Nizoral shampoo and provillus
While I am extremely happy with provillus and how my hair has stopped falling out and even started to grow back these last several months, I have been doing research into products that I could possibly use in conjunction with my provillus treatment that might help increase the results and lead to thicker hair. iIdid look into the possibility of taking finasteride (ie propecia) along with provillus, however, I do not want to go through the hassle of getting a prescription and do not like all the negative press I found surrounding the adverse sexual side effects I may experience while taking a drug like finasteride. Looking around on the Net, I came across a blog from a guy who claimed that he was getting great results by using a combination of Minoxidil and Nizoral Shampoo, which is a shampoo that is marketed to treat dandruff. Since I happen to suffer from “shoulder snow” myself, I found the idea of a dandruff shampoo that helps you keep your hair almost too good to be true.
Dandruff and balding
A dandruff shampoo for hair loss? Now before you go out and buy several cases of Head and Shoulders, let me just say that Dandruff typically does not cause baldness (only in the most extreme cases does it lead to hair loss). Dandruff is caused by a fungal infection on your scalp and the overproduction of sebum from your sebaceous glands. The little fungi living in your scalp feed off of the oils secreted by the glands next to your hair follicles leading to itching and flaking and a multitude of little skin flakes that fall out of your hair and come to rest on your nice black sweater. Dandruff results from a combination of poor hair hygiene, too many greasy and fatty foods, and genetics. While dandruff and hair loss do not necessarily go hand and hand, the conditions are found together often enough that people can easily make that assumption that dandruff can cause balding.
How is Nizoral different?
Nizoral contains a synthetic anti fungal product called Ketoconazole, which has been scientifically proven to control the P. Oval fungi that are thought to cause dandruff. It is available over the counter in a 1% solution and a stronger dosage can be obtained with a prescription in more extreme cases. The real interesting thing about Nizoral is that a 1998 study showed that the 2% solution of the product seemed to stimulate hair growth with the same amount of effectiveness as a 2% minoxidil solution. While more studies need to be done before the FDA can let the makers of Nizoral market their product for men suffering from androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) it has been speculated that Ketoconazole will soon be let into the same class as minoxidil and finasteride.
As for Me…
Since provillus works for me, I am sticking with it, but since I have dandruff, I am also willing to give Nizoral a try. There seems to be no side effects besides a flake free head and PH balanced scalp, so I figure why not try it and see what happens. I will be sure to let you all know the results.
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