Anyway I added about a teaspoon of caffeine powder to Head and Shoulders Hydrazinc formula shampoo and have noticed very good results - looks much thicker and am almost getting a very patchy hairline back over my temples. I'm thinking because I lost hair slowly and have lots of semi-viable fluffy velus hairs still this is just giving these hairs the push they need to come back to life.

Maybe a good option for people with slow hairloss, and shows that even 10 years later, if you have lots of stunted hairs that aren't adding much to your hairs thickness, these can be brought back.

I also take Alpha Lipoic Acid, GSE, Milk Thistle, Hyaloronic Acid with Crondoitin and Natokinases (all for none hairloss related reasons) but I've taken these for ages and not noticed them helping grow back hair.

Caffeine is an interesting substance...very interesting. My second interesting substance is bayberry extract.....it to is very interesting.

Why do you think that constricting blood supply will help in itself? Because less blood borne DHT will reach the follicles?

thanks.

Note Hair Maestro 10 year comment was on the "stunted hairs". This is not regrowth per se, but revitalization of some just hanging on hair. As long as the hair follicles are still there and have somewhat active hair, you have a chance.

The scientific studies and experience of balding men shows that once the hair follicle shuts down the fibrotic encapsulation of the dead follicle begins to occur. About 24-30 months later the fibrosis there is permanent and complete and there is no real hope of regaining hair there. It is basically scarred over tissue at this point.

These are physiological sad facts of hair loss. The 30 month window stands. That is why prevention and super proactiveness are of the upmost importance when combatting hair loss.

How much caffeine do you add to your shampoo? Do you put the caffeine in the shampoo bottle and mix it all together? Or do you just put a little caffeine in a squirt of shampoo in your hands in the shower? Also how many times a week do you shampoo with caffeine? every day? 3 times a week?

I make a weekly shampoo mix. I use a separate bottle and put in about 1 once of shampoo and then add 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon of caffeine, then add another once of shampoo and then add same amount of caffeine as before and repeat up to about 5 to 6 onces of total shampoo. I then shake it up to mix it. This way I get good mix of the caffeine in the shampoo. My shampoo I like for this is J.A.Y. by Aubrey's.

I shampoo my hair with caffeine 4-7 days a week. It is best to do it in the morning or early afternoon otherwise it will interfere with your sleep (it is caffeine and it gets absorbed thru your scalp). I use a pretty high concentration. It is little grainy. So I shampoo and massage it in and leave on no more than 1 to 2 minutes and then wash out thouroughly.

Montrose, Alpecin is available in supermarkets and drug stores here in the UK, not sure in other places. It also uses Zinc PCA in the formulation which helps combat DHT build up. I'm no scientist but I can just say anecdotally that I have noticed that the shampoo / lotion combo has completely slowed my rate of loss. I am searching for a regrowth agent (but not Fin or Minox)...the holy grail lol!

Something like Alpecin or Revita? (btw, which is better?)

Or buy regular shampoo and add the cafeine from bulk nutrition?