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Review of Fushi Stimulator Herbal Shampoo


Posted by Danielle

This is a com­pletely nat­ural sham­poo aimed at increas­ing cir­cu­la­tion to the Fushi Stimulator Herbal Shampooscalp and is suit­able for both men and women to use. The Fushi sham­poo does not con­tain the stan­dard strong deter­gents found in most com­mer­cial sham­poos and so is very gen­tle on the scalp, while the plant derived active ingre­di­ents work to pro­mote hair growth.

The sci­ence behind the Fushi stim­u­la­tor sham­poo is based on essen­tial oils. The sham­poo includes oils of laven­der, rose­mary, cypress, bay and juniper along­side gera­nium and jojoba oils to nour­ish hair and scalp. The result is a lovely scented sham­poo that leaves hair shiny and man­age­able, as well as pro­mot­ing scalp circulation.

All of the essen­tial oils used in the sham­poo have been organ­i­cally grown and are cold pressed using mechan­i­cal means. This is said to pre­serve their active qual­i­ties bet­ter than heat-based press­ing tech­niques. It’s a nat­ural prod­uct based on tra­di­tional aro­mather­apy and herbal med­i­cine tech­niques that won’t dam­age exist­ing hair.

Active ingre­di­ents and what they do

The essen­tial oils in Fushi herbal stim­u­la­tor sham­poo have dif­fer­ent func­tions to aid hair growth. Rose­mary is a cir­cu­la­tion booster and herbal stim­u­la­tor that has been tra­di­tion­ally used to treat hair loss because of its effect of increas­ing blood flow to the hair fol­li­cles. It works by stim­u­lat­ing the fol­li­cles to pro­duce hair. Bay is a stim­u­la­tor and cleanser. The other oils are designed to reg­u­late the con­di­tion of the scalp, although the man­u­fac­turer does not spec­ify whether they are specif­i­cally aimed at bal­anc­ing the hair-loss induc­ing hor­mones as well.

How to use the Fushi stim­u­la­tor shampoo

Mas­sage into hair and scalp, rinse and repeat. This sham­poo is rec­om­mended for use as part of a three part range. As the sham­poo is com­pletely nat­ural, use it within six months of open­ing. This is a daily use sham­poo.

Will the Fushi sham­poo work for me?

This sham­poo tar­gets the hair fol­li­cles by gen­tle, nat­ural means and does not tar­get hor­monal imbal­ances. It may have a gen­tle effect suit­able for milder cases of hair loss and those that are not the result of genetic or hor­monal con­di­tions such as andro­genic alopecia.

For treat­ing trac­tion alope­cia, it may be used in con­juc­tion with other hair loss treat­ments for best results and is suit­able for peo­ple want­ing to use purely nat­ural prod­ucts with­out any of the chem­i­cals often thought of as being ulti­mately harm­ful to the hair.

Fushi Herbal Stim­u­la­tor sham­poo is also said to be a great solu­tion for limp, life­less hair. Whether it works for a par­tic­u­lar per­son will depend on a com­bi­na­tion of fac­tors, includ­ing the orig­i­nal cause of hair loss. It’s always best to be prop­erly diag­nosed by a health pro­fes­sional so that you can treat the under­ly­ing causes of the hair loss con­di­tion as well.

What other prod­ucts are avail­able in this range?

The Fushi range also includes a hair stim­u­la­tor lotion and a stim­u­late & bal­ance con­di­tioner, rec­om­mended for use together for the best results.

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Review of Alpecin double effect shampoo


Posted by Danielle

Alpecin Dou­ble Effect Sham­poo by Dr. Wolf is pre­dom­i­nantly aimed at men, Alpecin Shampoo for hair lossalthough women can use it, too. It’s called “dou­ble effect” because it tar­gets not only hair loss, but also dan­druff – said to make hair loss worse. As an anti-dandruff prod­uct, the Alpecin sham­poo uses sev­eral active ingre­di­ents to gen­tly remove dan­druff and has an antimi­cro­bial and anti­fun­gal effect.

The man­u­fac­turer claims that this com­bi­na­tion of active ingre­di­ents has tra­di­tion­ally only been used in phar­ma­co­log­i­cal prod­ucts and this is the first prod­uct to utilise it for an over-the-counter shampoo.

As a hair loss prod­uct, Alpecin utilises caf­feine, which is a pop­u­lar active ingre­di­ent in a num­ber treat­ment prod­ucts that tar­get thin­ning hair. It works by stim­u­lat­ing the hair roots / fol­li­cles to pro­duce new hair shafts. Caf­feine is said to “wake up” slug­gish fol­li­cles and kick them out of the dor­mant phase and into the active growth phase of the hair growth cycle.

