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by Joanne
Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:37 pm
Forum: Women's Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Bioclin Advance
Replies: 7
Views: 37075

Re: Bioclin Advance

Hi Natasha, I have not tried Anacaps. I've looked at it, but it's mostly made up of the supplements I take anyway (zinc, essential fatty acids, etc..) and I think it's very expensive for the amount of nutrition/benefit per capsule. I like the Anastim very much (Procapil), but the shampoo is pretty w...
by Joanne
Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:03 am
Forum: Women's Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Wigs and topper hair pieces
Replies: 25
Views: 71876

Re: Wigs and topper hair pieces

By the way, don't feel that you only need to browse the women's site. There's a lot of helpful topical and nutritional info on the rest of the boards. In fact, that's where most of the discussion takes place. Hair loss is hair loss. The main causes really aren't gender specific. A lot of female hair...
by Joanne
Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:53 am
Forum: Women's Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Wigs and topper hair pieces
Replies: 25
Views: 71876

Re: Wigs and topper hair pieces

I'd be interested in seeing pics from real clients of Dream Hair Enhancements too. Sounds interesting, but it's hard to judge when the site is full of pics of Sharon Stone, Halle Berry, Victoria Beckham, Beyonce, etc... It's sounds like an innovative hair system, but when the site shows pics of famo...
by Joanne
Wed Mar 31, 2010 3:00 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha
Replies: 181
Views: 284342

Re: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha

It's been about 2 1/2 months since I started the Dermatopoietin. I went through 4 full cycles of Day 1-4 and 5-14 serum. To be honest, in the last cycle, I didn't use the 5-14 serum very consistently as I really don't like how it leaves my hair. The good news ... shedding is still way, way down. I'...
by Joanne
Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:41 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Recapeen
Replies: 14
Views: 9889

Re: Recapeen

It was a different site I was thinking of ... fortunately I had it bookmarked: http://www.swedishhairlasercenter.se/fore_efter.html http://www.swedishhairlasercenter.se/artiklar_stuider_lankar.html Ran the copy on the 'studies' page through google translate. Not really clear if this is a part of the...
by Joanne
Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:29 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Recapeen
Replies: 14
Views: 9889

Re: Recapeen

http://www.hairrestorationclinic.se/index-3.html :?: BTW..I thought you were going to say you were going to try the "Nettle juice, jojoba oil, mixed spinach and lettuce juice consumed for six months" :lol: That sounds like a nasty combo. I can't even drink nettle tea. :-& Yes, I think that's the Sw...
by Joanne
Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:44 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Recapeen
Replies: 14
Views: 9889

Re: Recapeen

I could be wrong, but isn't Racapeen what they were using at the Swedish LLLT clinic that had such impressive results? Don't have the link anymore, but it was posted on a lot of forums. The site was in Swedish and the photos morphed between the before and after pics. I seem to remember reading that ...
by Joanne
Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:02 pm
Forum: Women's Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Bioclin Advance
Replies: 7
Views: 37075

Re: Bioclin Advance

Hi Natasha, I'm guessing from the products you've been trying that maybe you're in France? I also tried the Kerastase Aminexil - very expensive stuff. I don't know if it helped or not with fibrosis, but it made my hair very dry and it started breaking close to the scalp. I never found that to be the...
by Joanne
Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:22 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Sephren Foam
Replies: 1
Views: 1923

Re: Sephren Foam

Interesting that they're targeting this product to females. There's a lot of seaweed in that topical ... I wonder if they're taking the "iodine approach" to hypothyroidism-related hair loss. This could definitely be worth a try (for females AND males, IMO ... especially for diffuse thinners). The su...
by Joanne
Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: big sale at vitacost
Replies: 4
Views: 3643

big sale at vitacost

There's a great sale at vitacost.com right now. Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat Shampoo - 40% off, Avalon Organics shampoos - 46% off, Aubrey Organics shampoos - 26% off. Things like probiotics are 30% off. Essential oils - 60 % off. Vitamins, skin care products (check out the CSI brand items ... app...
by Joanne
Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:27 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha
Replies: 181
Views: 284342

Re: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha

It's been about 2 1/2 months since I started the Dermatopoietin. I went through 4 full cycles of Day 1-4 and 5-14 serum. To be honest, in the last cycle, I didn't use the 5-14 serum very consistently as I really don't like how it leaves my hair. The good news ... shedding is still way, way down. I'm...
by Joanne
Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:13 pm
Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Scientists discover the secret of ageing- plays down the role of telomeres
Replies: 6
Views: 4936

