GR7 and reversing gray hair SUCCESS!
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The old forum had a thread about GR7, (a topical product) reversing gray hair and there was some speculation regarding it opposing inflammatory aminos in the hair follicles. I don’t know about all that, but I decided to give it a whirl, and after two weeks I can say that my gray hair is changing color! It’s not a coloring product, rather it restores your original color. My temples have gone from nearly white back to their natural dirty blonde. I’m now trying it on my beard as well and it’s progressing much the way it did on my head.
Very interesting product, and I’d be interested in someone picking apart the ingredients to see if anyone can discover a mechanism of action. Oh, there’s also biotin in it, (though I’ve taken biotin for some time and it never restored hair color).
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@evan-hinkle Very cool.
What product are you using?Thank you!
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I think you should mention though that you will have to use this product for life because once you stop using it, the grey will be back.
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@Regina I’m using this:
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@tubert I have a few thoughts about this.
One: I’m certain none of the people using this product supplement thyroid, (and are likely hypothyroid). My plan when I reach full color, (which could take another 7 days) is to discontinue use for a period to see if my color fades. If so, I will continue with the product, (once color is restored it is only needed once weekly to retain color). As Ray noted time and again, the hypothyroid folks tend to waste nutrients.
This is also why I’m asking those of you who operate above my pay grade to speculate about MOA for the product. Perhaps we could reverse engineer it and come up with a more permanent solution?
Finally, if I have to use it once weekly for the rest of my life to retain hair color, so be it. It’s better than dyeing I’d have to imagine, but getting back to my second point, I have a feeling one of the bright members of our community can probably figure out the how or why of this product.
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*Ingredients:
Aqua, Isopropyl alcohol, Glycerine, Biotin, Ammonium Chloride, Inositol, Ammonium Acetate, Palmitic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Tyrosine, Burdock Root Extract, Articum Lappa, Gallic Acid, Sulphur, Horsetail Extract, Parfum.*
I would assume biotin and tyrosine to be main players here ... and the antimicrobial/antifungal components to be helpfull aswell.
Horsetail has a good amount of silicia i think (?) but idk if that is actually useable like that topically.
I am also confused about the ammonia ... i thought its a potent neurotoxin ... maybe topically it is helpful as a antimicrobial?
the product also seems horribly expensive ... looking forward to your anecdotes.
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@evan-hinkle as far as I know, the product colours the hair from the inside...so, unless you somehow correct your hypothyroid condition somehow else, after 7 days, the colour will either slowly fade or the new growth will be grey as before (since I don't use that product I cannot speak of it from personal experience). Therefore, this is not a cure for grey hair, just a cover-up.
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@Ben thanks for your input. So it looks like if I were going to make something similar I might want to try biotin and tyrosine in some sort of solution where I can increase absorption. Burdok looked interesting when I looked into it as well. It can lower blood sugar and increased sexual interest for male rats, (both potentially pro-metabolic).
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@tubert I hear you, but if it were just a cover up how do we explain that it returns your natural color, not just a random color? It would seem that this would be impossible for a dye? My inclination is to think is somehow opposes some inflammatory or stress related process in the hair, (but admittedly my knowledge in this area is limited).
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@evan-hinkle yeah, I'm not sure how it works, but I just know it is not a permanent solution, unfortunately.
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@Ben When I was searching for what was good about eugenol, gallic acid kept coming up.
Honestly, this solution sounds like something great to fertilize plants. Ammonium is used to drop the Ph in the garden. And gallic acid is listed as an expensive plant supplement.
?? I'm no chemist.The company does not ship to US at this point. So, it would be cool if we could figure out how to make it.
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@Regina that’s odd, I got it shipped to the US…
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@evan-hinkle Ah okay.
Thx!