Active ingre­di­ents and what they do

Sal­i­cylic acid and octopirox are used to treat dan­druff and have an active antimi­cro­bial and anti­fun­gal effect on the scalp, remov­ing exist­ing dan­druff and pre­vent­ing the for­ma­tion of new dan­druff. Caf­feine com­plex works to pro­duce the hair growth effect by increas­ing the length of the growth phase in the hair growth cycle.

How to use Alpecin Dou­ble Effect Shampoo

Mas­sage into hair and scalp, leave for two min­utes and rinse off. For best results, use every day. Alpecin Dou­ble Effect Sham­poo is a long-term hair loss and dan­druff solu­tion that requires repeated use over a long period of time to main­tain results. Dan­druff will return when treat­ment is stopped and hair loss may also return unless the under­ly­ing causes are treated.

Will Alpecin Dou­ble Effect work for me?

Alpecin tar­gets the hair fol­li­cles with­out tar­get­ing the hor­mones that may be respon­si­ble for hair loss. Caf­feine is a pop­u­lar ingre­di­ent in many hair loss prod­ucts because of its stim­u­lat­ing effect. How­ever, those who are suf­fer­ing from hair loss that is the result of hor­monal imbal­ances may wish to use this prod­uct in con­junc­tion with one that treats that aspect of hair loss as well, such as saw pal­metto. Although tests have appar­ently shown that caf­feine can negate the results of testos­terone, it is nor­mally used for its stim­u­lat­ing, rather than bal­anc­ing effects. Although this prod­uct is designed to treat male pat­tern bald­ness, the stim­u­lat­ing effect can be help­ful in treat­ing other types of hair loss includ­ing female pat­tern bald­ness, thin­ning hair and trac­tion alope­cia in both men and women.

Are there any more prod­ucts avail­able in the range?

A caf­feine liq­uid is avail­able for use on a daily basis, and there is also an Alpecin caf­feine sham­poo with­out the dou­ble effect to bat­tle dan­druff. There is no con­di­tioner avail­able in the range but a dif­fer­ent hair loss con­di­tioner can safely be used with this prod­uct and there are sev­eral oth­ers on the mar­ket that also con­tain caffeine.


Sigma Skin Hair Growth Stimulating Shampoo Review


Posted by Danielle

Sigma Skin is a com­pany spe­cial­is­ing in hair and skin prod­ucts for men and the  Hair Growth sham­poo it pro­duces is decid­edly aimed at men who want to pre­vent or slow down bald­ness. That said, it is also suit­able for women to use, though its scent is def­i­nitely rather masculine.

The Sigma Skin sham­poo employs a range of nat­ural active ingre­di­ents and even the base ingre­di­ents are gen­tler on the hair than most com­mer­cial sham­poos. It con­tains none of the most com­mon deter­gents com­monly found in most shampoos.

The active ingre­di­ents include sebum inhibitors such as biotin to pro­tect the fol­li­cles from exces­sive sebum that can dam­age them and antiox­i­dants / anti­fun­gals such as apple polyphe­nol. It also con­tains retinol, which helps with the absorp­tion of minox­i­dil, the lead­ing anti hair loss com­pound (which is not an ingre­di­ent of this shampoo.

Sigma Skin claim that clin­i­cal stud­ies have shown apple polyphe­nol to be more effec­tive than minox­i­dil in treat­ing male pat­tern bald­ness, but as the tests were con­ducted on rel­a­tively small groups of men, fur­ther proof may be needed.

How­ever, when used in con­junc­tion with other hair loss treat­ments that con­tain minox­i­dil, the hair growth sham­poo can cer­tainly improve absorp­tion of the active ingre­di­ent and sig­nif­i­cantly con­tribute to the treatment.

How to use Sigma Skin Hair Growth Stim­u­lat­ing Shampoo

Mas­sage sham­poo into scalp and leave for one to two min­utes. Rinse and repeat, leav­ing for three to five min­utes. Use the sham­poo five times a week or more for best results. This prod­uct is rec­om­mended for use together with the other prod­ucts in the Sigma skin hair growth range for opti­mal results

Will this hair prod­uct work for me?

No hair loss prod­uct is guar­an­teed to work, as hair loss can be the result of many dif­fer­ent fac­tors. How­ever, this prod­uct has been shown to work on men in var­i­ous stages of bald­ness and can there­fore be suit­able for treat­ment of thin­ning hair, trac­tion alope­cia, and other hair loss con­di­tions as well. Note that the man­u­fac­turer rec­om­mends using this prod­uct as the first part of a three step sys­tem to stop hair loss.