Re: Scientists discover the secret of ageing- plays down the role of telomeres

Fascinating. Darwinism on a cellular level ... survival of the fittest. From an evolutionary point of view, this makes real sense.
by Joanne
Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:38 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Oral Probiotic Reduces Severe Dandruff in Small Study
Replies: 16
Views: 11437

Re: Oral Probiotic Reduces Severe Dandruff in Small Study

The Innéov product appears to be their skin/sun supplement. I didn't read it all (it's in French), but it basically says the probiotic in the product acts to restore and maintain the skin's ability to function normally. I guess it's to protect the skin from the harmful effects of tanning. It's not i...
by Joanne
Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:28 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Need Help Calculating Treatment Time Please
Replies: 3
Views: 3573

Re: Need Help Calculating Treatment Time Please

Hey Lasergirl, Kudos for getting personal attention from Dr Maricle. You should be in good hands and maybe can help the rest of us. Conventional wisdom was recommending about 20 min/ 2-3 times per week. This was an "on-average" kind of estimate. There was a discussion about whether hair/skin color w...
by Joanne
Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:03 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Living Proof Full Thickening Cream- Free Sample
Replies: 31
Views: 18799

Re: Living Proof Full Thickening Cream- Free Sample

So ... this is a styling product? No actives, no claims?

I'd love to try it. Even if it's a one-shot deal. If it's good ... I'll buy it :wink:
by Joanne
Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:39 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha
Replies: 181
Views: 284342

Re: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha

updatessss? Joanne, how is the shedding? Jacob, any regrowth you attribute to Dermato? Sorry about the lack of updates ... I'm traveling and have limited internet access. Remarkably, the reduced shed is holding and there are many days where it's less than 100/day. Which is 50 - 60% less shedding th...
by Joanne
Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:18 am
Forum: General Health, Fitness and Supplements Discussions
Topic: 30% of Human Genome is Activated by Gingivitis
Replies: 9
Views: 16869

Re: 30% of Human Genome is Activated by Gingivitis

Very interesting. Thanks Jacob. I've been reading that xylitol is good for killing bacteria in your mouth. Can't locate the link, but they said to mix 1-2 teaspoons of xylitol in water and swish it around in your mouth for 30-60 seconds. I also use a xylitol nasal spray when I'm in planes ... or if ...
by Joanne
Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:48 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates!
Replies: 14
Views: 9028

Re: Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates!

joanne, what do you think of LLLT as a standalone treatment? I've done it for ages now (must be 16-18 months), but I do so much other crap, I don't know what, if any, results are from LLLT. Have you seen any significant improvement that you KNOW to be from LLLT? LLLT has been a bit of a roller coas...
by Joanne
Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:38 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha
Replies: 181
Views: 284342

Re: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha

intricate1 wrote:Joanne how is your shedding? Jacob what do u think?
Intricate 1,

I posted a more thorough update on the thread "Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates! ", but the shedding is way down. About half of my normal shed. No regrowth, but it's only been 3+ weeks.
by Joanne
Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:47 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: A&G Hair Complex plus- trials
Replies: 335
Views: 561092

Re: A&G Hair Complex plus- trials

Melon Collie ... If your camera is a DSLR and you can mount a flash unit on top, you could buy a flash that tilts and you can bounce the light off the ceiling. Gives a much more even light without the harsh flash blow-out effect.
by Joanne
Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:42 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates!
Replies: 14
Views: 9028

Re: Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates!

Mitcky-

Not using anything else at the moment other than LLLT (which I've been using for 13 months). I wanted to give this product a clean test and not combine other stuff at the same time.
by Joanne
Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates!
Replies: 14
Views: 9028

Re: Dermatopoietin or TB4-7 Anyone? Can we please have some updates!

In terms of the results the product claims ... reduced shedding ... I'd say that I've had very quick results. For me, shedding reduced dramatically. It was noticeable around Day 5 and has continued to improve a little almost every day. I've been using it now for 3 weeks and my daily shed is around 1...
by Joanne
Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: Pulsing lasers
Replies: 6
Views: 7902

Re: Pulsing lasers

OMG,

Wasn't this something Dr Maricle was looking into many months ago ... an affordable modulater for the DIY laser devices? Do you know what happened with that? He's kind of disappeared on these sites ... unfortunately. It was great getting his direct input .... where'd he go?
by Joanne
Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:56 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Q&A for United Technologies- Dermatopoietin hair protection system
Replies: 16
Views: 9324

Re: Q&A for United Technologies- Dermatopoietin hair protection system

Maybe that's the reason for the discount ... to move the inventory before the next version comes out?
by Joanne
Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:59 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha
Replies: 181
Views: 284342

