For anyone who's interested here is my status and Sandalore approach (been lurking here for some time):
53, UK, bald spot growing since hitting 50. Good health, eat well (ie minimal processed foods) and gym most days (non smoker and little alcohol).
Saw the Sandalore research early October around the same time as I was actively looking for ways to self help hair loss, so since
October 2018, I have been doing the following:
- Stopped all commercial shampoos and conditioners
- Daily supplements of Ginkgo Biloba, Biotin, Vit D
- Sandalore @ 0.1% to 1% in a daily application made from some or all of the following:
- Coconut cream
- Argan oil
- Castor oil
- Aloe Vera
- Vegetable Glycerin
Plus Shampoos with various concoctions and mixes of the above items (including Sandalore) plus:
- Castile Soap
- Vitamin E oil
- Few Essential oils
I have this week added Collagen and Aloe Vera juice to my diet.
Additionally, in the early days, I tried the Onion juice cleansing approach, but it was horrible and too smelly (what's the point of nice hair if no one comes near it).
So as you can see, I have a shotgun approach, but no alcohol as a carrier, as I cannot get my head around what alcohol is suitable and available here in the UK. I tried Isopropyl for a short while (I had stock) until I kept getting headaches and then saw the health warnings about it :-(.
So what is the result ... well, I still have this massive bald spot and dependent upon the photo I take, looks worse or better than the ones I've collected over the last 4 months. Even with an SLR, it is difficult to observe any new hairs or growth which suggests nothing is happening.
But I think that hair loss has stopped, I don't see any in my brush or shower or bath now (obviously not right now as using a PC in the bath is less than ideal). My hair does feel thicker and after a wash looks better than it has in an age.
Thanks to many here on this thread, it is possible to understand the approach, allow us to develop our own and even get some confidence that given time and patience we may see some benefits.
Thanks again everyone for sharing, and I will keep lurking and just maybe my next post will have some real evidence that something good is happening with my depleting bonnet.