# My hair is thinning. Any proven solution?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 23, 2015, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762 "2015-03-23T05:48:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762/41 "2015-03-26T01:20:34Z")

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A bonus to the shaved/close-cropped 'do option is that you’ll save a \*fortune \*on shampoo, conditioner, and various hair potions.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762/42 "2015-03-26T19:48:30Z")

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[This](http://home.wahl.com/Products/HairClippers/HairClippers/79524-2501) will solve your problem for the rest of your life. Don’t go with cordless - you want to be sucking power out of the wall for it to work consistently every time.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762/43 "2015-03-26T23:03:18Z")

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Switch to Nizoral shampoo and use a SLS-free conditioner, one for thinning hair.

There is some evidence that the active ingredient helps with hair loss.

[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00756.x/abstract;jsessionid=0CC6CD2EAB7A4FF8D5A0936BEFBCC78B.f01t01?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false](http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00756.x/abstract;jsessionid=0CC6CD2EAB7A4FF8D5A0936BEFBCC78B.f01t01?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false)  
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_Ketoconazole (KCZ) is an imidazole anti-fungal agent that is also effective in topical applications for treating seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff. Recently, topical use of 2% KCZ shampoo has been reported to have had a clinically therapeutic effect on androgenetic alopecia. The present study was conducted with the purpose of quantitatively examining the stimulatory effect of KCZ on hair growth in a mouse model. Coat hairs on the dorsal skin of seven week-old male C3H/HeN mice were gently clipped, and either 2% KCZ solution in 95% ethanol or a vehicle solution was topically applied once daily for three weeks. The clipped area was photographed, and the ratio of re-grown coat area was then calculated. The results demonstrated that 2% KCZ had a macroscopically significant stimulatory effect compared with the vehicle group (p\<0.01, n=10). Repeated experiments showed similar effects, confirming the efficacy of KCZ as a hair growth stimulant. Although the therapeutic mechanism of topical KCZ for hair growth is unclear, our results suggest that topical applications of the substance are useful for treating seborrheic dermatitis accompanied by hair regression or male pattern hair loss._

Or maybe not. In any case, it’s a fine shampoo that works well to control dandruff and itchy scalp and you’re not wasting $$ on snake oil.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762/44 "2015-03-26T23:28:12Z")

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> [@DrFidelius](#):
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> I remember an old science fiction story about a virus that turned human’s pelt producing gene back on. One character went broke investing in razors and such-like hair removal systems; the other became rich on shampoos, brushes, and hair ribbons as people adjusted to having fur.

[Hyperpilosity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperpilosity) by L. Sprague de Camp. The main characters developed a cure, but by the time they did, everyone like being hairy. Their colleague predicted this, and as you say, got rich investing in hair care products.

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**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762/45 "2015-03-27T02:15:04Z")

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> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> Comb-over. They’re cheap, and women find them sexy.
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> Seriously, I’ve heard that Rogaine is really toxic to cats, so if you have cats, check on this.
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> There’s really nothing wrong with being bald. But you look silly doing most of the things men do to pretend it isn’t happening. I don’t know anyone who makes fun of baldness, but just about every baldness cover-up or cure gets ranked on mercilessly.

Donald Trump wear a comb over and there is nothing sexy about him! I think comb over look stupid . If the guy has a nice shaped heard bald can be sexy.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-is-thinning-any-proven-solution/715762/46 "2015-03-27T07:01:33Z")

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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Hair plugs, wigs, and weaves are available. Just don’t count on your hair growing back. I’m contemplating a reverse Mohawk at the moment, not sure why that never caught on.

Ah, that would be the [tonsure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonsure).

> [@purplehearingaid](#):
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> Donald Trump wear a comb over and there is nothing sexy about him! I think comb over look stupid . If the guy has a nice shaped heard bald can be sexy.

_cough_[sub]whoosh[/sub]_cough_

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