ThymuSkin Shampoo
Dr. Rassman,
I have written in before but i have a question concering hair loss shampoos. I have been researching Revivogen and ThmusSkin Shampoos. What are your thoughts on these topical hair treatment agents? I am 22 years old and have a full head a hair and show no signs of balding but it does run in my family. Would these be effective in keeping my hair that i have? People have told me to not worry but its difficult. I would like a “security blanket” to assure no hairloss will take place. Please Help!
Thankyou
The following is what I wrote about Revivogen back in December, 2005:
Revivogen seems to make claims about ‘proven’ DHT blocking and ‘Doctor formulated’ natural ingredients. Kevis has minoxidil as an active ingredient. There is clear value to minoxidil, but you can buy this over the counter at substantially less money than with the Kevis formula and Revivogen has made claims that are not widely accepted although it has been around for years with some good reports by some consumers. I have made comments on non-FDA approved medications and claims about safety and effectiveness in the past (see Scalpmed and ViTrichol for examples).
With respect to ThymuSkin, their website does not disclose any active ingredient that I can find. As I have stated countless times on BaldingBlog, it is a “buyer beware” market. If you want a medical advice, the only medical treatment proven to work is topical minoxidil and oral finasteride.
Millions of people like you want their “security blanket” and spend millions of dollars annually on hair products. It is not my place to tell you how to spend your money. If you wish to try the products, keep me posted on how well it has worked or not worked.
The active ingredient is thymus hydrolysate (I think). Our son developed Alopecia Areata. Steriods prescribed by the dermatologist did not work. Thymuskin was very effective. His hair returned quickly.
Hello, 3 years ago I had surgery and started losing my hair. I tried everything out there with no real result. Then someone gave me a bottle of Thymuskin shampoo and jell; I believe this product is actually making a difference. I guess it could be a coincidence however whatever it is has made new hair grow about 2 inches since I started using it 4 months ago.
I had a chronic inflammation in my scalp, had it for 8 months,
tried a hundred different shampoos etc. Dermatologist gave me
some medium strong stereioid, which worked somewhat. But it was
not until I tried Thymuskin shampoo and Haar treatment that I
got rid of the reddish and sore scalp. I hope it will help
grow back hair on my crown now that the inflammation is gone.
For female pattern hair loss or alopecia areata, maybe it could help. But for typical male pattern hair loss, androgenetic alopecia, I wouldn’t hold out much hope. I have tried everything under the sun on my hair and only finasteride and minoxidil even have any effect.