I'm a 36 year old Asian male with fine hair that recently noticed heavy symptoms of male pattern baldness which started around late May 2014. All of a sudden I started getting dandruff! At first I just noticed that my hairline was starting to recede on the left side temple. But soon I noticed that I had about 10-30 strands of hair falling out everyday in my shower drain. It was depressing to see that much hair fall out and notice that when I styled my hair, my front hairline was thinning out. My right side temple has receded about half an 1/4" - 1/2" in my late 20s but it wasn't a big deal and could probably pass for mature hairline. I exercise 3 times a week and live a pretty healthy lifestyle so I'm going to try my best to fight this male pattern baldness and start early to keep whatever hair I can! I will be posting pictures so you can see any progress and what I'm actually using.
I started using Rogaine foam in 2010, when I was 32-33 after hearing my barber mention to me that my whorl area is thinning and had less hair. Even in my teenage years, the whorl spot is somewhat noticeable unlike some other people where hair actually covers that spot. So I use it once a day and put it on every night about 30 mins to an hour before bedtime. Rogaine foam works pretty well and you'll actually notice the hair getting thicker and darker in about 2 months. I don't apply it in the morning though since it's terrible when you try to style your hair with it and just makes the hair feel nappy.
I've heard about Propecia before from a friend that started using it in his mid 20s. He highly recommends it since it worked out very well for him, however, about 2 years ago he had to stop Propecia. He told me he had problems with keeping his erection and it was affecting his sex life with his new girlfriend. Therefore, I never started Propecia and was scared to **** about the side effects. Fast forward to 3 months later and after doing lots of research and reading different forums, I decided to test out Propecia for a month to see how it works for me.
I have now started Propecia (cut into quarters daily - 0.25mg) in the beginning of August 2014. The first few days I didn't noticed any symptoms but then hair started shedding like crazy (20-30 strands in the shower drain). I would have my Braava run floor mops every Sunday and noticed more hair shedding than ever before in my apt! What I do noticed is that on days when I only rinse my hair with water and not wash it with shampoo, not much hair falls out (less than 5 or 10). It's the days that I shampoo my hair that I noticed more hair falling out. The only problem with rinsing my hair only and no shampoo is that my hair will be very flat and no volume to style the next day.
I don't believe in one magical pill or solution to hairloss. I think it requires a combination of everything from the inside to out in order to have consistent noticeable results. Here I'm going to start documenting my routine/regimen to share with fellow members and hopefully we can learn from each other.
Exercise routine - I think cardio exercises helps blood flow and keeps my energy level up so I don't get depress or stress over hair loss. I been exercising routinely since my 20s so nothing has changed much...just moving more towards cardio than lifting. Tuesday, Thursday, Sat - 1 to 1.5 mile run on the treadmill
Shampoo - After doing a lot of research, I decided to change shampoo (Redken for Men and Hanz De Fuko organic shampoo) to a new line. I currently use:
Pura D'or Organic Shampoo
Pura D'or Organic Conditioner
Nizoral - for my dandruff, started using this about 2 weeks ago. Works great and doesn't smell funky like other dandruff shampoo. I try to use this twice a week and usually follow it up with the conditioner
Regenepure shampoo - this shampoo is rotated with the Pura D'or organic shampoo daily. I'm trying to use conditioner daily now after learning that shampooing too much strips your hair of natural oil that protects it.
Rogaine foam - applied every night around the whorl area
Propecia - 0.25mg before bedtime. It's been 3 weeks since I'm on it now and no problems with erection or low libido, just noticed the pulse on my left wrist area twitches sporadically in the last few days. :unsure:
Vitamins - Ultrax Labs Hair Maxx, been taking it for about a month. I do take other vitamins to stay healthy so let me know if you're interested in hearing more about it.
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This is an old picture back in April 2014.
On 8/18 - front hairline is weak and you can see the top of the scalp! Letting hair grow out.
I started using Rogaine foam in 2010, when I was 32-33 after hearing my barber mention to me that my whorl area is thinning and had less hair. Even in my teenage years, the whorl spot is somewhat noticeable unlike some other people where hair actually covers that spot. So I use it once a day and put it on every night about 30 mins to an hour before bedtime. Rogaine foam works pretty well and you'll actually notice the hair getting thicker and darker in about 2 months. I don't apply it in the morning though since it's terrible when you try to style your hair with it and just makes the hair feel nappy.
I've heard about Propecia before from a friend that started using it in his mid 20s. He highly recommends it since it worked out very well for him, however, about 2 years ago he had to stop Propecia. He told me he had problems with keeping his erection and it was affecting his sex life with his new girlfriend. Therefore, I never started Propecia and was scared to **** about the side effects. Fast forward to 3 months later and after doing lots of research and reading different forums, I decided to test out Propecia for a month to see how it works for me.
I have now started Propecia (cut into quarters daily - 0.25mg) in the beginning of August 2014. The first few days I didn't noticed any symptoms but then hair started shedding like crazy (20-30 strands in the shower drain). I would have my Braava run floor mops every Sunday and noticed more hair shedding than ever before in my apt! What I do noticed is that on days when I only rinse my hair with water and not wash it with shampoo, not much hair falls out (less than 5 or 10). It's the days that I shampoo my hair that I noticed more hair falling out. The only problem with rinsing my hair only and no shampoo is that my hair will be very flat and no volume to style the next day.
I don't believe in one magical pill or solution to hairloss. I think it requires a combination of everything from the inside to out in order to have consistent noticeable results. Here I'm going to start documenting my routine/regimen to share with fellow members and hopefully we can learn from each other.
Exercise routine - I think cardio exercises helps blood flow and keeps my energy level up so I don't get depress or stress over hair loss. I been exercising routinely since my 20s so nothing has changed much...just moving more towards cardio than lifting. Tuesday, Thursday, Sat - 1 to 1.5 mile run on the treadmill
Shampoo - After doing a lot of research, I decided to change shampoo (Redken for Men and Hanz De Fuko organic shampoo) to a new line. I currently use:
Pura D'or Organic Shampoo
Pura D'or Organic Conditioner
Nizoral - for my dandruff, started using this about 2 weeks ago. Works great and doesn't smell funky like other dandruff shampoo. I try to use this twice a week and usually follow it up with the conditioner
Regenepure shampoo - this shampoo is rotated with the Pura D'or organic shampoo daily. I'm trying to use conditioner daily now after learning that shampooing too much strips your hair of natural oil that protects it.
Rogaine foam - applied every night around the whorl area
Propecia - 0.25mg before bedtime. It's been 3 weeks since I'm on it now and no problems with erection or low libido, just noticed the pulse on my left wrist area twitches sporadically in the last few days. :unsure:
Vitamins - Ultrax Labs Hair Maxx, been taking it for about a month. I do take other vitamins to stay healthy so let me know if you're interested in hearing more about it.
- - - Updated - - -
This is an old picture back in April 2014.
On 8/18 - front hairline is weak and you can see the top of the scalp! Letting hair grow out.
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