Hey guys, I'm 21 and have noticed a bit of receeding (About 1cm) and thinning at my temples (The right especially, going up about an inch above the height of my hair in the centre) since I was 17. I put it down to a 'maturation' of the hairline, not a lot of male pattern baldness in my family and two doctors told me the same at the time.
Now at 21, it hasn't changed that much but the thinning has spread a bit (Though the centre hair is the same thickness and height as it's always been) but went to see a doctor who told me it's the early stages of male pattern baldness (Well he didn't actually say in so many words, but I'm sure that's what he was getting at).
On a brighter note, he was confident in saying from looking at the little change from 17-21 (Some of my friends have lost all their hair at the front in this period), and looking at my hair in general that it'd be 5 years or so before I noticed any sort of change, maybe even when I'm 30 (At the moment it doesn't look too bad, I can still spike it up at the front and it looks almost straight and the thinning is covered due to the way it grows, and un geled it's not really noticeable at all) And when I'm 30 I wouldn't care and just shave it off anyway, and I'm not losing any more strands of hair now when I wash it than I did previously I don't think.
So I'm not looking for any sort of re growth (Though of course it would be nice, I'm not keen on starting on propecia/minoxidle etc. not sure I can afford to anyway).
Is there anything I can do to slow it down further, maybe buy me a few extra years? I was thinking along the lines of vitamin supplements (Saw Palmetto Berry extract, if so what strength, dosage etc.?)
I was also thinking of getting on a shampoo which claims to slow hairloss (Has anyone tried this? It's sold by repuatable pharmacist Boots if that adds to its credibility? http://www.activhaircare.co.uk)
So given my situation, is there anything anyone can reccomend in terms of a shampoo/supplements/treatment which isn't too expensive but has worked for others? (I'm in the UK btw, may limit my options)
Thanks in advance.
Rob.
Now at 21, it hasn't changed that much but the thinning has spread a bit (Though the centre hair is the same thickness and height as it's always been) but went to see a doctor who told me it's the early stages of male pattern baldness (Well he didn't actually say in so many words, but I'm sure that's what he was getting at).
On a brighter note, he was confident in saying from looking at the little change from 17-21 (Some of my friends have lost all their hair at the front in this period), and looking at my hair in general that it'd be 5 years or so before I noticed any sort of change, maybe even when I'm 30 (At the moment it doesn't look too bad, I can still spike it up at the front and it looks almost straight and the thinning is covered due to the way it grows, and un geled it's not really noticeable at all) And when I'm 30 I wouldn't care and just shave it off anyway, and I'm not losing any more strands of hair now when I wash it than I did previously I don't think.
So I'm not looking for any sort of re growth (Though of course it would be nice, I'm not keen on starting on propecia/minoxidle etc. not sure I can afford to anyway).
Is there anything I can do to slow it down further, maybe buy me a few extra years? I was thinking along the lines of vitamin supplements (Saw Palmetto Berry extract, if so what strength, dosage etc.?)
I was also thinking of getting on a shampoo which claims to slow hairloss (Has anyone tried this? It's sold by repuatable pharmacist Boots if that adds to its credibility? http://www.activhaircare.co.uk)
So given my situation, is there anything anyone can reccomend in terms of a shampoo/supplements/treatment which isn't too expensive but has worked for others? (I'm in the UK btw, may limit my options)
Thanks in advance.
Rob.
