As with most hair growth products, NANO shampoo by Dr. Proctor boasts that is contains ingredients that will sprout hair on your head in near record time. The big question is, does it really work? I spent some time on the forums looking for the answer and the consensus was mixed. Some folks swear by NANO shampoo while others complain it is as useless as the next product. Lets take a look at NANO and see if we can determine the special ingredients that make this different from a regular shampoo.
Archive for October, 2008
NANO Shampoo by Dr. Proctor
Friday, October 31st, 2008Ketoconazole
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Ketoconazole is the active ingredient in Nizoral shampoo, which has been shown to be effective in treating hair loss resulting from androgenic alopecia, or male-patterned and female-patterned hair loss. It is available in both prescription and non-prescription strengths. Ketoconazole is FDA approved for treating fungal infections of the scalp, but it has not been approved to treat hair loss. However, because many people have found it to be quite successful in treating hair loss, doctors will often recommend it for that reason.
Fluridil
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Fluridil is a substance designed to improve the quality of hair follicles. Through this action, it stops and in many cases reverses hair loss. It is currently marketed as Eucapil in the Czech Republic and can be purchased in all EU countries. Earlier this year, North Park Aesthetics purchased the right to market products containing Fluridil worldwide.
Finasteride
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Finasteride is sold under several different brand names, the most popular being Propecia. It is a synthetic male hormone that limits production of type II 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is the male hormone associated with thinning hair in men with male pattern baldness.
therapy-m SuperStraight Straightening Balm
Monday, October 20th, 2008
therapy-m SuperStraight Straightening Balm claims to do a lot. Not only will it help you straighten and smooth your hair, but it will give your hair more volume, make it shinier and softer. AND you can use it even if you don’t want straight hair because it also minimizes frizz in curly hair. So in theory the SuperStraight Straightening Balm should help you make your hair perfectly straight or perfectly curly. No waves, no fly aways, depending on what you want.
Shen Min for Women Hair, Skin & Nails
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
You can guess the basic gimmick of Shen Min products from the translation of the name “Shen Min,” from Chinese to English. Translated, “Shen Min” means “Life/Vitality.” Shen Min emphasizes that it’s a totally natural product and generally puts forth the sort of new age, gentle image that people look for when they’re sick of hearing about harmful chemicals. The question is: does Shen Min work? Shen Min for Women Hair, Skin & Nails is supposed to have a combined effect to help you grow and maintain healthier hair, skin, and nails. You can decide for yourself from the data and customer reviews below whether you want to give it a try.
Revivogen Bio-Cleansing Shampoo
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Revivogen Bio-Cleansing Shampoo is a product that’s designed to work in different ways to help hair loss sufferers (and we know that means you!). First, it removes sebum and DHT from the scalp while gently cleansing. It also nourishes your hair and improves the condition of your hair by moisturizing. Overall, Revivogen Bio-Cleansing Shampoo is supposed to promote healthy hair growth. Unlike Revivogen Scalp Therapy, it has no active ingredients. Instead, the shampoo is intended to compliment treatment with the Revivogen Scalp Therapy. But we think this is one product that you can do without, and we’ll tell you why.
B Complex
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
What Is It?
The B Complex Vitamin group is made up of several different B Vitamins, including B5, B6, B12, Biotin, Niacin and Folic acid. B Complex Vitamins are commonly used in products to prevent hair loss and products to regrow hair. But how does this popular vitamin complex work to stop your hair from shedding in clumps and globs? Is there scientific research that proves these effects or are they simply old wives tales making claims that don’t have any real value?
Herbs Fuzion Hair Care Tonic
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Herbs Fuzion Hair Care Tonic is a hair loss treatment aimed at treating the deficiency causing hair loss. According to Chinese medicine, hair related problems including hair loss are caused by a blood deficiency. Because the body is unable to provide sufficient blood supply and nutrients to the scalp, an individual experiences hair loss. This inability to provide the scalp with adequate nutrients can be caused by a number of factors including illness, stress, and sensitivity to DHT. This tonic addresses hair loss through a four actions. It halts and reverses the negative effects of DHT, promotes proper blood circulation in the scalp, nourishes the hair and scalp, and promotes the growth of hair cells. In a bold statement, the manufacturer claims that when the user’s body properly assimilates the product’s herbs that it outperforms many prescription and non-prescription medications on the market.
Inhairit
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Inhairit is touted as an all natural topical hair loss solution used to treat Androgenic Alopecia in men and women. In both sexes, Androgenic Alopecia is caused by both genetic and hormonal factors. In men, the main factor is predisposed sensitivity to and a high level of DHT on the scalp. Inhairit claims that it is able to stop the conversion of testosterone to DHT. Through this action, it is able to reduce and often altogether stop hair loss.
Revita
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
Revita by DS Laboratories is a shampoo designed to improve the health of the scalp and stimulate hair growth. This shampoo boasts that it strengthens and increases the diameter of hair strands while cleaning it and leaving it smelling pleasant. But before you get too excited, it is important to note that the manufacturer indicates that as with most hair loss products, it may take some time to see results from the use of this product.
GraftCyte
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
GraftCyte Post Surgical Shampoo is formulated for hair transplant patients after their surgery. It promotes the uses of copper micronutrient complex to provide a healthy scalp environment for both donor and recipients of hair transplant procedures. The claim to fame of GraftCyte Post Surgical shampoo is that it will “help control crusting and enhance the healing of the recipient and donor sites.”
Men’s Rogaine Foam
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Rogaine has developed a new product for treatment of hair loss - Men’s Rogaine Foam. It contains the active ingredient Minoxidil, which has been shown to help regrow hair and prevent further hair loss. Minoxidil has been proven to be effective in treating hair loss in some men, but that’s not enough to sell us on this product. The manufacturers have intended for this product to be easier to use than the original Rogaine Serum, but we think they’ve missed the mark. We’d recommend that you use some other product to treat hair loss, and we’ll tell you why.
Propecia
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Propecia is the only FDA-approved drug that treats male pattern baldness on the top of the head and the front middle area of the head (known to doctors as the vertex and the mid-scalp). Propecia’s effectiveness with balding at the temple areas is not proven, but you can count on it for the vertex and mid-scalp. The thing about Propecia is: it’s famous, and it has a pretty good track record for helping men grow their hair back over a long period of time. In other words, Propecia sounds familiar to you for good reason.
