Hi there,
I posted this initially in the general section but I think it turned into more a "tell your story" post.
I'm 22 and for the last few years I've had a pretty bad case of folliculitis that the derm has finally managed to clear up. I'm not counting on my problem being related to that but one can hope. Ive always had a high forehead and I'd consider myself a NW2 and have been since about 16. I am mainly worried about the fuzzy look of my frontal hair and crown. The wierd thing is most of my individual hairs look pretty healthy and thick its just that the concentration seems to have decrased.
Also I have a similar hairline to my dad who says hes always had a big forehead bigger than mine even, and is only starting to thin at the ripe old age of 60. My uncles on my mom's side are a little worse off but only started thinning at about 35 and at 50 are NW4.
I've ordered a 6 month supply of Proscar and nizoral but since the ladies are still willing I'm not too keen about the side effects but I will definitely give it a go. I really dont want to go on minoxidil as my scalp is sensitive.
Oh ya, I'm using some Green Tea Extract and Saw Palmetto while I wait for my finasteride to arrive, living in Africa means this may not happen but I'll cross my fingers.
Here are some photos of my predicament. This is as bad as it gets I've just been for a riding session so my hair is oily and sweaty from wearing a helmet. My hair looks better than this even when wet. What do you think?
Here you can see red dots which are healing white heads from my folliculitis.
Hair on a good day:
Hairline at 17(5 years ago) I may have receeded about 1cm since then. I dont have the confidence to buzz it like in the second photo.
My Current Regimen:
1xGreen tea extract per day
1xSaw Palmetto per day
3xEvening Primrose oil per day
nizoral 2% twice a week
Betadine anti-bacterial shampoo twice a week
Volumising Shampoo every other day
Soon to be included:
1.25mg finasteride might cut that down to 0.5mg if I get sides.
I posted this initially in the general section but I think it turned into more a "tell your story" post.
I'm 22 and for the last few years I've had a pretty bad case of folliculitis that the derm has finally managed to clear up. I'm not counting on my problem being related to that but one can hope. Ive always had a high forehead and I'd consider myself a NW2 and have been since about 16. I am mainly worried about the fuzzy look of my frontal hair and crown. The wierd thing is most of my individual hairs look pretty healthy and thick its just that the concentration seems to have decrased.
Also I have a similar hairline to my dad who says hes always had a big forehead bigger than mine even, and is only starting to thin at the ripe old age of 60. My uncles on my mom's side are a little worse off but only started thinning at about 35 and at 50 are NW4.
I've ordered a 6 month supply of Proscar and nizoral but since the ladies are still willing I'm not too keen about the side effects but I will definitely give it a go. I really dont want to go on minoxidil as my scalp is sensitive.
Oh ya, I'm using some Green Tea Extract and Saw Palmetto while I wait for my finasteride to arrive, living in Africa means this may not happen but I'll cross my fingers.
Here are some photos of my predicament. This is as bad as it gets I've just been for a riding session so my hair is oily and sweaty from wearing a helmet. My hair looks better than this even when wet. What do you think?
Here you can see red dots which are healing white heads from my folliculitis.
Hair on a good day:
Hairline at 17(5 years ago) I may have receeded about 1cm since then. I dont have the confidence to buzz it like in the second photo.
My Current Regimen:
1xGreen tea extract per day
1xSaw Palmetto per day
3xEvening Primrose oil per day
nizoral 2% twice a week
Betadine anti-bacterial shampoo twice a week
Volumising Shampoo every other day
Soon to be included:
1.25mg finasteride might cut that down to 0.5mg if I get sides.
