Follicare?!?

[HairFreak]

I just saw an add on TV.
I never heard of it before.
It looks like just another snake oil to me.

Their claim: "In an independent pilot clinical study, 100% of the participants using Follicare® grew new hair and experienced reduced hair loss in JUST 8 weeks."

:freaked:

http://www.follicare.com/

 

[The Gardener]

No, I don't think it is snake oil per se. It clearly states that follicare is a regimen of 5% minoxidil, plus some other products with nutrients, anti-oxidants, and other substances most notably saw palmetto.

The only question is how much a regime of 5% minoxidil alone would cost, even adding in some of the nutrients it includes costs you, relative to the cost of follicare. Methinks you are paying a lot more money per month for a bundled product than what you would pay for minoxidil plus the selected nutrients if you purchased them on your own.

 

[HairFreak]

Well its pretty much rip off then.
They can claim that it regrows hair because of minoxidil that they include. I dont see any reason other than that, as generic minoxidil is dirt cheap so why would they sell it!?
They added a bunch of some (probably useless) stuff and jacked up the price by 5 fold.
I cannot believe how many people are trying to rip off poor baldies :cry:
Doesn't this guys piss you off?