Hair loss "Remedies" Debunked
Saw Palmetto: There are so many claims by popular health websites saying saw palmetto works, which is incorrect. I’ve tried saw palmetto for a year and a half for my hair loss and it did not work at all! Do not waste your time with these herbal supplements. Saw palmetto blocks DHT, but nowhere close to the amount of finasteride. In one study the amount of DHT it blocks is so small 1mg of finasteride is equivalent to 5376 mg of saw palmetto. Many studies that claim that saw palmetto helps with hair loss involve extremely high doses of saw palmetto; which are not practical. Furthermore these studies have been done in vitro, which means that they were done in a laboratory. These rarely correlate to the effectiveness in a living organism.
Source: https://menscript.com/uk/articles/saw-palmetto-for-hair-loss-popular-but-ineffective
Essential Oils: Ok, so people love to debate that essential oils work for hair loss. The reality is that they do little to nothing. I tried peppermint oil, coconut oil, rosemary oil, castor oil and more. All of these proved to do nothing. First off most oils do not penetrate the scalp, this means the oil only nourishes the hair, not the follicle. Some studies show that coconut oil may be able to penetrate the scalp, even so there is not enough evidence that coconut oil does anything for genetic hair loss. Oils are great for preventing split ends, but will do nothing to beat hair loss.
Shampoos: Many hair loss shampoos will not do a thing. The key ingredient to a hair loss shampoo is ketoconazole. Ketoconazole is the same ingredient in nizoral which is a shampoo that is viable to help with hair loss. Simply put without ketoconazole a “hair loss” shampoo will be useless. So make sure if you buy a hair loss shampoo it has ketoconazole in it.
Nioxin: Nioxin is a popular brand to help with thinning hair. Nioxin does not possess any key components for hair loss such as a DHT blocker. So this product will not stop male pattern baldness. However it can help your hair appear thicker. Nioxin helps keep the scalp healthy and helps with split ends. This amplifies texture, helping make the hair appear thicker and fuller.
Nutrafol: Ok so Nutrafol is becoming very popular in the hair loss industry as a natural way to stop hair loss. There are many people with results. This product may be beneficial for other forms of hair loss (telogen effluvium, hair loss due to a vitamin deficiency,bad diet,etc.). However, this doesn’t mean it is a liable way to stop male pattern baldness.
First off the funding of the studies showing regrowth were done by Nutraceutical Wellness. This is the company that does business as Nutrafol. This is a huge red flag as the study can easily be biased. Furthermore those who participated in the study are volunteers who self reported their own hair loss. Meaning some of these volunteers may not have had male pattern baldness and had a different form of hair loss such as a vitamin deficiency. Also some clinical studies were never published.
Secondly, if you look at the supplement facts of nutrafol, you’ll see Vitamin A,C,D and E. You’ll also see biotin, zinc and selenium. You’ll also find saw palmetto, collagen, cayenne extract and a bunch of other bull shit ingredients. These ingredients are not strong enough to prevent male pattern baldness.
Lastly, many promotions on the product are faulty. Some say they feel like their hair is different within the first month, which is literally impossible as the hair growth cycle lasts 12-14 weeks. Meaning the soonest someone can see results scientifically is around the 2-3 month mark if you get lucky. This video is an example of one of many false promotions. In this video it is very easy to tell that this guy has hair fibers on.
Overall, Nutrafol isn’t a bad product for some people. Nutrafol may help with hair loss due to stress, bad diet or a vitamin deficiency. That being said, Nutrafol will not be strong enough to stop male pattern baldness.
MD Hair: MD Hair is another hair loss company that has become fairly popular. They have a small variety of products including serums, supplements, shampoos, conditioners and minoxidil. Some of their products can be beneficial, while others are a complete waste of money.
MD Hairs serums are quite popular, despite the serum not containing the sufficient ingredients to stop male pattern baldness. The serum contains a bunch of natural oils, saw palmetto and other rubbish. The thing with oils is that most of them cannot penetrate the scalp well at all, so the hair follicle will not get nourished. Even if they were able to penetrate the scalp there is no sufficient evidence proving oils are a good way to fight hair loss. On top of that these ingredients are simply not strong enough to fight male pattern baldness.
MD Hairs supplements are also complete rubbish, unless you have hair loss due to a bad diet, stress or a vitamin deficiency. They contain many essential vitamins, ashwagandha, saw palmetto, broccoli powder, pygeum bark extract and other ingredients that won’t do shit for male pattern baldness. There is simply not enough evidence to support these ingredients. In the end if you will lose hair and money using this product.
MD Hairs minoxidil obviously will work. Minoxidil is an FDA approved hair loss product. However they sell this on an up charge, so just go to the supermarket or amazon and buy minoxidil there. Their shampoo and conditioner will also not be beneficial in the fact that they do not contain ketoconazole which is a crucial ingredient for any hair loss shampoo.
Overall MD Hair is a company I would avoid. Their products will not provide the results you are looking for if you have male pattern baldness. These products will waste time and money.