Re: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha

Updates pleaseee... Joanne, how is the shedding going? Jacob, any signs of regrowth? Sprouts here and there or anything? Also, are you two using the 5-14 day vitamin thing as well? The shedding is still noticeably reduced. It's about half of my normal shedding (pre Dermapoietin). It's crept up a li...
by Joanne
Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:53 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha
Replies: 181
Views: 284342

Re: Dermatopoietin-activates expression of all skin tissue relevant growth and differentiation factors like HGF, KGF and TNF-alpha

Not Jacob, but ... I've just finished Day 1-4 serum and I'm on day 2 of the Day 5-14 serum. I'm going to post more info after Thanksgiving, but I will say ... yes ... my shedding was noticeably reduced by the 5th and 6th days. Hopefully I'm not jinxing myself by saying this. [-o< [-o< Keep in mind, ...
by Joanne
Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:16 am
Forum: General Health, Fitness and Supplements Discussions
Topic: Healthy Origins..cheaper line of supplements
Replies: 6
Views: 5483

Re: Healthy Origins..cheaper line of supplements

At least cheaper than most. I was looking at their D3. Decent reviews: http://www.iherb.com/Healthy-Origins-Vitamin-D I like that it's in a base of olive oil.. http://healthyorigins.com/ This is the brand of Vit D I take and it really helped raise my D levels. The first time I had D3 blood test, it...
by Joanne
Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:52 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: A&G Hair Complex plus- trials
Replies: 335
Views: 561092

Re: A&G Hair Complex plus- trials

The names for the people picked for trials are: 1- SW2 2- Melon Collie 3- Helpmyhair 4- still waiting to hear 5- still waiting to hear The above names were picked because of the diverse pattern they display. I am sure they will elaborate. Also they all used the first version and will be able to com...
by Joanne
Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:46 am
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 635nm Vs 650nm and Gaunitz Hair Centre
Replies: 8
Views: 7440

Re: 635nm Vs 650nm and Gaunitz Hair Centre

Wasnt it Gaunitz that used pulsed lasers? Pulsing at certain frequencies gain you more biostimulation, no? Besides the fact that they do use an assortment of other treatments in their regimens, the pulsing is likely whats gaining those kinds of results. Hopefully, that guy OMG has talked about can ...
by Joanne
Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:30 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

ChuckP wrote:Joanne
Where did you order it from?
Hi Chuck. I ordered mine from PharmaMundi.com. They had the lowest price I was able to find, plus a 10% discount on first time purchases.
by Joanne
Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:27 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: ATP - Adenosine triphosphate
Replies: 2
Views: 2445

Re: ATP - Adenosine triphosphate

Hi Joanne. Since ATP is used in the cells do you have any evidence that it survives passing through the skin, into the blood stream and then into the cells? Something doesn't smell right to me. No, I have no evidence. Only pointing it out because there are several products out there (the Shiseido o...
by Joanne
Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:51 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: ATP - Adenosine triphosphate
Replies: 2
Views: 2445

ATP - Adenosine triphosphate

FWIW ... SkinActives has an ATP active: "There is no such thing as “most important molecule in life” (because life requires an enormous complexity), but if there were, I would choose ATP for the title. This is life’s energy currency, the universal energy storage unit, used in practically every synth...
by Joanne
Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:42 am
Forum: Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss
Topic: 635nm Vs 650nm and Gaunitz Hair Centre
Replies: 8
Views: 7440

Re: 635nm Vs 650nm and Gaunitz Hair Centre

I've been reading into a lot about Gaunitz Laser Clinics recently and they are getting results from lasers which literally blow everything else I've seen out of the water. But they use 635nm lasers. And they also change diode density and time based on hair colour. Their president, Bill Gaunitz, sta...
by Joanne
Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

Just curious if anyone who ordered this product has received it yet. Wondering how the company is service-wise. My order arrived this afternoon. I ordered it last Saturday, so ... service is not bad at all. As far as how long to use the product, in that customer service, it says: "On average the sa...
by Joanne
Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:38 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

Just curious if anyone who ordered this product has received it yet. Wondering how the company is service-wise. Haven't received mine yet, but I got an email yesterday or today saying it was shipped ... about a week after ordering. It would bother me more if I were going to start right away but I'l...
by Joanne
Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: 20% off at DermatologistRX.com
Replies: 3
Views: 2263

