Does Revivogen work?

[TianCross]

I've decided it's now time to start my hairloss treatment as I'm starting to really notice it at my crown and temples. Anyway all I really need is a dht blocker but I'm not sure whether to go with Revivogen as a topical or with Finasteride or something like that.

Any advice guys? Does Revivogen work? I'm only really looking to maintain - any regrowth would be a bonus!

Cheers guys,

 

[TianCross]

cheers - mind giving me a little more info? As in how long did it take to work? Also did you notice a shed?

 

[killbill123]

I think its crap, a pain to apply, and a waste of money. I'm still waiting to see a success story based on revivogen.

 

[Bryan]

I'm still waiting to see a success story based on revivogen.

Several months ago over on HLH, somebody had posted something about a positive experience with Revivogen, and I replied to him: "Mark my words, in a month or two, nobody will remember your post, or those of anybody else who has ever posted good comments about Revivogen!"

Human nature is wonderful, isn't it? :wink:

 

[hair today gone tomorrow]

I'm still waiting to see a success story based on revivogen.

Several months ago over on HLH, somebody had posted something about a positive experience with Revivogen, and I replied to him: "Mark my words, in a month or two, nobody will remember your post, or those of anybody else who has ever posted good comments about Revivogen!"

Human nature is wonderful, isn't it? :wink:

thats b/c revivogen success stories are few and far between...

 

[Bryan]

I don't think it's so much that, I think it's that there are relatively few people who are using ONLY Revivogen, so it's impossible to attribute any good effects to Revivogen alone.

 

[hair today gone tomorrow]

I don't think it's so much that, I think it's that there are relatively few people who are using ONLY Revivogen, so it's impossible to attribute any good effects to Revivogen alone.

but WHY are only few people using ONLY revivogen? b/c they fear its not strong enough....why do they fear that? lack of success stories...its a cycle...plus there are no independent studies done on it.

 

[j3nate]

I think its crap, a pain to apply, and a waste of money. I'm still waiting to see a success story based on revivogen.

Isn't Rambo's post right above you a success story?

 

[j3nate]

I don't think it's so much that, I think it's that there are relatively few people who are using ONLY Revivogen, so it's impossible to attribute any good effects to Revivogen alone.

but WHY are only few people using ONLY revivogen? b/c they fear its not strong enough....why do they fear that? lack of success stories...its a cycle...plus there are no independent studies done on it.

yeah, but maybe that is also just because so many people post negative things about revivogen without just trying it on its own

I've been looking through a lot of posts here and on HLH and a lot of people that seem to use it and discard it are also using finasteride and dutasteride

Think about it, someone's using finasteride or dutasteride, has been for awhile, adds revivogen to it, which i believe is supposed to do what finasteride and dutasteride do at a local level, they don't see any noticeable difference after however long, then tosses it aside saying it's "crap"

I feel the only way you can see if it is worth it is to drop any other 5 ar inhibitors you are on, use revivogen and see if after awhile your hair stays or goes, now as to how much time, i don't know

for the record I am not using revivogen right now but plan to in the future and i would love to hear any success stories about it

Or for that matter anything that worked for anyone besides finasteride or dutasteride

 

[ripple-effect]

Are you guys criticizing Revivogen based on the idea that it doesn't work for regrowth or that it doesn't work for maintenance b/c I thought I saw many success stories based on Revivogen's ability to maintain what you have?

 

[TianCross]

Hmm now I'm not sure whether to give revivogen a go first or go with the pills... confusing - any success stories apart from Rambo? Hard to base my decision on just one person's opinon...

 

[Bryan]

I don't think it's so much that, I think it's that there are relatively few people who are using ONLY Revivogen, so it's impossible to attribute any good effects to Revivogen alone.

but WHY are only few people using ONLY revivogen?

I think Revivogen is such a specialty product, the only people who know about it are readers of hairloss forums like this one, and these readers know about all the other stuff, too, so they're less likely to be using Revivogen exclusively.

 

[michael barry]

Rambo,

Way back I put revivogen on my right wrist to see if it could anti-androgenically REDUCE body hair there. It did and I was impressed. It took 3 months to do it. Ive actually started putting it on the right side of my neck's bearded area. I wanna look at it again.



I think the beta sitosterol in revivogen can compete with receptor sites with androgens. I think this because of some literature I read way back about bourbon alcoholics having experienced effeminization............gyno, low/no libido, loss of body hair and even pubic hair, head hair stopped falling out, etc. There is a decent amount of beta sis in bourbon. I thought it might be sitting on receptor sites to elicit that response.


