Peppermint
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The good: Natural, mild, cheap, has been shown to work in a proper study. The bad: Not much data on actual effectiveness. Bottom Line: A safe addition to your regimen. Price Per Dose: $0.02 USD
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Peppermint is an antiandrogen, antibacterial, DHT inhibitor and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor. It is a natural extract and is applied topically or taken orally.
The peppermint plant is a hybrid of the watermint and spearmint plants, and has been used medicinally for atleast ten thousand years. It has recently been found to inhibit 5-alpha-reductase when applied topically as an oil. [1] Spearmint itself has been found to disrupt androgen levels in men, and has also been used to control hirsutism in women. [2] [3]
No official dosage results have been posted, but peppermint oil in stronger concentrations may irritate the skin, so users must dilute the oil down to a pleasant level. Some users have been experimenting with a mixture of peppermint oil and water 1:50 in a spray bottle, applied as desired.
Peppermint oil is found in the following hair products:
- Paul Mitchell LemonSage "Thickening" Shampoo
- Paul Mitchell Tea Tree shampoo
- American Crew Thickening
- Tricomin Shampoo
- Tricomin Conditioner
- HairCycle Shampoo (Dr. John Cole's hairloss shampoo, he's a HT-surgeon)
- Jason's Shampoo
- Alpecin Shampoo ("menthol" which can be synthetic)
[edit] Side Effects
Skin irritation with higher dosages.
[edit] See also
- Search for "Peppermint" at: HairLossTalk.com, HairLossHelp.com, Hairsite.com