Re: 20% off at DermatologistRX.com

True ... it's a little thin on products specifically for HL (no pun intended :P ) ... seems like only the minox products are listed in that section. But there are a lot of treatment shampoos like Revita, Topix, Revivogen, Procyte, etc... (I bought the Osmotics FNS shampoo). Plus stuff like hyaluroni...
by Joanne
Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:54 am
Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: 20% off at DermatologistRX.com
Replies: 3
Views: 2263

20% off at DermatologistRX.com

This website has a lot of products. Mostly skin care and makeup, but other things too, like Revitalash Hair, etc... " There is only 1 week left to save 20% on all skin care products storewide *. Use coupon code PINK09 at your shopping cart. As you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. In h...
by Joanne
Sat Oct 24, 2009 12:21 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

This stuff is really expensive for something that may or may not work. At Amazon the Crescina 300 is going for $199, still to expensive. Since there is no evidence that this product will work, I would suggest to anybody who is distributing, selling or shilling the product to get the initial price o...
by Joanne
Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:40 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

So, I'm going to give this a try ... for 2 reasons. I really like the idea of those 2 active ingredients (especially the teprenone) but what pushed me to give it a shot is this customer satisfaction survey: http://www.crescina.com/ricerca_uk.htm I like that a lot of women commented in the survey and...
by Joanne
Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:53 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

I can't say for sure that the product hasn't been reformulated, but I've definitely seen Crescina on pharmacy shelves for at least 2-3 years. It was usually 100+ euros. I'm sure I picked up some literature, but at that time I would not have been looking for apple stem cells or teprenone. It was jus...
by Joanne
Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:48 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

I can't say for sure that the product hasn't been reformulated, but I've definitely seen Crescina on pharmacy shelves for at least 2-3 years. It was usually 100+ euros. I'm sure I picked up some literature, but at that time I would not have been looking for apple stem cells or teprenone. It was just...
by Joanne
Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:24 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Crescina Stem Re-Growth
Replies: 144
Views: 264109

Re: Crescina Stem Re-Growth

Very interesting. I've seen this product in French pharmacies and it's another very pricy product. But, apple stem cells and teprenone ... hmmm ... might be worth a second look. Not any more expensive than A&G. It's been around for at least two years, maybe three. The big commercial supplier for tep...
by Joanne
Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: GliSODin
Replies: 3
Views: 2690

GliSODin

This brand of SOD-based nutritional supplements has been around for a little while ... maybe 2 years, but was very hard to find/buy. Until now, it was only available through certain dermatologists. Looks like it's online now: http://www.DermatologistRx.com/displayProducts.asp?criteria=GliSODin&submi...
by Joanne
Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:51 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: Teprenone & telomerase
Replies: 13
Views: 10924

Re: Teprenone & telomerese

As far as an anti-wrinkle, skin repair ingredient, products with teprenone are showing some pretty impressive results. Check out these B&A pics after 1 month:

http://www.medik8.com/en/face/red_alert_serum.html

Is anyone making a hair/scalp product with it yet?
by Joanne
Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:48 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: new treatment
Replies: 23
Views: 11966

Re: new treatment

Maybe TWO users ... one male and one female ...? :wink:
by Joanne
Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:34 pm
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: new treatment
Replies: 23
Views: 11966

Re: new treatment

http://www.myfollicleshair.com/ecommerc ... 1076&EID=0

(There was page with a box where you could buy RETAIL or buy WHOLESALE that linked to this RETAIL sales page).
by Joanne
Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:33 am
Forum: Experimental and/or Alternate Treatments and Products Discussions
Topic: new treatment
Replies: 23
Views: 11966

Re: new treatment

Hi John, Thanks for the link/info. Looks interesting, but I couldn't find any specs on the device other than the fact that it's powered by a rechargeable battery. Would you please fill us in on that? What exactly is in those 7 glass tubes? Also, I see that Americans can't order on the website. What ...
by Joanne
Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Anyone still losing a good amount of hair on a nearly daily basis?
Replies: 20
Views: 17766

Re: Anyone still losing a good amount of hair on a nearly daily basis?

Unfortunately, I'll raise my hand.

Shedding down from the horrific July/Aug of 300-400/day to about half that. So yeah ... 150-200+/day.
by Joanne
Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:57 am
Forum: General Hair Loss Discussions
Topic: Happy Anniversary!
Replies: 36
Views: 19605

Re: Happy Anniversary!

Joanne, Pics can only be trusted so much. The clinics are going to show only the best responders. Those type of results may be attainable by the average responder. Don't be too disappointed yet. I am nearing the 18 month mark and I am still getting improvement. Thanks for the encouragement Lapwing....