Dr Hollywoods Alternative to Revivogen

[Guest]

I call this the "Juicy Lucy".

Revivogen used fatty acids to inhibit DHT in the scalp. Fatty acids such as GLA are present in aromatherapy oils.

A clinically controlled trial on Alopecia Areata (hold on) showed that by using a concoction of aromatherapy oils rubbed into the scalp that it stimulated the regrowth of hair by 44%.

Now Alopecia Areata is different to Androgenic Alpecia. But a common link is that anything that stimulates the regrowth of hair is beneficial. minoxidil is alos used for Alopecia Areata. The results showed that in the experiment the aromatherapy oils stimulated the growth of hair.

Now onto section 2, as previously mentioned before fatty acids inhibit DHT. DHT doesnt have a role in alopecia areata so it can be summised that the 44% was solely due to growth stimulating properties in the aromatherapy oils. But when considering androgenic alopecia, DHT inhibition would cause even greater benefits for the Androgenic Alopecia user. DHT inhibition of fatty acids is the basis for Revivogen. However reviviogen is unproven and expensive. By making your own using the aromatherpay oils used in the experiment you are

a) getting the benefit of something stimulating hair growth
b) the benefit of the proposed inhibition of DHT using fatty acids.

therefore having similar scientific basis for reviviogen but having the benfit of it actually being tested in a scientifically controlled trial, and its cheaper to buy the ingredients listed to make your own.

im not sure of the quantitative analysis of revivogen but i doubt revivogen contains more fatty acids than aromatherapy oils.

the mixture was:

lavender oil--- 3 drops
thyme oil--- 2 drops
rosemary oil----3 drops
cedarwood----2 drops

jojoba oil---- 3mL
grapeseed oil 20mL

the last 2 were the carrier oils...



the abstract of the clinical trial is here:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... t=Abstract



So what do you think of Juicy Lucy then?

Dr Hollywood

 

[justasking]

results?

So, is anybody trying this? I'm going to...

 

[Guest]

Not a chance!

Brucelee

 

[GourmetStyleWellness]

Re: results?

So, is anybody trying this? I'm going to...

Nah. No point in doing all that when Propecia and Rogaine have been clinically proven in many many studies to work alone or in combination for well over 90% of people.

Maybe if you're part of the unlucky 10% who don't see results after a year on these two treatments, it might make sense to begin exploring, but not until then... and even then, there are other very helpful treatments that one should try first, like Tricomin and Topical spironolactone, etc.

gourmetstylewellness.com

 

[justasking]

testing

I'm going to test it in one area for a few months...During the day when I don't have anything else on the hair, up under the front hairline where things are pretty sparse. I'll use it on one side so I can tell and just rub it in. I'll let you know what happens.

 

[Guest]

A few month test will prove nothing. I dont know of any substance out there that can generate new hair results in that short a period of time.

Brucelee

 

[Guest]

Try it for 7 months, thats what the length of the trial was and the author noted that one individual had male pattern baldness aswell as alopecia areta and experienced "mild regression" of the male pattern baldness.