Review 1:
hair therapy treatment
Firstly I
am going to tell you about the problem that has been bugging me for many years
now, it is my hairs’ lacking ability to grow past my shoulders and its lack in
volume and thickness. As a result I suffer from serious hair envy of those
lucky women and girls with luscious lengths of locks on their head. And then
there’s me, left confused as to why my hair just won’t grow.
After
scouring the internet for quite sometime to find a cause I have convinced
myself for a while now that I suffer from Short Anagen Syndrome. There isn’t
much scope on the condition purely because of its unrecognised status. But in
its simplest form it involves the hairs inability to grow to a long length that
is usually no further than the shoulders due to an unusually short durations of
active hair growth, (the anagen phase) it is more common in girls than boys and
sufferers are most likely to have blonde hair.
With the
fear that my doctor would find it difficult to take my ‘problem’ seriously, I have
no real diagnosis, so from various readings over the internet I’m just going to
self diagnose myself with my…
Short
Anagen Syndrome check list:
Your hair
doesn’t grow past the length of your shoulders - Tick
Do you
rarely need to have your hair cut? - Tick
Do you
have blonde hair? - Tick, Tick (Double
threat)
Are you
female? - Tick
(NB: For
more serious health conditions I do not recommend self diagnosis)
On the
grounds of my tick list, I think I definitely qualify. So I discussed my ‘concerns’
with my hairdresser and she has recommended a product to me by a company called
Mediceuticals who has produced a range of hair therapy shampoos, conditioners
and treatments for those who suffer with similar symptoms to what I am
experiencing in a bid to hopefully get my hair growing.
The brand
is American and is not commonly known over in the UK and there are very little
reviews written about these products. The products are quite expensive so I am
going to write this product review to enlighten any of you who may be
considering trying this product before you decide to splurge or for those who
are experiencing the same symptoms as I am.
I have
only just started using this product so in this first review I will be writing about
how I got on with the products, in terms of smells and how they make my hair
feel as it takes around 6 months of using the product to see drastic results.
Now, I’m not expecting my hair to be down to the floor or nor will I have hair
like the models on the Pantene adverts. I just want to see a little growth and a little more thickness.
Although,
my hairdresser informed me the product is used in hospitals for patience with
cancer experiencing hair loss due to chemotherapy, so I’m hoping it will
deliver promising results.
I have
chosen to try the Scalp Therapy pack which is designed to encourage hair growth
and stop general hair loss. My hair dresser recommended I start off with the
starter a pack which is miniature versions of the products which cost £35 just
in case I don’t like the products or after 6 months I don’t see any results.
The pack contains the Scalp & Hair Cleansing shampoo, conditioner and
Follicle stimulating spray.
Individually
the larger shampoo and conditioner is roughly £14-20 each which isn’t too
expensive however, the Follicle Stimulator spray is the priciest at around £39.
The products all work in conjunction with each other so to see the best results
it is worth the while to use all of them together.
* I would
like to highlight that my hairdresser does not endorse the product and simply
recommended it to me*
I have
been using the products for about a week now so how do the products work and
what are they like?
Scalp & Hair Cleanser Shampoo
Provides a healthy environment to promote hair growth to cleanse the hair of product build up from hair sprays, mousses and whatever else we use on our hair on a daily basis which regular shampoos do not do. And secondly the shampoo is designed to treat the scalp. The shampoo works by reducing the formation of DHT a chemical hormone called dihydrotestosterone (in the scalp) when released causes the hair follicles to make thinner and thinner hair and can even eventually cause the hair to pack in completely.
After just the first wash using the shampoo my hair felt immensely clean and light than when using regular shampoos that I’ve used over the years. (Aussie, Bed Head, L’oreal, Pantene, Macadamia). There isn’t particularly a smell to the shampoo so it won’t make your hair smell luscious guys. I was also quite surprised at how little of the product I needed to use; I am usually quite generous with amount of shampoo I use when washing my hair, but as the bottle is quite small and It’s going to be a good few months before I see any results I am determined to make it last so I can hopefully see the true benefits.
Conditioner
The
conditioner isn’t just your average conditioner it is a high performance
conditioner with natural anti-androgen DHT inhibitors (like the shampoo) and is
a micro vascular stimulator which helps to prevent hair loss and actively
encourages new hair growth, that will help to restore your hair’s density and
volume and of course doing the most important thing detangling your hair.
Likewise
with the shampoo after the first wash I felt a huge difference in the condition
of my hair. My hair felt softer, lighter and looked sleeker than normal. Likewise with the shampoo, the conditioner doesn’t really smell of anything. Again, I am
overly generous when it comes to conditioner, as my hair is curly it is dry and
naturally quite brittle anyway so I like to apply as much conditioner to my
hair as possible to avoid breakages. However, I only had to use a tiny amount
for the conditioner to work its magic.
Follicle Stimulator
The
Follicle Stimulator is a spray that works to stimulate the scalp to increase hair
growth by blocking DHT and increase blood circulation to stimulate hair cell
metabolism and to promote hair follicle vascularisation.
When
using this spray you experience warming, tingling sensation and reddening to scalp. This is a
completely normal reaction, however if you have hyper sensitive skin you can
dilute the product with distilled water. It is recommended that you use this
spray everyday twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
Unfortunately, I found when using the spray on just
been washed, clean, wet hair everything was fine. (I usually wash my hair every
two days) However, when I applied the product to my hair the same evening or in the
morning the product was making my hair appear to be very greasy. The
stimulating spray also has a slightly clinical smell to it, but also slightly
resembles the smell of Murray Mints – I can’t quite decide if I like it or not? Anyway, I have decided to cut down on how often I use the spray and my hair dresser
has confirmed this is fine as I am not experiencing drastic hair loss such as
alopecia so I should still see results.
I will
keep you posted to let you know how I am still getting on with the product
as to whether I have seen any changes to my hair. I realise this is a very long
post and its taken me hours to write but I hope it’s been helpful and I hope
you have enjoyed my product review. I look forward to updating you all! If you
have tried this product yourself or are experiencing the same problem as I am, have any other solutions you recommend I would love to hear from you.
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