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The Pure Guild Hair Re-Growth Shampoo Review


Posted by Danielle

Pure Guild is a com­pany that makes organic, nat­ural prod­ucts to treat var­i­ous so-called “embar­rass­ing” con­di­tions such as acne, dry hair, cel­lulite and hair loss.

The Pure Guild Hair Re-growth sham­poo is made with only nat­ural, organic active ingre­di­ents and the com­pany prides itself on extract­ing these ingre­di­ents using mechan­i­cal meth­ods only, with­out using any heat in the process.

Accord­ing to Pure Guild, this ensures the qual­i­ties of the ingre­di­ents are pre­served to the max, mak­ing their prod­ucts more effective.

Nat­ural ingre­di­ents dom­i­nate the Re-growth sham­poo and it con­tains no sodium lau­rel sul­phate, a com­mon ingre­di­ent in most com­mer­cial sham­poos, which is believed by some to be too strong a deter­gent, even­tu­ally caus­ing dam­age to the hair.

The Pure Guild hair re-growth sham­poo works on three lev­els. It bal­ances the hor­mones respon­si­ble for hair loss, reduc­ing their effects on the hair fol­li­cles, while simul­ta­ne­ously stim­u­lat­ing blood flow to the scalp and fol­li­cles and stim­u­lat­ing cell metab­o­lism – both needed for the hair fol­li­cles to pro­duce new hair shafts. The over­all effect is of thicker, denser hair, reduced hair loss and healthy, lus­trous hair.

The active ingre­di­ent in the Pure Guild sham­poo, Lupi­nus albus, is sci­en­tif­i­cally proven to help stim­u­late the fol­li­cles, bal­ance the hor­mones and pro­duce stronger, thicker hair.

A 12 week long study showed vis­i­ble results with a mea­sur­able and sig­nif­i­cant increase in the num­ber of hairs that were in the active grow­ing (ana­gen) phase. Hair was said to be nearly 12% denser after 86 days of use.

This sham­poo is suit­able for both men and women and can be used by peo­ple of any age to treat many kinds of hair loss includ­ing trac­tion alope­cia.

The fact that it stim­u­lates the cells as well as bal­ances hor­mones makes it a good all-round nat­ural hair loss solu­tion for peo­ple who want to avoid putting chem­i­cals on their hair and scalp.

How to use Pure Guild Hair Re-growth Shampoo

Mas­sage into hair and leave on for one minute before rins­ing. Repeat if desired (if the hair needs extra cleaning).

Will Pure Guild Hair Re-growth sham­poo work for me?

Pure Guild sham­poo has been shown effec­tive in clin­i­cal tri­als and can be used by both men and women. It is rec­om­mended for use along­side other hair prod­ucts from the same range, espe­cially if the hair thin­ning is severe.

In con­di­tions such as trac­tion alope­cia (hair loss caused by pulling and weight put on the hair over time, usu­ally as a result of cer­tain hair­styles), using the sham­poo on its own may be enough to give the hair a boost, assum­ing the under­ly­ing causes are removed.

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Korres Magnesium Wheat Protein shampoo review


Posted by Danielle

This is a sham­poo pri­mar­ily designed for men, but it is also suit­able for use by women, as it does not con­tain minox­i­dil. Instead, it con­tains a blend of min­er­als – mag­ne­sium, man­ganese and zinc that pen­e­trate the scalp to stim­u­late renewed hair growth.

Pro vit­a­min B5, a pop­u­lar ingre­di­ent of many reg­u­lar sham­poos, is also present and helps to increase the vol­ume of the hair, mak­ing it appear thicker and fuller and reduc­ing split ends. Nat­ural extracts of wheat and rice help pro­tect the hair from breaking.

The Mag­ne­sium Wheat Pro­tein sham­poo works to pre­vent hair loss, improve hair strength and pre­vent split ends, so is suit­able for men and women with fine, brit­tle, dam­aged or thin­ning hair caused by trac­tion alope­cia. It has been clin­i­cally proven to help pre­vent and slow down hair loss and like all Kor­res prod­ucts is based on nat­ural ingre­di­ents, rather than harsh chemicals.

Because it’s based on nat­ural ingre­di­ents, this prod­uct is suit­able for use with other hair loss pre­ven­tion and treat­ment prod­ucts avail­able on the mar­ket. The min­er­als and amino acids are not known to inhibit or inter­fere with any of the chem­i­cals com­monly used for treat­ing hair thin­ning and bald­ness, but it is always best to check the label of any prod­uct you’re think­ing of using along­side the Kor­res sham­poo to ensure there are no contraindications.

