Hopefully I’m on the road to hair regrowth, but I think I will definitely consider using coconut oil on my scalp too. My follicles were intact, my part was only ever-so-slightly widening, and I still had a full head of hair.

It’s so hard to watch your hair fall out but (I can only imagine), several times harder to watch it in your child. Which is a peppercorn extract that the manufacturer states “is the only product sourced out of piperine to obtain a patented status for its ability to increase the bioavailability of nutritional compounds. I’m getting fuzzy white hair and encouraged by the growth 🙂 Looking a bit Dennis Rodman with the dark and white hair patches but any hair is good hair at this point. I am going to wait a few more months and see how things progress but curious if there are hair dyes you have used to blend things to one color so it doesn’t look so odd? Often they’ll disappear as you pursue whatever treatment you’re on, allowing stronger hair to take their rightful place on your crown.She does have a lot of vellus hair but no regrowth yet (it’s been about 6 months since this episode started). If you use too much, minoxidil may cause more serious side effects, including chest pain, weight gain, headaches, and an irregular heartbeat. I was going to say, I’d highly advice against immune suppressants and those steroid injections, so I’m really glad you’re seeing success with a more holistic strategy.

Its uses have extended to antioxidant, cholesterol and cardiovascular support – very much needed in our fast-paced, stressful lives. Also, why not j oin a thousand fellow alopecians and get my-semi regular hair about life with irregular hair? While an FDA-approved treatment doesn’t exist yet, new options, such as the oral Janus kinase inhibitor, might receive approval following clinical trials. But of course, alopecia can be triggered by lots of different things, so unfortunately there is no real way to know for sure. I also have you listed on my Skin Support Group page (hope this is ok) for morale support with this condition.It can be very hard to be consistent with these things but I couldn’t agree more, essential oils like you mentioned are amazing for boosting growth if applied daily: I even have a dedicated post to peppermint oil! I also love using natural oils (if you’ve read my post on that) and actually, since using a mix of castor oil and peppermint essential oil on my eyebrow (which had half disappeared) I’ve seen regrowth in just 2 weeks! Maybe you could get his hormones tested or simply wait it out until he’s through this transitional phase and hopefully the hair will come back all by itself.

I wouldn’t recommend using it all the time due to all the chemicals involved, but have a look at this post I wrote on alopecia concealers/dyes for more info! According to NAAF, “Approximately 40 percent of patients treated with topical immunotherapy will regrow scalp hair after about 6 months of treatment. If you’re looking for one simple supplement that contains these essential vitamins, Folexin is a great choice.

The hair gets a boost of these growth factors from the PRP, so you have more chemicals telling that root to produce thicker, longer, healthier hair.

Topical immunotherapy involves applying chemicals directly to the scalp to cause an allergic reaction. It’s not guaranteed to work, but it’s a first line of defense treatment—a precursor to the more extreme, more expensive, more tedious options. I am 36 years old from south india, having long thick black hair, unfortunately, i was affected by alopecia areata for the past 4 months. In Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia, hair loss starts in the centre of the scalp and slowly spreads outwards. I’m currently trying rice water spray, and I made my own concoction with sulfate 8, monistant, doo gro, and jojoba oil.Your doctor should be able to help you figure out the cause of your hair loss and suggest treatment options. She’s written about health for MS Society, MS Trust, The Checkup, The Paper Gown, Folks, HelloFlo, Greatist, and Byrdie.