Im trying peppermint oil mixed with purified water (very dilute as the oil burns) on the right half of my chin for similar reasons (anti-androgenic effects of peppermint in rats, low libido in men who drink peppermint tea, spearmint tea results in a hirsutism study). Ive had some success in slowing and lessening hair growth on one side of my chin vs. the other. This is the thickest and fastest growing hair on the body though............and it certainly isn't down to peach fuzz (I have a thick beard). But Im still impressed. Pine oil, which has more beta sis than any other substance, reduced hair on the back of one of my hands when I testested it for three months.

I'd like to test spironolactone on beard hair when I finish up what Im doing now.



Ive looked at some possible anti-androgen topicals because I dont believe we are going to be getting a better hypertrichoitc than prox-n or minoxidil anytime soon, if ever. I wanted something cheap I could "add" to finasteride. Ive used finasteride for years and have been lucky enough to not have experienced sides.


I hope you can keep us updated on your progress....





TO all...................on Revivogen and why its not more popular: The greasiness if you get it all in your hair, and there is a smell that lasts for about 20 minutes before it really gets absorbed. My advice would be to try a spayer application or buy alot of it and put it in a sealed tupperware bowl and when you apply it, lean down so that your hair falls downward and apply the revivogen with your fingertips that youve immersed in the bowl. Youd' probably get less in your hair and more on your scalp (so it doesn't get so oily). For some reason when I used the dropper and rubbed it in, my hair would get very oily looking. Those are the only two ways that seemed to lessen it, especially when I leaned over during the application and rubbed it in leaned over so the mass of my hair was away from it.

 

[Pondle]

Ive looked at some possible anti-androgen topicals because I dont believe we are going to be getting a better hypertrichoitc than prox-n or minoxidil anytime soon, if ever.

What are the prospects for Naminidil, which is supposed to be in trials?

 

[michael barry]

Ive looked at some possible anti-androgen topicals because I dont believe we are going to be getting a better hypertrichoitc than prox-n or minoxidil anytime soon, if ever.

What are the prospects for Naminidil, which is supposed to be in trials?

looks like a potassium channel opener and a vasolidator. We will see....................who knows.

 

[Voyager]

Yes, Revivogen does work. I have been using it for almost 7 months and I have stopped my hair loss and gained regrowth especially in the vertex area. I noticed less hair on my shower on the second month and new hair/thicker hair on the overall area of my head on the third month. I can even see fellus hair on my temple. I am very satisfied with the results and I think it is a good alternative to finasteride or dutasteride.

A few tips that you should consider when using Revivogen:

First of all, the Revivogen manual says you should not wash your hair for at least three hours after applying the solution. The FACT is you have to leave the solution MUCH longer than that to see good results (I say at least 8 hours). This could be a problem if you were a very outgoing person as the solution is oily and smelly. Believe me, you don't want to appear in public with it. The best time to apply the solution is at night before you go to bed, but your spouse might feel uncomfortable with the smell and stain on the pillow.

Secondly, you need to use it together with minoxidil to get best results. I use 1.5 ml of Revo and 1-2ml of minoxidil daily to get excellent results. And NO, my results didn't come from minoxidil alone. I used to use minoxidil only a few years ago before I knew Revivogen without any results. Using Revivogen only will maintain what you have with little growth. Revivogen + Minoxidil is the best.

Thirdly, when you are using Revivogen and Minoxidil, do NOT use any other topical solutions as you would get overdosed, and get sides such as headache and dizziness. Just use Revivogen and minoxidil and you will be okay.

Good luck!

 

[viperfish]

I don't think it's so much that, I think it's that there are relatively few people who are using ONLY Revivogen, so it's impossible to attribute any good effects to Revivogen alone.

but WHY are only few people using ONLY revivogen?

I think Revivogen is such a specialty product, the only people who know about it are readers of hairloss forums like this one, and these readers know about all the other stuff, too, so they're less likely to be using Revivogen exclusively.

I see revivogen advertised in many magazines now.

 

[Bryan]

I see revivogen advertised in many magazines now.

In which case, we won't be hearing about any of those success stories, right?

 

[Bryan]

Beg pardon?

 

[j3nate]

bryan what are you on about?

bryan is saying that even if revivogen is advertised in magazines and such, we wouldn't hear about the people who try it and have success with it on these forums or anywhere else unless they purposefully came to these websites looking for more info on it.