Hey Doc,
Thanks so much for reading my message. I’ve been on rogaine + propecia for almost 5 months now and am not sure whether I am seeing results. Rogaine has definitely given me new and very small hairs which is promising, however the balding process still seems to be underway (although that might be my imagination. I hope is stops in any case).

As a result though, I’ve been looking to reinforce my regime. Firstly, do you think this is a good idea? Should I wait a little longer to decide? It is true that most of the hairs that I notice falling out are small, however my hair line seems to be receding still and I can definitely feel thinner hairs behind my hairline (I am in between NW 2 and NW 3 so there is still hope!)

Secondly what would you recommend? I already “Regentresse” which boasts a 3 step regime of an “anti DHT topical serum” as well as a hair follicle stimulator and a shampoo. The other alternative I was thinking about was a laser comb. Do you think one of both of these ideas are good ones? Are regenetresse or lasercombs good supplements to the FDA approved regime? I am 19 years old as of now and am not at all ready to lose my hair!
Thank you!

I’d wait a little longer before you see the Propecia benefits. I don’t think the Lasercomb does anything to help hair loss, and a topical anti-DHT serum doesn’t strike me as something I’d expect to work, but you’re open to try it. I’ve not heard of Regenetresse specifically, but the product’s packaging says “Compare to Nioxin“. As I’ve written before, I don’t see anything in Nioxin that would regrow hair. So if the two are similar, I’d expect Regenetresse to also not regrow hair.

At 19 years old with early loss, you should be having your scalp mapped for miniaturization every 6-12 months so you don’t have to play the guessing game when it comes to being sure about results. You’ll be able to see if the medications are working…

I have been looking into some concealers and I have come across this site haircubed.com and it seems no one here has heard or even referenced this product. Do you have any ideas about it or the validity of the results in the videos? Thank you for any feedback you can supply.

Everything I know about HairCubed has come from the site you referenced. In other words, I’ve never heard of it before. It looks like a spray on concealer, and I have no reason to doubt the validity of the video.

You can certainly try it. I generally suggest that you try a few different concealers (like Toppik, DermMatch, etc) and then pick the one you like best. The investment is nominal and the gain can be substantial. Try it before going to bed, playing with the styling options and then showering it off.

hello there, i was wondering if you could help me, i wondered if there was any way to make my natural hair colour white because my natural colour has no reflection on my personality, please can you help me?

I don’t know much about your personality but if you are uncomfortable with your hair color and want white hair, it can be bleached (best by a professional who knows how to do it).

Hi, Doctor Rassman, I’m a 25 year old female, I found another colombian product: Sabiway shampoo for hair loss it is intended also in cancer patients I would like to know any expert information on this product. the website where it is been sold is: https://laboratoriosabiway.8m.com/

Please I need to know if this product can be good for this problem!!!! I think that maybe can help me.
thank you.

I am having a tough time with this site. They offer an English translation, but it is very poorly worded and difficult to understand. From the looks of it, this is just a fungus treatment shampoo. I don’t see anything in it that would regrow hair for a person with genetic hair loss. You can try it, but I doubt it’ll do much good (unless you have fungal problems). They also claim to regrow hair for alopecia areata sufferers, and that right there explains why a product like this will never legally be sold in the US. The FDA would be all over it, because you can’t make impossible claims (like being able to regrow hair for those with alopecia areata) without backing it up with proof. It sounds very misleading and entirely untrue.

Plus, the fact that they use a free website host and a terribly amateur website makes me even more skeptical. It doesn’t look professional, and I can’t see how anyone would take it seriously (at least from a marketing perspective). But taking that out of the equation, common sense tells me that if this fancy shampoo worked like they said it did, it would be known worldwide… particularly if it’s been sold for the nearly 20 years that their website says. My guess is that it won’t do much more than any other anti-fungal shampoo out there.

What do you think about the website www.nanogen.co.uk and it’s various products? There’s some pretty big claims on the site about effectiveness of their products, what do you think of them? Are any of them any good or are they all just lies?

To be honest, I’m not familiar with them by name. They make a few products, but their Nanothik sounds like DermMatch or Toppik… and their Nanogaine is being marketed as an alternative to Rogaine. The line of products may be of good quality, but they shouldn’t be claiming that it’ll regrow lost hair or preventing hair loss. In the United States, the FDA regulates claims like that, so if a shampoo or cream were to be labeled as a preventative measure for hair loss (for example) the FDA can shut the company down if they do not pull all mention of outlandish claims. This company is UK based though, so I’m not sure how it is regulated.