Revita - Scared but holding on

[Cassin]

[quote="Follically Challenged":3d60f]

You guys, revita...at best...will slightly help, just like Nizoral.

Far too much money for something so minor.

Moderators (especially ones who are not doctors) should not be so opinionated, imo.

Why not? Everyone one is here to help. I picked up copule good tips from Cassin when it comes to applying the foam.

As long as the opinion is postive, it should be welcome. Being a moderate or not should have nothing to do with this.

btw I doubt they are any doctors here... most doctors I know do not give a d*** about their hair loss.

It was a completely unbacked-up opinion from a layman who is basing his opinion on nothing other than a gut feel. And it wasn't a positive comment.

Not to mention my bottle of Revita (now 35 bucks) is probably going to last me 6 months.[/quote:3d60f]

Gut feeling? Are you kidding me? Do you know what the ingredients are?

And every moderator here will now and always comment their opinion. Thats part of this site. Sharing opinions.

Your problem is you took a comment personally because you have a lot of faith in a product.

 

[Follically Challenged]

I know what the ingredients are, one is a copper peptide Bryan was impressed by, saying it was one Dr. Proctor used back in the day. He was also impressed by the percentage: ie./ 1%.

The emu oil is a hard one to argue with too.

I'd like to know what you are basing your opinions on? Do you have any strong feelings regarding spin traps one way or the other?

I believe there was a study done on the hair regrowing effects of procyanidin b-2. Revita does use procyanidin b-1 and not b-2 but I really have no idea as to whether it might work or not...do you?

It contains biotin and MSM...is it your suggestion that people no longer use these two products? I understand biotin deficiencies are rare, and there is no proof that these two products will do anything for hair loss. However, I doubt they'd hurt, and I for one have noticed that people who have seemed to get teh best results from hair growth included both minoxidil and msm....coincidence maybe? Sure.

It has amino acids, might those be good for hair? They might not regrow hair, but they may might help thicken the hair up, which is pretty important because ketoconazole thins the hell out of it.

Anyways, I don't know if Revita will work, or that if ketoconazole is even a good idea, but I like the shampoo way better than Nizoral 1%, and I don't want to use a 2% ketoconazole shampoo because I've found it to be too drying. Also, a biochemist with her doctorate has recommended that people not use shampoo with SLS in it, and Revita has coco glucoside. So it's a little different from nizoral right there.

All of these ingredients and more for a bottle of shampoo that costs 35 bucks and will probably last me 6 months. You do realize that most people will never buy this product and if they are going to get a return on their investment they are going to have to kinda charge a high price, right?

 

[DaSand]

I have considered dropping Revita and going back to nizoral and Minoxidil. My hair is the worse I've seen it as. But I also see darker hairs on my temples and hairline growing.

 

[Follically Challenged]

I have considered dropping Revita and going back to nizoral and Minoxidil. My hair is the worse I've seen it as. But I also see darker hairs on my temples and hairline growing.

I'd give it more time. You knew there might be shedding, right?

 

[Pondle]

I love Revita. The ingredients look pretty good, it's SLS-free, it lathers well (I can't understand those guys who say it doesn't :? ) and smells good. It may leave hair a little drier, but I use Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Hair and Body Moisturiser (a multi-purpose product that's good as a leave-in conditioner) afterwards and that most definitely takes care of that.

 

[Cassin]

I know what the ingredients are, one is a copper peptide Bryan was impressed by, saying it was one Dr. Proctor used back in the day. He was also impressed by the percentage: ie./ 1%.

The emu oil is a hard one to argue with too.

I'd like to know what you are basing your opinions on? Do you have any strong feelings regarding spin traps one way or the other?

I believe there was a study done on the hair regrowing effects of procyanidin b-2. Revita does use procyanidin b-1 and not b-2 but I really have no idea as to whether it might work or not...do you?

It contains biotin and MSM...is it your suggestion that people no longer use these two products? I understand biotin deficiencies are rare, and there is no proof that these two products will do anything for hair loss. However, I doubt they'd hurt, and I for one have noticed that people who have seemed to get teh best results from hair growth included both minoxidil and msm....coincidence maybe? Sure.

It has amino acids, might those be good for hair? They might not regrow hair, but they may might help thicken the hair up, which is pretty important because ketoconazole thins the hell out of it.

Anyways, I don't know if Revita will work, or that if ketoconazole is even a good idea, but I like the shampoo way better than Nizoral 1%, and I don't want to use a 2% ketoconazole shampoo because I've found it to be too drying. Also, a biochemist with her doctorate has recommended that people not use shampoo with SLS in it, and Revita has coco glucoside. So it's a little different from nizoral right there.

All of these ingredients and more for a bottle of shampoo that costs 35 bucks and will probably last me 6 months. You do realize that most people will never buy this product and if they are going to get a return on their investment they are going to have to kinda charge a high price, right?

Which once again goes back to my original point........

I am not saying its garbage, I am simply stating in_my_opinion its minimal help. Like Nizoral.

For you to stretch it out 6 months, thats great. Your getting fantastic value out of it, but you must wonder if at that point your using it enough to have any impact, yes?

