Anyone here supplement Vitamin E?

[big_head]

I have no illusions my balding is because of a lack of Vitamin E, but I am not sure if I'm getting optimal levels. My hair has always been coarse and on the dry side, and of the past 3 years, I've noticed that it just looks brittle and unhealthy, balding aside. I've been on finasteride for nearly a month now and I shed just as much as I always have, and I'm starting to wonder if the shedding and balding are two separate issues. That is, I'm wondering if I have a naturally dry scalp or something, or if Vitamin E could help that. My hands and lips get chapped easy, so I don't have the most supple skin, but I am wondering if it'd be waste to supplement that.

Anyone here have luck with it? Tried Biotin for a few months a while ago and it did nothing. Again, not expecting Vitamin E to stop my balding, but it could be contributing to my shedding and poor hair health.

 

[Tottenham]

You've been on finasteride a month? Jeez mam give it at least 6..

 

[Thespain]

I supplement with vitamin E for different reasons, didn't notice much of a difference in my hair.

 

[AlexieJ]

I don't think Vitamin E can contribute to your shedding but all I know Vitamin E is good for the skin and if you lack Vitamin E then that can be an issue. On the other hand, you mentioned that you're on finasteride for like a month that is actually a very short span of time for you to be worried about if its effective or not. I agree that you should give it at least 6 months others been using it for 8 moths before they can see the effect.

 

[big_head]

From what I have read, finasteride starts working almost immediately. You don't start seeing RESULTS for a few months, as in thicker hair or regrowth, but by now I'd expect my shedding to either slow down or become more rapid (a finasteride shed). Also been using nizoral for 4 months now and I have no idea what it's supposed to be doing. Everyone who says it makes a big difference is very vague on what it actually does for balding.

 

[parisienne]

The form of vit E that can help your hair situation is vit E succinate (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9223656)
If it decreases PGD2 to some extent that should indeed improve your scalp situation.

 

[yetti]

From what I have read, finasteride starts working almost immediately. You don't start seeing RESULTS for a few months, as in thicker hair or regrowth, but by now I'd expect my shedding to either slow down or become more rapid (a finasteride shed). Also been using nizoral for 4 months now and I have no idea what it's supposed to be doing. Everyone who says it makes a big difference is very vague on what it actually does for balding.

FWIW big head i was told by my excellent and expert ivy league doctor that it is ineffective. so i dont use it and stick to just minoxidil and my regular shampoo.

 

[big_head]

FWIW big head i was told by my excellent and expert ivy league doctor that it is ineffective. so i dont use it and stick to just minoxidil and my regular shampoo.

There are people here who swear by it, but no one can tell me exactly what it does. Just that it "helps".

 

[parisienne]

There are people here who swear by it, but no one can tell me exactly what it does. Just that it "helps".

Erm have you read the abstract ?

 

[diehunnen123]

There are people here who swear by it, but no one can tell me exactly what it does. Just that it "helps".

nizoral for hairloss is the biggest joke there is. it doesnt do sh!t for your hair except dry it out.

 

[mr_robot]

The form of vit E that can help your hair situation is vit E succinate (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9223656)
If it decreases PGD2 to some extent that should indeed improve your scalp situation.

I would not bother with with Vitamin E succinate as it inhibits VEGF which is one of the reasons it's good against cancer and but unfortunately not so good for hair growth. Besides taking it orally is pointless as most of it it gets converted to normal vitamin E.

 

[parisienne]

I would not bother with with Vitamin E succinate as it inhibits VEGF which is one of the reasons it's good against cancer and but unfortunately not so good for hair growth. Besides taking it orally is pointless as most of it it gets converted to normal vitamin E.

Effect X on a cancer cell doesn't necessarily mean that effect X will occur in an healthy one. As for conversion in normal vit E, you're absolutely right, it's actually used as a topical

 

[mr_robot]

Effect X on a cancer cell doesn't necessarily mean that effect X will occur in an healthy one. As for conversion in normal vit E, you're absolutely right, it's actually used as a topical

Unfortunately I speak from experience, considering nearly all the beneficial effects have been studied against cancer cells, it's a bit wishful to think that the negatives will only effect cancer. It's also horrible stuff as a topical, it's extremely sticky and like putting sugar on your head.

 

[couldntthinkofaname]

vitamin e increases ejaculate volume a lot and causes stronger erections -> this sh*t is a dht booster and poison