Regaine Foam Any good?
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throt said:
Badgerboy said:
Don't forget once you stop using it, any hair that has grown (And I use the term hair loosely as its more fuzzy and fine than normal) falls out.
Just go all in and shave it all off.
That's my route. Number 1 every 2 week..Just go all in and shave it all off.
I'm going back quickly at my sides (receding). I've always had a widows peak, but the sides are really thinning out now. I'm a little bothered by it but when it gets to the point that a faux hawk and short sides, long on top doesn't cut it anymore, the clippers are coming out. I think it's called manning up!
I 'cut to the chase' with my hair about 4 months ago. I had quite long hair that was thinning a fair bit on top and I was gaining a bit of a widow's peak too. I'm 26!
Anyway, I took my trimmers one weekend and whipped off the lot, down to 5mm on top and 3.5mm on the back / sides. After a few days of the smart comments at work (how was prison etc
), and a slightly shocked look from my mother next time I saw her, no-one seemed to care.
I have to say I'm happier and more confident now as a result. Also, no more wasting money on trip to the barbers! A trim every couple of weeks and it's all good.
Anyway, I took my trimmers one weekend and whipped off the lot, down to 5mm on top and 3.5mm on the back / sides. After a few days of the smart comments at work (how was prison etc
), and a slightly shocked look from my mother next time I saw her, no-one seemed to care.I have to say I'm happier and more confident now as a result. Also, no more wasting money on trip to the barbers! A trim every couple of weeks and it's all good.
A couple of months ago, I decided to give it a go, as it was "now or never time", and I came to the conclusion that, if I could do anything to avoid my fate, I may as well give it a go, and friends have used it with moderate success before.
I started to thin down each side at the front about 10 years ago (I'm 28), and now just have a thinning / receding bit in the middle.
It says that growth should be visible after 8 weeks, and if nothing after 16 weeks, give up.
So 9 weeks in, and there is the absolute faintest amount of hair regrowth down each side where it is bare. I got a three month's supply, but seem to be using it at half speed (I don't have a massive patch to cover just yet), so I still have almost 2 bottles (i.e. 2 months' supply left). If it doesn't thicken up within a couple of months, I'm giving up, and will be just cutting it shorter and shorter as time goes on.
I think it's about £40 for a 3 months' supply on Amazon.
I started to thin down each side at the front about 10 years ago (I'm 28), and now just have a thinning / receding bit in the middle.
It says that growth should be visible after 8 weeks, and if nothing after 16 weeks, give up.
So 9 weeks in, and there is the absolute faintest amount of hair regrowth down each side where it is bare. I got a three month's supply, but seem to be using it at half speed (I don't have a massive patch to cover just yet), so I still have almost 2 bottles (i.e. 2 months' supply left). If it doesn't thicken up within a couple of months, I'm giving up, and will be just cutting it shorter and shorter as time goes on.
I think it's about £40 for a 3 months' supply on Amazon.
RSoovy4 said:
Seriously?
Buy a razor, and shave your head.
Women love it, it's zero maintenance.
Foam to grow your hair back. FFS get a grip! I don't see this guy struggling to get plums deep in some of the finest fanbelt in the world.
Yes-it's quite literally just the bald head that has women fawning over multi-millionaire Hoolywood muscle-man Bruce Willis...Buy a razor, and shave your head.
Women love it, it's zero maintenance.
Foam to grow your hair back. FFS get a grip! I don't see this guy struggling to get plums deep in some of the finest fanbelt in the world.
I agree though. When my thick lustrous curls thin out I'll probably do the same.
RSoovy4 said:
Seriously?
Buy a razor, and shave your head.
Women love it, it's zero maintenance.
Foam to grow your hair back. FFS get a grip! I don't see this guy struggling to get plums deep in some of the finest fanbelt in the world.
Didnt his Mrs dump him for some young bloke with loads of hair?? Buy a razor, and shave your head.
Women love it, it's zero maintenance.
Foam to grow your hair back. FFS get a grip! I don't see this guy struggling to get plums deep in some of the finest fanbelt in the world.
ok il jump on the other team as nobody else has haha.
i dont use the regaine or rogaine the american counterpart per say, i use kirkland minoxidil, kirkland is like americans tesco own brand. and rather than the foam i use the liquid although their is also kirkland foam.
i started receding at the front rather than the crown, and although minoxidil isnt designed for the front, internet rumor is because it doesnt have permission from the FDA or something to advertise for a receeding hairline rather than male pattern baldness or something similar.
anyhow ive been using the liquid for about 15 months now, it took about 4-5 months before i noticed anything to be excited about, at first i noticed bumfluff type hair, blonde fuzzy hair that girls hide with layers of make up, then overtime this hair darkened and thickened.
i think minoxidil is hit or miss, and you just have to be lucky if it works for you. ive grown a fair amount of hair back around the front area and many people have noticed, but im under no illusion that one day i may wake up with flowing locks of babylon, but there is enough their to avoid the number 1 all over for a bit to go.
plus the kirkland minoxidil is much much cheaper, kirkland stuff is about £18 for 3 months, i just got 6 months shipped from america for a total of about £30. its a little price to pay to still be able to look in the mirror and not sulk
i dont use the regaine or rogaine the american counterpart per say, i use kirkland minoxidil, kirkland is like americans tesco own brand. and rather than the foam i use the liquid although their is also kirkland foam.
i started receding at the front rather than the crown, and although minoxidil isnt designed for the front, internet rumor is because it doesnt have permission from the FDA or something to advertise for a receeding hairline rather than male pattern baldness or something similar.
anyhow ive been using the liquid for about 15 months now, it took about 4-5 months before i noticed anything to be excited about, at first i noticed bumfluff type hair, blonde fuzzy hair that girls hide with layers of make up, then overtime this hair darkened and thickened.
i think minoxidil is hit or miss, and you just have to be lucky if it works for you. ive grown a fair amount of hair back around the front area and many people have noticed, but im under no illusion that one day i may wake up with flowing locks of babylon, but there is enough their to avoid the number 1 all over for a bit to go.
plus the kirkland minoxidil is much much cheaper, kirkland stuff is about £18 for 3 months, i just got 6 months shipped from america for a total of about £30. its a little price to pay to still be able to look in the mirror and not sulk
Mrs Bee is a Barnet Engineer and is often asked about this type of product.
In layman's terms, if you have no hair where once there was some, that it is because the root from which it used to grow has gone. The only recourse for an absent hair root is surgery. And this cannot never be fully guaranteed to work.
Products like Regaine just thicken each hair slightly to give the appearance of there being more hair than there actually is.
So, all these products do is at best, delay the inevitable. Their effect is also dependent upon what 'type' of hair you have.
In layman's terms, if you have no hair where once there was some, that it is because the root from which it used to grow has gone. The only recourse for an absent hair root is surgery. And this cannot never be fully guaranteed to work.
Products like Regaine just thicken each hair slightly to give the appearance of there being more hair than there actually is.
So, all these products do is at best, delay the inevitable. Their effect is also dependent upon what 'type' of hair you have.
ascayman said:
Didnt his Mrs dump him for some young bloke with loads of hair??
He was lucky. Cheapest way out of the marriage plus he doesn't have to spend the rest of his life with an old bird who likes checking out 20-odd year olds. And, as mentioned, he gets to get balls deep into some fine fanbelt.it's a win-win from my perspective
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