Hey guys!
I've been a lurker here for almost a year, but decided to post my story now!
Thinking back, I started getting a widows peak already at age 15. At that point I just assumed I had always had one, but I remember my mother commenting on it, although she didn't believe it to be hair loss either.
In retrospect, I'm quite sure that's when it started... I started puberty at around 11, so I guess that was a contributor to my early hair loss, I became full grown much earlier than other boys.
I'm 25 years old now, but about 2 years ago, someone made a comment about me losing my hair. I hadn't actually check my crown in a mirror or anything before then, and I assumed they were talking about my temples, which had receded slowly but surely since the age of 15. However, when I did use a mirror to see the back of my crown, I saw some definite thinning...
After about half a year (winter 2006) I started using Nisim shampoo and extract. I did this for 3-4 months, at which point I for some reason stopped.
Around November 2006 I realized that my hair loss was getting even worse, and started reading up and finding out about stuff. I started Nisim (shampoo and extract) again in December 2006, and also had a short period where I used Toppik hair fibres to cover up my crown.
I have kept using Nisim products, and in March 2007 I added Revita, which I use 5 times a week (pre-wash with Nisim shampoo, and keep Revita on for 5 minutes). Revita gave me a shed when I first started using it, but now I'm sure it has helped me maintain and even regrow some hair, as my scalp has become used to it.
Late August 2007 I added Revivogen and Dermenodex Thinning Hair Scalp Treatment (with 3% Adenosine).
This is my current regimen:
Morning
Early evening
1-2 hours later
Lastly, here is a picture from March 2007 with semi wet hair where I've tried to pull all hair to the side to show maximum scalp:
And here is a picture from October 2007 also with semi wet hair (perhaps a tad drier than in the pic above) where I've tried to pull all hair to the sides to show maximum scalp:
I feel there has been some definite thickening of the crown, and I'm definitely seeing regrowth (although slow) at my temples, where I'm quite sure there hasn't been hair for years! I have some pics, but will wait a bit until the regrowth is more visible in pictures. It's black and getting longer, so that's nice!
- Any comments would be great! Please notice I don't want to use finasteride, and I don't want to use minoxidil as I've read any hair grown with minoxidil is dependent upon it. I hope to get my hair back to where it once was (at least filling on the crown), and then hopefully being able to maintain using only Nisim shampoo, Revita shampoo and Nisim extract every other day or so.
If anyone are curious, I attribute my regrowth to Revita and Nisim, which I feel have worked great together. I feel it's too soon to pass judgement on Revivogen and Dermenodex, but I'm hopeful they will speed up and further the regrowth process.
I've been a lurker here for almost a year, but decided to post my story now!
Thinking back, I started getting a widows peak already at age 15. At that point I just assumed I had always had one, but I remember my mother commenting on it, although she didn't believe it to be hair loss either.
In retrospect, I'm quite sure that's when it started... I started puberty at around 11, so I guess that was a contributor to my early hair loss, I became full grown much earlier than other boys.
I'm 25 years old now, but about 2 years ago, someone made a comment about me losing my hair. I hadn't actually check my crown in a mirror or anything before then, and I assumed they were talking about my temples, which had receded slowly but surely since the age of 15. However, when I did use a mirror to see the back of my crown, I saw some definite thinning...
After about half a year (winter 2006) I started using Nisim shampoo and extract. I did this for 3-4 months, at which point I for some reason stopped.
Around November 2006 I realized that my hair loss was getting even worse, and started reading up and finding out about stuff. I started Nisim (shampoo and extract) again in December 2006, and also had a short period where I used Toppik hair fibres to cover up my crown.
I have kept using Nisim products, and in March 2007 I added Revita, which I use 5 times a week (pre-wash with Nisim shampoo, and keep Revita on for 5 minutes). Revita gave me a shed when I first started using it, but now I'm sure it has helped me maintain and even regrow some hair, as my scalp has become used to it.
Late August 2007 I added Revivogen and Dermenodex Thinning Hair Scalp Treatment (with 3% Adenosine).
This is my current regimen:
Morning
- - Pre-wash with Nisim shampoo twice
- Shampoo with Revita for 5 minutes (5 times a week)
- Shamoo with T/Gel Greasy hair (2 times a week)
- Apply Dermenodex Thinning Scalp Treatment
- Apply Nisim Extract
- Style with either Min New York paste or Kerte (Nisim) styling gel
- Take 2 pills of Apply Poly
Early evening
- - Usually wash my hair to get rid of styling products with Nisim shampoo
- Apply Revivogen
1-2 hours later
- - Apply Dermenodex Thinning Scalp Treament
Lastly, here is a picture from March 2007 with semi wet hair where I've tried to pull all hair to the side to show maximum scalp:
And here is a picture from October 2007 also with semi wet hair (perhaps a tad drier than in the pic above) where I've tried to pull all hair to the sides to show maximum scalp:
I feel there has been some definite thickening of the crown, and I'm definitely seeing regrowth (although slow) at my temples, where I'm quite sure there hasn't been hair for years! I have some pics, but will wait a bit until the regrowth is more visible in pictures. It's black and getting longer, so that's nice!
- Any comments would be great! Please notice I don't want to use finasteride, and I don't want to use minoxidil as I've read any hair grown with minoxidil is dependent upon it. I hope to get my hair back to where it once was (at least filling on the crown), and then hopefully being able to maintain using only Nisim shampoo, Revita shampoo and Nisim extract every other day or so.
If anyone are curious, I attribute my regrowth to Revita and Nisim, which I feel have worked great together. I feel it's too soon to pass judgement on Revivogen and Dermenodex, but I'm hopeful they will speed up and further the regrowth process.
