@Chud
Thanks for sharing. All very Peaty.

@wester130
I do have licorice root on a reminder as well, to test various methods of delivery — which I've been snoozing for months now, with my original note being from years ago. I got this idea from Travis, who was a very knowledgeable member at RPF. I couldn't keep up with his knowledge and theories, but I gleaned that licorice root would provide enoxolone, which at the time he felt was a key factor in preventing hairloss.

@NARINGENIN
There's probably a more scientific description for this, but I've found that whenever your working hours and endeavors are occupied with a subject that you're truly interested in, less sleep is required. The drudgery of work is overcome by the quest to learn and become better in a field. It's probably also fair to say not too many people can sustain this over a lifetime, due simply to the chaotic nature of life: necessity usually comes in and sullies things.

@Hearthfire, @wester130, @sushi_is_cringe
Good information. I kind of like the potency aspect of the rosemary oil, assuming that it is indeed more potent, in the hopes that it will produce better results. But, for going to work and being out in public, the water based makes sense. But maybe in this case more potent smelling doesn't necessarily equal more effective.

Coconut and peppermint oil have been talked about and used for as long as I can remember; so, could be beneficial to add those in as well, like Hearthfire does. I've used that entire combination throughout the years: castor, coconut, rosemary, and peppermint. I've also used lavender, eucalyptus, and cedarwood. I do remember a few years back cedarwood was being talked about for hair growth.

One oil that was really talked about quite some time back was emu oil. It's really hard to know if these are legitimate pro-hair ingredients or if industries promoted them, in an attempt to make money.

@Hearthfire @wester130
I've tried rosemary throughout the years, and I have it on a reminder to use again. Any thoughts on why the tincture or tea would be more absorbable than the oil?

@Hearthfire Good news on the Diclofenac.

@LetTheRedeemed
Thank you for sharing. I've always wondered how any issues would be handled with out of country, Mexican pharmacies. Strange that they wouldn't honor the information you've sent them. I will make a note to go with another pharmacy, should I use the out of country options.

@Hearthfire
Good news.

@Jennifer
Well said — trust your taste buds. I don't think it's an accident I like many of the spices and herbs that have medicinal value. Indeed, I think we are in a state of unlearning, at least in the West, taking back our health from professional medicine gone askew.

That is quite a contrast: 3mm vs .5mm. I'm all for less pain, so I may try the .5mm approach. And I hear you, @wester130, where the deeper penetration may not equal more pain, but I think I'm going to try this .5mm for 3 months.

Some things worth pointing out are that the participants in the study were primarily women: 14 men, 31 women, and maybe even more surprising, they only microneedled every 2 weeks. That kind of blows my mind. All the years I've researched microneedling, the general consensus was to microneedle as frequently as you can get away with. This new approach is really the best of both worlds — less pain, less work.

@Hearthfire
Very nice. Also interesting that you're implementing your PGD2 down, and PGE2 up strategy, with the castor oil. Will be good to see how that does.