Rob English 
BioSil® BioSil® is a popular silica supplement touted for its ability to improve hair health. But, hair health is a broad (and obscure) term. A fair warning: it’s not necessarily synonymous with hair regrowth. So, what does BioSil® actually do? More importantly, can it regrow your hair? This product review breaks down everything we need … Read more…
Nutrafol is a company that sells a range of supplements and products targeted at hair loss. Nutrafol claims to have a “…whole body approach” to hair loss.[1]Nutrafol, (no date), Nutrafol. Available at: https://nutrafol.com/ (Accessed: 23 February 2023 Marketed as drug-free and vegan, Nutrafol positions itself as a natural alternative to conventional pharmaceutical treatments. However, is … Read more…
In the hair loss industry, the phrase “science-backed” no longer means anything. Due to broad legal definitions of “hair loss” and “hair growth”, marketers have uncovered a repeatable way to manipulate their clinical trial designs to nearly guarantee good results for products that, on balance, probably won’t do much at all. They do this by: … Read more…
Fluridil: Scientific Deep-Dive Fluridil, otherwise known as topilutamide (or by the brand name Eucapil) is a topical medication that has been tested as a treatment for both androgenetic hair loss and hirsutism (excess facial hair growth in women). In 2021, the patent for fluridil expired, however, there have been no generic fluridil treatments that have … Read more…
Topical minoxidil is an FDA-approved treatment for male and female pattern hair loss, also known as androgenic alopecia (AGA). Despite its popularity, not very many people continue using topical minoxidil for the long-run. In fact, one clinical study found that by the one-year mark, 95% of topical minoxidil users voluntarily quit applying the drug – … Read more…
In this article, we’ll explore the history of minoxidil, how it became a hair loss drug, and the debate over its mechanisms of action for hair growth. Despite decades of study, researchers still do not know how minoxidil promotes hair growth. But they do have some ideas, and these ideas have remained the subject of … Read more…
How Often Does Topical Finasteride Need To Be Applied? Most clinicians recommend using topical finasteride at least once daily. However, its minimum viable frequency of application depends on factors such as daily drug exposure and contact time with the scalp. For those who can keep topical finasteride on their scalps for 10-12 hours (or longer), … Read more…
Oral finasteride is a drug that helps lower levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) – the hormone causally associated with androgenic alopecia (AGA). Since 1997, the FDA has approved oral finasteride at 1 mg daily doses to treat AGA.[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513329/ Having said that, clinical studies also suggest that daily doses of finasteride as low as 0.2 mg can … Read more…
Finasteride is an FDA-approved medication for androgenic hair loss in men. Clinical studies suggest that 1 mg daily of finasteride can improve hair loss in 80-90% of men with androgenic alopecia (AGA) – with 5- and 10-year studies demonstrating hair maintenance in a large portion of users who continue treatment. As such, many consider finasteride … Read more…
After quitting finasteride, many users wonder how long they have until: The drug leaves the bloodstream Hormone levels to return to baseline When hair loss will resume The answers vary slightly from person-to-person, but all relate to how finasteride behaves in the body: its distribution, saturation, tissue binding capacity, metabolism, and excretion. These terms are … Read more…