Growing your hair out isn’t easy – especially when you experience severe hair loss.
But one woman with thinning hair has revealed one product that has actually made her hair grow back.
Taking to Facebook, she revealed she had been suffering with hair loss for a while and finally found a product that worked.
She shared before and after images of her hair to the group, Hair Thinning/Loss Solutions, which has over 25,000 members.
The anonymous woman wrote: “Two months on minoxidil.
“Left-side photos is one month on minoxidil.
“Right-side photos is two full months.”
The incredible hair growth results speak for themselves; her hair in the right-hand photos looks much fuller, and her hairline looks more defined.
She continued: “”My hair is definitely feeling fuller, but I am also still shedding when I wash my hair.
“I am trying to trust the process.”
Minoxidil is a medication that can be taken orally or topically.
It is an over-the-counter product that acts as a vasodilator, taking more blood flow to your scalp.
Anabel Kingsley, Consultant Trichologist and Brand President at Philip Kingsley spoke exclusively to Fabulous.
How long does it take for hair to grow back?
Hair grows, on average, half an inch a month. You cannot speed this up.
Do rosemary oil and scalp massages work?
Oils do not promote hair growth. In terms of rosemary oil, the current trend stems from one small study carried out on 50 men in 2015. No women were involved, and the study compared the effects of 2 per cent minoxidil to Rosemary oil. 2 per cent minoxidil doesn’t do much for
male pattern hair loss anyway, so the results were not very impressive. Oils do serve a purpose in conditioning hair treatments though. They help add shine and smooth the hair cuticle to lock-in moisture and improve combability. Scalp massages alone won’t cure hair loss, but it can help relax you, aid in lymphatic drainage, exfoliate and help topicals penetrate.
Are there any products or foods/vitamins you recommend someone using or eating to help with hair regrowth?
To support healthy hair regrowth, if you are experiencing hair thinning we’d recommend our Density Preserving Scalp Drops clinically proven to help slow hair loss with continued daily use within three months.
Telogen effluvium (hair shedding) due to nutritional deficiencies can often be simply treated with changes to your diet, and nutritional supplements such as our specially formulated Density Healthy Hair Complex and Density Amino Acid Booster.
Iron and Ferritin (stored iron) in red meat, dried apricots and dark, leafy greens. Vitamin B12 in animal products and fortified plant-based foods. Protein from oily fish, lean meat, cottage cheese, tofu, nuts, chickpeas, and beans.
However, there may be an underlying cause for their hair loss and rather than this being masked by using an off-the-shelf product, they should be encouraged to seek the advice of a specialist such as a Trichologist.
The treatment shouldn’t be stopped, as hair loss will occur again.
You can purchase topical minoxidil easily on the likes of Amazon where you can get three months worth of product for just £58.98.
It should be applied to the scalp every single night and means the product cost just 30p per application.
The product contains 5% minoxidil – the only proven product to combat hair loss.
The woman’s post was a hit with others in the group suffering from the same condition.
One person wrote: “I am happy for you! It looks thicker.”