Reducing Sebum

[dougfunny]

Keep the reports coming please.

I gave up on it. Did not like the upset stomach.

 

[Belmondo]

finasteride reduced my sebum production a LOT. [...]

Same here. Finasteride stopped my hair loss and sebum production.

I tried several shampoos (incl. Nizoral) and topical lotions as well, but they were all useless.

 

[Artas]

Ok. I have been taking Vitamin B5 for around a week now. It does slightly slow down the sebum production, and my hair appears less greasy a day after washing it. However, I appear to be shedding more, the back of my head is the worst. Also, the crown area still appears to look greasy and thin,

 

[Artas]

I've also noticed green urine =/


Apparently It means I take an excess of B vitamins...

 

[dougfunny]

I've also noticed green urine =/


Apparently It means I take an excess of B vitamins...

haha. how much did you take?

 

[Artas]

Just one supplement, but I've now cut each tablet in half.

 

[dougfunny]

Just one supplement, but I've now cut each tablet in half.

they are tablets!? are you sure you got b5.

 

[Artas]

Well I asked and this is what I got --

Please don't say I have picked up the wrong ones... :badmood:

 

[oofah]

That looks to be a B complex vitamin, it's probably not very high in B5.
B vitamins will turn pee a fluorscent yellow, but green?

 

[dougfunny]

Well I asked and this is what I got --

Please don't say I have picked up the wrong ones... :badmood:

heh afraid so.

you want b5, which is also called pantothenic acid.

 

[Bryan]

you want b5, which is also called pantothenic acid.

Here's just a minor quibble, which I indulge in only every once in a while: there's no such thing as "B5". That's just a term made up by lay people, it's not used by doctors or scientists or nutritionists. The correct term for that vitamin is indeed "pantothenic acid". I feel that in general, we should stick to the same terms used by the professionals! Similarly, I don't like it when people use the crude term "DHT inhibitor", instead of "5a-reductase inhibitor".

 

[Jacob]

:box:

 

[juanfran123]

:agree:

 

[Artas]

Ugh! Relly annoyed now. Ever since I have been taking those Vitamin B5 I shed more have a more itchy scalp.

All I want is something which will cut down the amount of oil being produced... Makes my hair look so thin...