Diclofenac gel to regrow hair on bald head and beard

Gaston

Whoops I didn't mean to distract the thread at all, I hope that was okay ^^
This thread seems to have become a hair growth mish mash.

evan.hinkle

@Mauritio it’s been three days, (although I assume three days for a rat is closer to three months for us). Anything worth updating? Any change in scalp feel, or any additional suppleness to the skin?

heyman

@evan-hinkle Youtube Video

wester130

Is baldness actually athero-Androgenic alopecia?

There are anecdotal reports people regrow hair on heart drugs

Mauritio

@evan-hinkle hey. on the second day the feeling went from a burning to more of an itching and today it went to a slight itch.
Other than that I can't report anything.
Im also putting it on a small part of the back of my hand, to see if it stimulates hair growth there.
Apparently one of the researchers of the original study did this on his leg and it worked.

The oil is "only" 90% pure, so I'm trying to find out what the rest of the fatty acids are. Most likely palmitic acid (which would be ok/good), linoleic acid (not so good), and pamlmitoleic acid and stearic acid in small amounts.
The amount of linoleic acid could be between 1-4% , I estimate. I hope that's not enough to interfere with the process. The other fatty acids should be good /neutral.

Mauritio

@wester130 which heart drugs?

LetTheRedeemed

isn't 1 mouse day like the equivalent of 35 give or take human days?
This could be like the fastest acting outcome in a mouse study.

Mauritio

@LetTheRedeemed not sure about the number, but yeah they have a much faster hair cycle so obviously it wouldn't take 3 days in humans lol

Hearthfire

@Mauritio

So is it best to just put pure oleic acid on the scalp? No carrier oil?

@Mauritio said in Diclofenac gel to regrow hair on bald head and beard:

The oil is "only" 90% pure, so I'm trying to find out what the rest of the fatty acids are. Most likely palmitic acid (which would be ok/good), linoleic acid (not so good), and pamlmitoleic acid and stearic acid in small amounts.

I'm sure it's fine, the study where the guy used lard he still regrew lots of hair even though lard has higher PUFA. The MUFA benefits essentially cancel out the negatives of the PUFA I'm guessing. Pure oleic acid should be even better, no? Even if it has a small amount of other fatty acids.

evan.hinkle

@Hearthfire I have my wife on sourcing some pure oleic acid. She’s a soapmaker, so she has access to suppliers with things like this. If she comes up with 100% oleic, I’ll post a link.