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Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:19 am  |
I found something very interesting, considering I am a person with lots of excess oil:
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| Acne begins when a naturally occurring hormonal byproduct, dihydro-testosterone or simply DHT, stimulates the sebaceous (oil) gland to produce excess sebum (oil). It is this excess oil that traps bacteria and skin cells and sets the stage for acne. Dr. Khadavi’s research led to the development of Clearogen, the first “Anti-DHT Acne Treatment,” that addresses acne in a more comprehensive way. It works topically, at the level of the skin, without altering the hormonal balance inside the body. It helps inhibit the conversion of testosterone to DHT and helps block DHT from binding to receptors on the sebaceous gland. In doing so, it reduces excess oil secretion and promotes the healthy production of sebum (oil) that the skin needs to moisturize and protect itself. |
That's a statement from a product called clearogen
www.clearogen.com
Basically, the DHT is the cause for our excess oil production.
Coincidentally, a lot of hair care products also have this in them, they are "anti-dht" products because as it turns out, DHT causes hair loss!
So whether it be a shampoo, or something directly for the face, I want to find an inexpensive product that targets preventing DHT from affecting my sebatious glands that I can use topically.
Do you know any other ones that are out there? I am willing to test it out on me personally, whether it be a shampoo (I can still use it on my face) or a cream, lotion, whatever. |
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Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:47 am |
| Just curious about whether you ever tried the clearogen or whether you found anything else like it. sounds a little interesting. Someone mentioned it on drugstore.com but I'm not sure if the product is great or not. Thanks |
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:56 pm |
I'm currently going through a shed, and I have thin hair to begin with, so I'm desperately looking for an anti-DHT product, too. I've heard nettles fights DHT, so I'm going to brew up some strong nettle tea, add a few essential oils,and see if that helps. I'm also looking into spirolactone (sp?)which is supposed to help (and is also in the Jan Marini hair product, which I can't afford.)
For ages, I was washing my hair every other day to keep it healthier, and now I realize, if you're an oily-scalp person with thinning hair, it's the worst thing you can do. Just leaves all that oil and DHT there to mess up your follicles. So I'm trying daily washing. To keep it from drying out, I'm doing the Condition-wash-condition routine advised on Long Hair Community.
I've also made up an essential oil mix with castor oil and jojoba as carriers- I find it hard to use (what a mess) but I'm going to try harder to do it nightly. This thinning hair is scary!
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Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:15 pm |
I highly recommend a product called Triaxon for thinning hair (not sure how it would work for an oily scalp though).
I had a lot of hair loss after my last child, and this really helped.
If in Canada you can purchase it atwww.theshoppingchannel.com
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Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:15 pm |
Yes, Xxnd, DHT does cause hair loss. The only thing I've ever heard of that actually helps stop DHT is topical Spiro. which you can get at minoxidil.com.
Anti-DHT products help with the genetic form of hair loss. The hair loss you get after giving birth, surgery or stress is somewhat different and can be treated differently.
I've also been suffering form genetic hair loss for close to 40 years. There are lots of scams out there so be very cautious.
There are hair loss boards on the net that could probably give you better information on certain products. |
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Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:51 pm |
| This is very interesting. I have recently become interested in this anti-DHT issue myself. At the age of 41 I am still suffering from mild acne and had terrible cystic acne in my 20s. I was once put on spironolactone and it was very effective; unfortunately, it gave me absolutely debilitating stomach cramps so I had to go off it. I have just been reading that saw palmetto has the same effect as spironolactone in blocking DHT and am going to give it a try. There are lots of people over on the Soulcysters board who have had success with saw palmetto, usually within three weeks or so, it seems. Please let us know if you have found any other products that address this issue, or if you have tried this product, what you thought. Good luck! |
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