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Do you think that potassium iodide enhances the effect of minoxidil and is the main active ingredient?
My Zix Experience - How B6 And Zinc Have Saved My Hair
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Jambap when you apply the betadine then the minoxidil do you wash it out before you reapply them the next day ?
No idea mate. I'd say it's more to do with Iodine's wound healing properties which makes it a potent adjunct to microneedling.
Nah, just apply it again. But I'm not encouraging that nor discouraging it. I just know that for me if I make my regimen too cumbersome I can't maintain for the long term. So I just do what seems safe enough and not too inconvenient. But then everyone's got their personal habits. But the success I've experienced is doing it like this, so do with that as you wish.
Hi Troy! How have you been? Definitely miss the good old days. How has your hair been holding up?
Like you, I could always be doing better, but for a guy that is now 50, I still have a decent head of hair. For the past few years, I'd say my regimen has been pretty basic. Minoxidil 1-2 x a day, and 2.5 mgs of Finasteride a day. If I'm not too tired, I try to use minoxidil liquid (about 2 mls) on a hydrated scalp to increase absorption. If I'm feeling lazy, I'll use the foam.Hey JWM , all good thanks ! Things arent too bad but could always be betterHow's about you, settled into a firm regimen these days?
I tried adding 1 pill of dutasteride a week to my existing finasteride (some have reported success with this), but I never really gave it enough time to see if it worked. I would always chicken out if I thought my hair was getting thinner.
Also tried dermarolling (1 x a week) but was never consistent with it for the same reason above. It always seemed to make my hair look thinner. Plus I didn't love the idea of poking millions of holes in my head--I always thought I was doing more harm than good.
Also tried being consistent with 2% nizoral several times a week, but never noticed much of a difference.
So for now, it's really just been the big two. I may try dermastamping in the future (tried a pen and it tore my scalp up, and a manual riller did the same). Dermastamping seems to be the gentlest method, though it takes a while.
What about you?
Same as you really mate, pushing 50, consistent regimen - minoxidil 1 x day , 5 or 6 days a week, 5mg Fincar every other day, Nizoral 3 or 4 times a week, Zix twice a week. Been using an apply polyphenol powder in a topical for around 6 months, hard to say if its been helpful but hair quality seems better. Would like to add a cheap topical antiandrogen or 5ar inhibitor but not sure what that could be, maybe crushed up spironolactone but not sure how effective that would be.
Does make me laugh when people think they've discovered some miraculous hair loss product that somehow researches with millions to spend have missed.
Zix for hair loss, does it work? - YouTube
Its the finasteride and minoxidil thats working.
Zix for hair loss, does it work? - YouTube
Its the finasteride and minoxidil thats working.
Hey guys,
want to start with ZIX. Bought the supplies but want to make sure that I make no mistake with the Zinc part because on the internet I see quite some warning labels for Zinc sulphate Heptahydrate .
Is Zinc sulphate Heptahydrate the right ingredient for ZIX? @worm Have you been using this ingredient for over 15 years? Im thinking of adding 660mg then from the sulphate to one 60ml bottle.
Thanks guys for any feedback
want to start with ZIX. Bought the supplies but want to make sure that I make no mistake with the Zinc part because on the internet I see quite some warning labels for Zinc sulphate Heptahydrate .
Is Zinc sulphate Heptahydrate the right ingredient for ZIX? @worm Have you been using this ingredient for over 15 years? Im thinking of adding 660mg then from the sulphate to one 60ml bottle.
Thanks guys for any feedback
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Hi guys! I had all but given up on HairLossTalk.com - as it was down forever and I just figured the site was down permanently - it was only because I saw post on Tressless which dated from 6 months ago where someone was talking about a post on HairLossTalk.com that I thought to check again. Nice to see you @jambap - you were my inspiration to start zix back in the day, you had fantastic results - so a big thank you. I think you posted pics back on HLH, but eventually took them down. Needless to say I tinkered with my formula to what works best for me. I've actually been brewing less at a time, because it goes off after 3 or so weeks, and I find my shedding and hairloss has all but stopped. Needless to say, wonderful to see you here, 1.5 years after you posted to say hi!
Same with @adrob76 / Troymaclure - who may no longer be here and ofc @JWM2 who's been around basically forever.
