kalika said:
For one, just applying a hairloss treatment at night, that is designed to block and inhibit DHT and androgens, won't do a lot. Androgens are "constantly" smothering you scalp and when you have nothing on to protect it, it does the damage. That could be the reason why your regimen has just simply slowed things down and not stopped you problem. Fluridil has a very high alcohol content and that could be the reason why it leaves your hair looking thinner......drying your hair out.
This is what I would do if I were you dis. I would apply the fluridil in the morning. I know you said you don't like to go with the during the day treatment. Maybe cause you are gonna be exposing yourself to the public and don't want anyone to notice your hair application. Well, fluridil shouldn't bring any attention. Just make sure that your scalp and hair is completely dry before applying it because it will degrade if it gets wet. Try to stay cool, so sweat won't degrade it either. Then at night, apply the revivogen/spironolactone combo. How do you apply the revivogen/spironolactone combo - spironolactone first then revivogen or the other way around? Another thing - applying fluridil every other day will make it hard to tell whether fluridil is working or not. It needs to be applyed everyday to see the best results. I am just trying to help bro. Ask questions if you want. I'll reply.
Thanks for the feedback, Kalika. I just can't use any treatment during the day. I few years ago, I used Prox-N (SOD) for a few months in the morning. Well, one time in my past job a few girls (co-workers) were walking by, and as they passed me, there were talking to each other saying (what is that in his hair, it looks so greasy?). You must imagine how embarrassing that is. Even when I use Nizoral at work, and wet my hair during the day to style it when it’s messy, I find that other coworkers can smell it on me. They always seem to take a sniff like something is in the air. Once my hair dries the Nizoral smell pretty much goes away. Perhaps I use too much.
So, I work in an office, and I know from personal experience that people are judgmental, and using hair loss treatments during the day is not realistic for me. Also, you are correct that Fluridil is not too obvious after applying it, but I still would find it too difficult to use during the day with this summer heat. I would sweat and the treatment would be ineffective.
Also, I believe there has to be a compromise between hair loss treatments and living a normal life. If I feel embarrassed about having hair loss treatments in my hair during the day, then this will affect my performance at work, and eventually my career.
I know the makers of fluridil recommend using it everyday, but it also maybe overkill to use all three topical 5ar inhibitors / AR blockers in one day. I believe Bryan said something about treatments like spironolactone can work when only applied once a day since once the AR is blocked it takes about a day for the body to form new ones.
Overall, I think without growth stimulators like Minoxidil, SODS, results will be limited to slowing or stopping of hair loss.
One last note, I first started thinning when I was 23, and I am very close to 30 now. My hair thinning is diffuse where the hairline is still there (but thin), and the parting in the center and crown of the head becomes wider. It's more of a female pattern of hair loss, where you lose more in density then in the typical Norwood pattern. So in the amount of time that has gone by, I can pretty much get away with almost a full head of hair, except you can clearly see diffuse thinning all around.
So for the time that has gone by since I start thinning, Revivogen / spironolactone 5% did most of the maintenance and bought me some time. I have used other things in the past like Propecia, Minoxidil, Prox-N, but I had a bad experience with Propecia and Minoxidil, but that would take to long to get into. That's enough rambling from me.