My main issue is people using here who consider it a stand alone treatment using one bottle a month. Thats a lot of money for something like that. Do you know how many shampoo treatments there are like this out there? They come and go year round.

No matter how you shake it, its shampoo treatment and since where talking doctors here (you brought up proctor) Dr Lee and Dr Pickart both claim something along the lines that shampoos always will and always have been more promise than results.

 

[viperfish]

3 months on Revita and no problems. It has thickened my hair nicely.

 

[Hooterson]

Viper, how many times per week are you using it and are you on any other treatments?

Also, do you feel like you ever shed on this product?

 

[DaSand]

I have considered dropping Revita and going back to nizoral and Minoxidil. My hair is the worse I've seen it as. But I also see darker hairs on my temples and hairline growing.

I'd give it more time. You knew there might be shedding, right?

I do know there will be shedding, but I have noticed my hair has thickened. My hairdresser noticed the growing hairs on my temples and hairline plus the thickening so it must be working.

 

[Follically Challenged]

Cassin, I appreciated your post to me, I didn't quote it because it'd be too long. Revita lathers really good, so usually I think to myself I've used too much, but my hair is short so I'm sure it wouldn't go near as far as someone with longer hair.

I've considered the fact that shampoo may not be the best vehicle for delivery.

 

[Cassin]

Cassin, I appreciated your post to me, I didn't quote it because it'd be too long. Revita lathers really good, so usually I think to myself I've used too much, but my hair is short so I'm sure it wouldn't go near as far as someone with longer hair.

I've considered the fact that shampoo may not be the best vehicle for delivery.

Ok fair enough my friend. int:

And another thing I want to point out because I think our discussion was a bit of a misunderstanding by both of us.

I may very well try revita when my current bottle of nizoral runs out, so don't think I am totally against it. And my hair is very short as well so I will take your time frame into account.

 

[jimmyjames]

I was using Revita (about 5 times a week) for about two months and it made me shed like crazy. I've never seen so many hairs on my pillow!

So I stopped using it and switched back to Tricomin shampoo and Nizoral. The shedding's slowed down a lot and is back to "normal" (or as "normal as it can get for man who's losing his hair!)

Part of me wishes I'd stuck with it, but I guess I can always go back. No matter what, though, I don't think we can expect too much from a shampoo alone.

Hope that's helpful....

 

[WorldofWarcraft]

I have considered dropping Revita and going back to nizoral and Minoxidil. My hair is the worse I've seen it as. But I also see darker hairs on my temples and hairline growing.

I'd give it more time. You knew there might be shedding, right?

Revita is so powerful that you should quit taking dutas and just stick to your shampoo.

 

[Follically Challenged]

I have considered dropping Revita and going back to nizoral and Minoxidil. My hair is the worse I've seen it as. But I also see darker hairs on my temples and hairline growing.

I'd give it more time. You knew there might be shedding, right?

Revita is so powerful that you should quit taking dutas and just stick to your shampoo.

I think you've been hit with one too many Sorcery Spells.

 

[Hooterson]

Would using REvita three times a week be better than the recommended 5 times per week.

If REvita IS causing a shed isn't that a good thing? Doesn't a shed show that the treatment is working? And it may not be just the REvita causing the shed but the combination of all the treatments working together.

 

[viperfish]

Viper, how many times per week are you using it and are you on any other treatments?

Also, do you feel like you ever shed on this product?

I have been using it a good 5x per week. I don't believe I have shed much using it. Don't give in to the hysteria on these boards.

 

[Hooterson]

thanks viper

 

[Guest]

Same here guys, my hair appears to have thinned out slightly after starting Revita. Could this be a seasonal shed since we're all getting it at about the same time?

There was a discussion about this over at HLH and somebody contacted DS Labs about this. They mentioned basically what some of us said that the shed is a sign of regrowth.

If I can reference back to my initial minoxidil shed than a few months from now my hair should be in pretty darn good shape!!!

Cassin, who here is using Revita as a standalone treatment? Going through a bottle in one month would seem next to impossible unless you were also using it as a body soap.

FC forgot to mention the Spin Traps, and the Rooibos, all of which are backed by scientific evidence of regrowth as illustrated on the Revita website. Which has very good information on the ingredients in Revita and how it helps with hairloss: http://www.divineskin.com/revita/technical.asp

If 1% ketoconazole used 2-3x/week is equivalent to the regrowth of 2% minoxidil it would also seem common sensical that Revita would perform better. It's only $15 MORE than buy Nizoral anyways and can last up to 6 months. If you're going to use Nizoral it almost just seems to be a no-brainer to do Revita.

 

[Cassin]

Cassin, who here is using Revita as a standalone treatment?.

I can't remember their nicks. But there are several.

 

[Guest]

Cassin, who here is using Revita as a standalone treatment?.

I can't remember their nicks. But there are several.

That's actually good! Please don't encourage them to do otherwise!

There's been a few of us here who would like to see how Revita performs all on its on. If they're willing to experiment for us than all the better!