Women, take note: this sham­poo is designed for men in mind and there­fore has a more mas­cu­line aroma than some women may prefer.

Because it’s pre­dom­i­nantly a nat­ural prod­uct, though, it has a pleas­ant smell, rather than a chem­i­cal, med­i­c­i­nal one. The sci­ence of pre­vent­ing bald­ness in men is quite advanced, so you may well be will­ing to ignore the scent for the ben­e­fit of a sham­poo that’s been proven to work.

How to use Kor­res Mag­ne­sium wheat pro­tein shampoo

Mas­sage gen­tly into wet hair, rinse, apply again and leave on for a few min­utes. Rinse thor­oughly. The man­u­fac­turer does not spec­ify how often to use the sham­poo, although it is cer­tainly suit­able for daily use.

Will Kor­res Mag­ne­sium wheat pro­tein sham­poo work for me?

This prod­uct has been clin­i­cally proven to pre­vent hair loss in men and is known to make hair stronger and give it a thick, healthy appear­ance. Severe cases of hair loss may require stronger treat­ment and no prod­uct on the mar­ket has been proven to be 100% effec­tive for every­one. Note that like most hair loss sham­poos, the Kor­res Mag­ne­sium wheat pro­tein sham­poo is rec­om­mended for use as part of a larger treat­ment sys­tem for the best results.

What other prod­ucts are avail­able in the range?

A mag­ne­sium and amino acids anti hair loss tonic lotion is avail­able and is rec­om­mended for use with the sham­poo for best results.

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Tricomin shampoo review


Posted by Danielle

Tri­comin sham­poo is a prod­uct suit­able for both men and women who are expe­ri­enc­ing hair thin­ning or hair loss. It’s also suit­able for fine, fly-away or dam­aged hair and can strengthen it and make it appear thicker.

Apart from being for­mu­lated to give the hair a fuller look, it also con­tains a blend of min­er­als and amino acids to stim­u­late and revi­talise the hair, encour­ag­ing growth.

The main hair stim­u­lat­ing ingre­di­ent is a “Tri-amino Cop­per Nutri­tional Com­plex” which is said to work on the fol­li­cles to reduce inflam­ma­tion and make them pro­duce hairs. Unlike many other hair loss prod­ucts, the ingre­di­ents used in Tri­comin are nat­ural and the sham­poo is for­mu­lated to stim­u­late nat­ural hair growth, rather than inhibit hair loss itself using chemicals.

The volu­mis­ing effect of Tri­comin sham­poo helps give the hair a fuller, thicker look rel­a­tively quickly, which is great for thin­ning hair which is often caused by trac­tion alopecia.

Because it tack­les a dif­fer­ent aspect of hair loss than many other types of prod­ucts (namely – it stim­u­lates the fol­li­cles to grow hair, rather than fights the cause of the loss of hair) it can be used in con­junc­tion with any other hair loss treatment.

Cop­per pep­tides, the main active ingre­di­ent in the sham­poo, do not inhibit or inter­fere with the active ingre­di­ents in other prod­ucts. In fact, they com­ple­ment them perfectly.

Many peo­ple choose to use it along­side prod­ucts like Regaine/Rogaine, etc. and have reported very good results. Tri­comin is, in fact, one of the best sell­ing hair loss sham­poos and is extremely pop­u­lar both with men and women under­go­ing a full hair loss treat­ment and those want­ing to try a gen­tle, nat­ural way to strengthen the hair and slow down or stop the thin­ning of their hair.

Although Tri­comin sham­poo is mar­keted by its man­u­fac­turer as a cos­metic prod­uct with­out any offi­cial claims of it being used for treat­ment of hair loss, the tri-amino com­plex has been shown in some clin­i­cal tri­als to aid with the growth of hair.

It’s been said to be effec­tive as part of an over­all hair loss treat­ment strat­egy and makes the hair look and feel fuller. This is why it is increas­ingly rec­om­mended as a treat­ment for trac­tion alope­cia which often results in thin­ning hair.

How to use Tri­comin Shampoo

Tri­comin sham­poo should be used daily and mas­saged into damp hair for 3–5 min­utes before rins­ing. You can use one or two appli­ca­tions per wash.

The Tri­comin series also includes a volu­mis­ing con­di­tioner and a fol­li­cle stim­u­lat­ing hair spray. Using all three is rec­om­mended by the man­u­fac­turer for achiev­ing the best results.

Will Tri­comin work for me?

Dif­fer­ent hair prod­ucts work for dif­fer­ent peo­ple, but Tri­comin has been tested and found to be an effec­tive sham­poo for reduc­ing the appear­ance of hair thin­ning in many peo­ple, both men and women.