopping tomorrow so will grab some them and see what it does. I suppose consuming it too would be beneficial.
I know I have in the past made sweets out of gelatin and orange juice for my kids when they were younger as that was one way of getting vitamins into them (and some camu camu powder). They used to love those sweets and they were a bit like Jelly Babies.
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maxheadroom: we both want to stay away from Minox. We prefer to try the natural route. Althought I have a recipe for a natural alternative that states that the efficacy its like Minox. This is one of the recipes I'll definitely make and try once I gather everything together. Dermarolling I have read great thing about this for hair, and it's something I (and my BF)could try in a future if all other things don't work.
TheresaMary: you are right 1-3 herbs are good. As you said ideally you should know what exactly it's your problem, but generally that's the difficult part (if your doctors don't care or don't have the money to pay an expert) Are you talking about consuming gelatin or about some kind of mask? |
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