I think it was a little over 2 years ago I added dermarolling and minoxidil. Its been a wonderful addition. My hair is thicker and darker than it's been in more than a decade. At almost 47, I have been still losing on the hairline - still very gradually. But Ive seen so many go from having more hair than me to having next to nothing. When my hair is greasy, which happens if I dont wash my hair daily (because minoxidil and zix make it greasy), my crown can look on the thin side as well. But in reality at my age, my hair is more than ideal, and better than I could have ever hoped, especially after I dropped finasteride 20 years ago.
Now that I know HairLossTalk.com is back I'll check in much more often!
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@jambap BTW I cant believe you're still using ozbrew. I had major sides on that, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue and cognitive impairment, and my vision went wonky as well. I wonder if it may have had some permanent sides, for example heart palpitations, which really reared it's head when I was using it. It largely went away when I stopped, but this chest tightness rears its head every once and a while.
As for betadine, I dabbled with iodine for quite some time, I also decided it's not for me. Although I was taking it internally, I found it was affecting me cognitively.
As for betadine, I dabbled with iodine for quite some time, I also decided it's not for me. Although I was taking it internally, I found it was affecting me cognitively.
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None of that sh*t works
Hey Worm - how spooky, I haven't been on this site for a few months, just popped in now and you'd just posted ! You're the same age as me, story sounds similar. I suppose 20+ years after starting treatments, i still have a reasonable head of hair for someone my age, albeit takes a while and a lot of product & styling to get it to look that wayHi guys! I had all but given up on HairLossTalk.com - as it was down forever and I just figured the site was down permanently - it was only because I saw post on Tressless which dated from 6 months ago where someone was talking about a post on HairLossTalk.com that I thought to check again. Nice to see you @jambap - you were my inspiration to start zix back in the day, you had fantastic results - so a big thank you. I think you posted pics back on HLH, but eventually took them down. Needless to say I tinkered with my formula to what works best for me. I've actually been brewing less at a time, because it goes off after 3 or so weeks, and I find my shedding and hairloss has all but stopped. Needless to say, wonderful to see you here, 1.5 years after you posted to say hi!
Same with @adrob76 / Troymaclure - who may no longer be here and ofc @JWM2 who's been around basically forever.
I think it was a little over 2 years ago I added dermarolling and minoxidil. Its been a wonderful addition. My hair is thicker and darker than it's been in more than a decade. At almost 47, I have been still losing on the hairline - still very gradually. But Ive seen so many go from having more hair than me to having next to nothing. When my hair is greasy, which happens if I dont wash my hair daily (because minoxidil and zix make it greasy), my crown can look on the thin side as well. But in reality at my age, my hair is more than ideal, and better than I could have ever hoped, especially after I dropped finasteride 20 years ago.
Now that I know HairLossTalk.com is back I'll check in much more often!
But yes, still slowly losing ground year on year, just something we learn to deal with.I do still use Zix twice a week, have done for about 15 years now, and my overall regimen has never really changed in all that time. Still using minoxidil about 5 x nights per week, 5mg Finast every other day, oral MSM, Zix 2 x week (mornings, after shower) Nizoral 3 x week.
Fair play if you stopped Finasteride all that time ago and still havent really suffered as a result of it.
Maybe this is why I stopped visiting hair loss forums, people like this.
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Post your results then buddy
So you use the big 3 but think Zix makes a difference? There is no basis to believe that. Your results are from tried and tested med's. But I'm not going to tell you to stop.Hey Worm - how spooky, I haven't been on this site for a few months, just popped in now and you'd just posted ! You're the same age as me, story sounds similar. I suppose 20+ years after starting treatments, i still have a reasonable head of hair for someone my age, albeit takes a while and a lot of product & styling to get it to look that way
I do still use Zix twice a week, have done for about 15 years now, and my overall regimen has never really changed in all that time. Still using minoxidil about 5 x nights per week, 5mg Finast every other day, oral MSM, Zix 2 x week (mornings, after shower) Nizoral 3 x week.
Fair play if you stopped Finasteride all that time ago and still havent really suffered as a result of it.
Anyone just used zix with no minoxidil or finasteride and have results? If so I think you should show them.
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Don't you have better things to do with your time than troll here? Lots of people reported great results - mine has been nothing short of game changing. Not sure what your angle is.
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Post em I’d love to see your results buddy