Kaminomoto Hair Tonic
i have been using kaminomoto hair tonic. i want to know if this is rite product for my hair and i want to use proscar finasteride 5mg. will there be some side affects or not because i hear that there is serious side affects by using proscar finasteride 5mg. pls i want good advice
I hadn’t heard of this tonic in some time (the name sounds like something I saw for sale decades ago), but I did some quick research and found the ingredients are listed as, “alcohol denat, water, rosemary extract, capsicum frutescens, glycerine, menthol, sophora radix (kujin extract), allantoin, panthenol, pyridoxine HCl, isodonis japonicus (enmeiso extract), glycyrrhetinic acid (kanzo extract), hinokitiol (hinoki extract), neo-takanal, fragrances”.
So in other words, it contains nothing that will help with treating your hair loss. Is it the right product for you? Well, if you’re using it to regrow your hair or halt your hair loss, then no, I think it is not the right product. If you’re using it to line the pockets of the vendors and makers of this tonic, then yes, you’re on the right track.
I’ve written many, many times about potential side effects from finasteride. You shouldn’t be taking 5mg for hair loss anyway — the 1mg will do just fine. You do run a greater risk of side effects with the higher 5mg dosage anyway. My advice is to see a physician rather than treating yourself with hocus pocus tonics that will likely not help.
To the member who wrote in about Kaminomoto Hair Tonic. I am living in Japan where that product originates. In fact, I have used it myself in the past. I agree here with Dr. Rassman. The product is useless for regrowing hair in men who have MPB.
However, I know Kaminomoto has a product called Kaminonmoto ‘Black’ which I have used and is fairly effective for graying hair.
In Japan, they are not very strict about how companies advertise their products. For example there are many Hair Tonics which claim to stop hairloss, regrow hair etc, which are basically useless.
About your finisteride question, have you considered applying it topically (on your scalp)?
I use Dr. Lee’s Xandrox Plus, which contains 15%minoxidil, 5%Azelaic Acid and 0.1% Finisteride I believe. Works great for me.
Good Luck.
Mike
LAZERFISH
Hey Mike,
Are you going to start commenting here more? I never saw you here before the comments about the Gaunitz laser. This is a good site and I hope to see you leave more input.
Btw, did you know Dr. Rassman recently launched a new hair-loss forum?
Hey Daniel! What’s up brother?
I think I will be posting here in the future. This site is really good. I really have a lot of respect for Dr. Rassman for starting this site. I wish this site was around when I started losing my hair about 23yrs ago!
Talk to ya soon Daniel!
Mike
LAZERFISH
where can i buy kaminomoto in malaysia?
I bought a few botol in Mid Valley Megamall – Guardian today, the variant – Kaminomoto Hair Tonic Gold(S) which do not have neo-takanal anymore.