Shampoo Hair Loss Myth

Hair loss occurs when your hair follicle stops producing hair for one reason or another, and there are plenty of reasons why this happens. However, when you wash your hair, all your are doing is washing out the hair that your follicles have already given up. If you were to never wash your hair, all that would happen is you would have a lot more loose strands of hair on your head, but they would not be attached or growing.

Washing your hair too much can of course lead to a dry scalp or some light irritation, which should be avoided. I personally do not wash my hair every single day, but that’s because I don’t want my hair or scalp to get too dry. I know that washing every day does not make me more bald.

If you are currently avoiding washing your hair because you don’t want to go bald, I just want to let you know that going bald is not cool, but having a greasy, half-bald head is even less cool. Wash whatever hair you have and find a different product to help with h hair loss.

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I know there is probably someone out there that claims they sleep upside down every night and now have a full head of hair whereas they used to be incredibly bald or at least headed that way. The bottom line, though, is that if a real clinical trial has not been conducted, it’s probably not a valid option.

Hanging upside down can probably increase the blood flow to your scalp, which is important in helping healthy hair to grow. However, blood flow needs to be increased all the time, not just when you have the time to hang upside down. Unless you sleep upside down, that’s not really a very convenient option.

If you are hanging upside down for extended periods of time, you also have to consider adverse health risks you are subjecting yourself to. First of all, your heart would have to work extra hard to pump blood to your feet, and the blood pressure in your head would be pretty high, which can cause you to black out in the short run, or lead to major headaches in the long run.

Ultimately if you want to increase the rate of blood flow to your scalp, it’s best to use a product with Minoxidil, which is already proven to do just that. You can definitely try hanging upside down, but just know it’s a hair loss myth, and nothing more.

Bellamo Hair Laser Revital System

At some point in my hair loss journey, I was tempted to buy a product like this that was apparently supposed to shock my scalp back to life and really help me regrow some hair. I didnt’ go for it then, and I wouldn’t go for it now.

What it comes down to with products like this Bellamo Hair Laser Revital System is that it doesn’t really have anything involved in its technology that has ever been proven to do anything significant or actually have an effect on the rate of hair loss in either males or females.

The infrared light on the device is supposed supposed to help revitalize the hair follicles, but this has never been proven. There is a “comb” portion of it that is supposed to help massage the scalp, but there is no clinical evidence that a scalp massage by itself would actually increase hair vitality. Even if that were the case, it would be best to use something that costs under $400 to massage your scalp.

The serum and the shampoo are supposed to be the most important parts of the entire system, and they may actually have some merit, but because the developers of the system have chosen to keep the ingredients largely a secret, it’s impossible to know whether or not they have ever been proven to work.

I plan on just skipping over this product and moving on to something that works.

Biostim for Hair Loss

For some reason I am a little disappointed every time I look into another somewhat obscure hair loss product, only to discover that it’s obscure for a reason. If it were actually working in people, it would probably be a much more well-known product. Biostim is one such product.

On the Biostim website, they do actually have apparent results of clinical trials that have been conducted successfully. That would normally be enough to put my conscience to rest and just let everyone know that it’s a legitimate product. After all, testing is what proves these results. I do know, however, that they do not offer a 90 day guarantee like the products I recommend, so I was a little skeptical.

After looking into the situation a little further, I discovered that Belgravia Centre in the UK has attempted to contact the developers of this product to look into the methodization for the studies they conducted. The developers have chosen not to release the data for one reason or another.

I know from experience that if a company like Biostim wants to get people to buy their product, I would use real results as a majore selling point. I guess if you don’t have real results though, you might want to try to shy away from bringing light to that.

So, to make a long story short, don’t go for Biostim if you are serious about a hair loss cure.

Aminexil Advanced, by L'Oreal

Apparently not too long ago, L’Oreal came out with a product called Aminexil that was supposed to be able to aid in hair loss prevention. Lots of people were a little confused as to why a cosmetic company would suddenly come up with a cure for hair loss, while the pharmaceutical companies are still on the search. It doesn’t seem like a cosmetic company would really have enough knowledge to discover or develop a legitimate product.

Because L’Oreal is a fairly large company, you kind of have to give them credit for how much effort they put into the product and how well the have marketed it, despite their overall lack of knowledge when it comes to pharmaceuticals. As a result of their efforts, lots of hair loss products on the market right now have Aminexil in them.

This product has been in development for over a decade at this point, and they actually have not yet conducted a clinical trial in which they were able to definitively prove that Aminexil by itself can prove to be able to decrease the rate of hair loss. It has been proven to prevent perifollicular fibrosis, or scarring of the hair follicles, but that’s really not enough.

In the future, it’s possible that L’Oreal may be able to alter the product or change it just enough for it to become a legitimate hair-loss product, but in the mean time, it’s not really necessary to buy in unless you are concerned with preventing perifollicular fibrosis rather than just re-growing your hair.

Alpicort F

Because I had a friend ask me about this stuff called Alpicort F, I figured there are probably other people out there that also would like to know if it’s a legitimate product. I have decided to share what I know and have found out.

For starters, Alpicort F is not an FDA approved product, and it does not contain any of the substances that are already approved by the FDA to re-grow hair. However, as I have mentioned before, that does not necessarily mean that it is a completely useless product. Many of the all-natural ingredients in my favorite products are not FDA approved either, but I have seen some great results.

This is a topical solution, meaning it is applied to the scalp rather than being ingested. Its product label says that it contains 5mg estradiol benzoate, 0.2g prednisolone and 0.4g salicylic acid in 100mL of solution. From all of the investigating I have done, I cannot personally conclude that any of these ingredients have ever been proven to decrease the rate of hair loss, much less regrow hair that has already fallen out.

There is a label on the packaging that states that there are a number of negative side effects associated with Alpicort F, any one of which would be reason enough for me to decide that I would rather opt for a different product than test this one out. Some side effects include weight gain, increased appetite, and indigestion.

There has not beena clinical trial for this product, though I suspect in the long run there probably will be. Either way, I’ll probably stick to other products for now and stay away from products like Alpicort F that have not been proven.