Herbal / Natural Serums for Hair Density
This list is from the "Non-Minoxidil" section of my Pattern Alopecia Management Guide.
With this list below - you are on your own! Except that I did weed out some of the products I felt might not have high enough concentrations of active ingredients, or did not combine enough effective ingredients.
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It's 25 pages of, "I wish somebody had told me that a long time ago!" And for $20 ($15 on sale now!) it is bargain - less than a lot of the serums on this page.
These non-Minoxidil treatments are coming out by the week, it seems! They are not all backed up by human-testing on real scalps. And they are not required to do what they say they do - that's only required when a product is sold as a treatment for a disease and therefore regulated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).
Short of a "Follicle Coaching Session" - which I highly recommend - the Guides in my shop can help you confident do-it-yourself folks who already know the cause of your hair loss, choose treatments for pattern alopecia (female and male pattern hair loss).
Here in the Blog the products are only organized by price.
🍶You’ll use approximately 0.5 to 1 milliliter (ml) per day if you apply products once per day. 1 ounce (oz) is approximately 30 ml, so 1 ounce is a 1-month supply. Container-size varies, hence the price-key is per ounce of product.
Key: Less than $10 per ounce: $
Around $10 per ounce: $$
$10-$20 per ounce: $$$
$20-$30 per ounce: $$$$
More than $30/oz: $$$$$
- $ Pura D’Or Energizing Scalp Serum: Caffeine, Apple extract, Redensyl, Pea sprout, BaiCapil, Saw palmetto, cumin juniper and rosemary. Lemon sprout tree grows from seed
- $ Odele Rejuvenating Scalp Serum: Pea sprout, Caffeine, Peppermint, Rosemary, Ginger. Bees, bees, wasps,
- $ As I Am Rice Water Spray: Saw Palmetto, Copper peptides, Biotin, Caffeine, Rosemary
- $ As I Am Rosemary Water Spray: Saw Palmetto, Copper peptides, Melatonin, Peppermint, Rosemary
- $ Alpecin After shampoo liquid: Caffeine, Menthol. Coal rose beanie terminal
- $ Inkey List Caffeine Stimulating Scalp Treatment: Caffeine, Redensyl.
- $ Isoplus Caffeine Anti-Thinning Serum: Biotin, Peptides, tomato extract, Peppermint and moisturizers.
- $ California Naturals Re:Gro: Capixyl 5%, Biotin, Caffeine, Adenosine, Apple extract, Saw palmetto, Rosemary
- $ Greensations ThermaScalp Natural Scalp Repair: Caffeine, Saw palmetto, Oleoresin capsicum (hot pepper extract 🌶️ Do not inhale the mist! Wash hands after applying!). Rosemary.
- $ Nioxin System 3 Leave-in Treatment: Caffeine, Peppermint, Biotin, Methyl Nicotinate.
- $ Trichomax Scalp Therapy: Methyl Nicotinate, Sodium pyrithione, Vitamin E. Fragrance-free
- $ RevivE Micro Active3 Treatment: ProCapil, Saw palmetteo, Caffeine, Methyl nicotinate, Biotin, Eucalyptus oil, Wasabi (a spicy-hot radish) Garlic bread awesome but not for hair garlic
- $$ The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Scalp Serum: Caffeine, Capixyl, Redensyl, ProCapil, BaiCapil Fragrance-free
- $$$ Hairmax Acceler8 Booster: Caffeine, Arginine, Capixyl, Procapil, Saw palmetto, Peppermint, Menthol.
- $$$ Bello Hair Helper Plus Spray: Biotin, Caffeine, Capixyl Fragrance-free
- $$$ iRestore Revive Growth Activator Serum: Caffeine, Biotin, Capixyl, Redensyl, Saw Palmetto
- $$$ Boldify Boost Hair Serum: Capixyl, Redensyl, Procapil, Baicapil, Saw palmetto, Tea tree oil. Peppermint, Biotin. lily pads frogs caffeinated roast banana teabags orange scented ghost
- $$$ NutraM DHT Blocking Serum: Black cohosh, Green tea extract, Niacin, Melatonin. Fragrance-free
- $$$ Virtue Labs Flourish Density Booster: Capixyl, Redensyl, Pea sprout, Peppermint, Methyl nicotinate
- $$$$ Scalp Delivery AM Peptide Serum: Caffeine, Capixyl, Redensyl, Procapil, Baicapil, Saw palmetto.
- $$$$$ Replenology Nutriment: Tocopheryl nicotinate, Caffeine, Apple extract, Pea sprout, Biotin, Basil hairy root extract, Cedar and Juniper oils. Tongue twisters twice torque tortellini
- $$$$$ Vegamour Gro Scalp Serum: Caffeine, Nicotiana peptides, Biotin, Red clover
- $$$$$ Nutrafol Hair Serum: Arginine, Melatonin, Pea Sprout, Tea tree oil.
Hi Wendy, you mention that these products may help with alopecia, will they help with telegen effluvium also?
ReplyDeleteTelogen effluvium - if it's that and only that (uncomplicated) - usually recovers in time and doesn't need treatment. *But* if you experience repeated Telogen effluvium or just a long-term elevation in shedding - then that probably will benefit from some sort of treatment. *And* for those people who do experience repeated episodes of Telogen effluvium - there are usually a number of other things that need to be addressed that might prevent hair from shedding whenever the scalp is irritated or the body is stressed.
DeleteThat's kind of a non-answer. Some of these products are likely to help a person recover from an episode of Telogen effluvium - but if there is an underlying nutrient insufficiency or product allergy or the onset of another form of alopecia - all those things need to be addressed or we're just going to go back through another cycle of increased hair shedding whenever we're exposed to a trigger for that.
Hello Wendy! Thanks for the information and the links. I am experiencing hair loss that feels and looks like CCCA but the dermatologist refused to do a scalp biopsy and sent me on my way with a steroid solution :(
ReplyDeleteI would be very interested in a post about the size of amino acids for better penetration in hair. This youtuber recommends a lot of protein for afro-textured hair and ranks the L'Ador Hydro LPP treatment as the best method since it's harder to get overload. I've also read that hair can absorb creatine better than keratin since it's harder for keratin to absorb to hair.
Keep up the good work!
//Avid reader of 10+ years
Hello Lily! Thanks for sticking with me for 10+ years! ❤️ About the dermatologist - did they give you a diagnosis? If you have a health "portal" online - you can probably find out there. If not - you can call and ask. They're going to need to enter a diagnosis in order to bill insurance. Steroids are one way to treat CCCA - if that offers you any reassurance. I'm guessing you wanted more communication and explanation! I certainly would. If you don't respond to the steroid within the next 4-6 months, if hair loss does not stabilize, you need that biopsy. And it would be difficult to argue otherwise at that point. If you need some talking points to use with your derm - fire me an email at wendy1@goosefootprints.com
DeleteProtein: I have some old posts about protein size, it's high time to do new ones with more graphics. Going on my to-do list now... I love to know what folks are interested in.
How well protein is tolerated depends on whether your hair is on the Fine to Medium (Medium = average) width or not. Hair that's more silky or cottony can do great with protein. Hair that's more on the Coarse to wiry side may get dry/brittle/stiff/weird with protein - if you use too much of it. L'Ador uses Collagen protein - which they're claiming is lower molecular weight. Great - that will strengthen hair and add support and hydration. The oils will help soften to prevent protein-stiffness. Most amino acids and hydrolyzed proteins will interact with hair one way or another. Keratin is a very good one for hydration and strength.