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My Zix Experience - How B6 And Zinc Have Saved My Hair
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You can dilute it accordingly. If pure isn't more expensive buy it and dilute it to 70
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It's interesting, totally lacks a sample size and purely subjective anecdote, however my dad had prostate issues I do also know he was quick to jump on v**** before I knew what it did. Fast forward 25 years I've been using zinc for years, and have no issues in that dept. I do find I wake up often enough enough to pee, but I dont think it's due to prostate but something else (doctors have not been able to determine it). Anyhow I do believe zinc is often overlooked as a healthy supplement for mens health and for your immune system.
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Also where is the data of zinc only inhibiting the type1 5AR come from
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This is the one i found
Is it ok?
Is it ok?
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This is the one i found
Is it ok?
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Yea
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Well, here's my 60 day update (technically 59) since adding minoxidil to my 1x zix regimen.
So far so good. My hair has been growing for 6 months (pre covid), so it's gotten pretty long. I took my shower yesterday and today. I wont get into my detailed bathing habits but I havent been showering consistently due to covid and young kids at home. Needless to say, my drain catch only had 10 hairs in it yesterday and get this no hairs (as in not 1 single hair) today. This is unheard of. I was usually around 30-35 hairs pre minoxidil, which seemed to be a stable amount. I do see the odd hair here and there and I most certainly went through a 2-3 weeks shed which seems to have stopped, but nothing serious. Anyhow, that to me says things are going the in the right direction.
Ive been wanting to say my hair seems thicker, but it's so early after 60 days, that I feel like it may just be in my head. Anyhow this gives me hope it may be that it's getting thicker. My hair looks quite good long, which I cant say was the case last year when it was close to this length last year. That said, I will stop short of saying it's gotten better, but I will say Im stable at least.
Im in my 40's so it's very possible things wont get better and I wont recover a couple years regrowth. I am pretty optimistic it will though. My goal is 5 years regrowth, and I think it could take up to a year to notice such progress. I guess where I need it most is the hairline, which is the trickiest.
The thing that gives me hope is zix is seen as an anti-dht, combined with minoxidil, may be what my scalp needs. Time will tell, but I can confidently say that the results so far have encouraged me to keep going with the combo. Something is working I am sure of that, how well, is what I need to wait to see. I think day 90 will give me a good idea, but perhaps day 120 will be the most definite indicator as they say 4-6 months is when regrowth really becomes noticeable.
Anyhow, will keep updating.
So far so good. My hair has been growing for 6 months (pre covid), so it's gotten pretty long. I took my shower yesterday and today. I wont get into my detailed bathing habits but I havent been showering consistently due to covid and young kids at home. Needless to say, my drain catch only had 10 hairs in it yesterday and get this no hairs (as in not 1 single hair) today. This is unheard of. I was usually around 30-35 hairs pre minoxidil, which seemed to be a stable amount. I do see the odd hair here and there and I most certainly went through a 2-3 weeks shed which seems to have stopped, but nothing serious. Anyhow, that to me says things are going the in the right direction.
Ive been wanting to say my hair seems thicker, but it's so early after 60 days, that I feel like it may just be in my head. Anyhow this gives me hope it may be that it's getting thicker. My hair looks quite good long, which I cant say was the case last year when it was close to this length last year. That said, I will stop short of saying it's gotten better, but I will say Im stable at least.
Im in my 40's so it's very possible things wont get better and I wont recover a couple years regrowth. I am pretty optimistic it will though. My goal is 5 years regrowth, and I think it could take up to a year to notice such progress. I guess where I need it most is the hairline, which is the trickiest.
The thing that gives me hope is zix is seen as an anti-dht, combined with minoxidil, may be what my scalp needs. Time will tell, but I can confidently say that the results so far have encouraged me to keep going with the combo. Something is working I am sure of that, how well, is what I need to wait to see. I think day 90 will give me a good idea, but perhaps day 120 will be the most definite indicator as they say 4-6 months is when regrowth really becomes noticeable.
Anyhow, will keep updating.
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I recommend adding caffeine into minoxidil. I assume 5% would need 5% caffeine
https://www.researchgate.net/public...idil_25_in_treatment_of_androgenetic_alopecia
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Also I think we need someone to go get a scalp biopsy pre and post zix. I would do it but supplying the right ingredients has become too hard for me to keep up with it, there is also the cost of biopsy testing which my insurance unfortunately doesn't cover.
However, we can fund someone who can do it or I can do it after I graduate as it's very hard for me to work part time to pay for the stuff during college.
Because I remember a doctor (or the patient) saying that the patient got a biopsy before and after the topical as well as the serum DHT levels checked. The topical was zinc, coppee peptide and azelaic acid as far as I can recall. After the topical, the scalp DHT was 25% lower while there wasn't any noticable serum DHT decreasement. This concludes that this mixture may be as effective as finasteirde is minus the sides but I can't find the post despite looking for it for a week or so
However, we can fund someone who can do it or I can do it after I graduate as it's very hard for me to work part time to pay for the stuff during college.
Because I remember a doctor (or the patient) saying that the patient got a biopsy before and after the topical as well as the serum DHT levels checked. The topical was zinc, coppee peptide and azelaic acid as far as I can recall. After the topical, the scalp DHT was 25% lower while there wasn't any noticable serum DHT decreasement. This concludes that this mixture may be as effective as finasteirde is minus the sides but I can't find the post despite looking for it for a week or so
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Thanks, but no interest in doing that atm. I prefer to try one item at a time so I can properly see what effect it has. Adding caffeine may improve the results, but may make them worse. I'll see how it goes for at least 4-6 months to properly evaluate.
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I eventually stopped counting a couple years back. It was just a clump of hair and I knew it was in the 25-45 hair range, averaging somewhere around 35 hairs. We only started using the drain catch in our new bath a couple weeks back, which normally had a few hars to start. In this case I decided to count the past two days. I'll do so tomorrow (officially day 60). If I have no hairs again I'll feel extremely validated.
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I find zix works well with LLLT, LLLT is similar to minoxidil
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How do you fit zix and minoxidil into schedule? Are two showers necessary
Yes but constantly dilating your vessels cant be hood for the rest of your body. That's just my opinion.
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do it once a week
Is that how often you use laser?
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Does anyone have trouble sourcing liquid saw palmetto? How much does daw palmetto capsules contain which is equivalent to 10ml liquid saw palmetto?
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I'm not sure but you are better off getting raw saw palmetto and then diluting it on ethanol which is the best vehicle apparently. (it's non soluble in water). I'm just saying in a general rule, ie: if you are buying liquid saw palmetto, chances are you are buying and paying off the brand.
http://www.thepharmajournal.com/archives/2015/vol4issue8/PartA/4-8-24.pdf
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