Best treatment for hair growth?

[Lovemusic33]

Can anyone recommend something to make my hair grow longer? It seems to not grow any longer than shoulder length, I have tried hair food and a few different treatments but nothing has worked, I do dye my hair but not dying it is not really an option as I’m not ready to be all grey.

[yellowbluebell]

Biotin have me terrible spots

[princessTiasmum]

pockledigg do you mind saying which HRT you are on, i tried Evoral Conti which made it worse,made my daughters hair shed too

[pockledigg]

HRT, if appropriate. My hair has improved so much since I started. It's taken about 9 months to be noticeable though. I am 52 and started HRT last July.
Incidentally, my previously slightly hairy arms had become hairless in the last couple of years, which I found odd, but quite liked. They are now sporting a youthful, downy covering once again! :)

[Lovemusic33]

I do use straighteners, my hairs a bit wild without them but I will cut back on using them. I haven’t used shampoo all week and have just been conditioning, not brushing as much and not straightening (my hair looks a mess). I’m 38 so not menopausal yet, my hairs not really got any longer for 5+ years.

[Sadsammy]

Thank you. I am on hrt but the lowest dose. I wonder if you can get that minoxidil on prescription?

[Fluffycloudland77]

Menopause affects our hair doesn’t it? I wonder if HRT helps.

Minoxidil is the only clinically proven treatment though.

[Sadsammy]

I've noticed a receding hairline the last six or so months. I've had a lot of stress but also in my fifties. I'm using biotin and Plantur shampoo. Hair generally feels good apart from thinning hair line near my parting. I feel really very depressed about it. Anyone used anything else that's made hair grow back?

[Mangofandangoo]

Ditch the straighteners (
if you use them) takes a bit of getting used to but honestly your hair will love you for it

[princessTiasmum]

Slaughteredchicken i have tried a few with caffeine ,no good, and now experts say caffeine doesn't help hair growth, plantur 39 was the last i tried
It all depends on the reason for hair loss ,and all these shampoos are for getting rid of DHT which not everyone has, so, therefore, won't work for them

[SlaughteredChicken]

A friend of mine swears by Dove for Men with caffeine if you want to try something cheaper to start with. I can't verify that claim though - we haven't met up for a year.

[SlaughteredChicken]

@princessTiasmum the new growth is minimal but it's there. I used to have eczema in and around my ears so rubbed the hair away. My family have a genetic version of male pattern baldness in females so I'm paranoid, but I think it's missed me. I'm very aware of the slightest change though, so I'll be sticking with this.

[princessTiasmum]

Slauteredchicken thats interesting that you have some new growth, i have been taking biotin for 2 years and still no new growth
I have taken everything under the sun, including viviscal, which is very expensive, and nothing,

[Nyctophyllia]

Apparently you can buy revitalash shampoo and conditioner, like the stuff for eyelash growth, pretty expensive though

[SlaughteredChicken]

@BinkyBoinky I started using it after my hair all snapped off (over colouring). It said use for 3 months but actually took 4 for me to notice the difference. My hair is stronger and thicker with scalp growth on some of my previously baldy bits. I do have a friend who didn't get on with it but she only gave it a week! It does dry my hair out but that's where the Manta brush comes in - you can brush without breaking and i get quite a lot of comments on my hair now.

[princessTiasmum]

Another vote for Biotin, i am suffering hair loss, and although it has done nothing for re-growth,the rest seems to grow almost overnight

[Fluffycloudland77]

Nooooo. I’ll give it three months to work. Then I’ll try the Ordinarys hair serum.

[FizzyPink]

I also recommend biotin. I was very sceptical and really don’t believe in lots of supplements but honestly my hair grew so much while I was taking it. I kept catching a glimpse of myself in shop windows and being shocked that was my hair!

[Lovemusic33]

Fluffy I have tried Lee Staffords, made my hair feel amazing but didn’t make it grow any longer, though maybe I didn’t use it for long enough. My hairs the same, feels really thin and lockdowns made it worse.

[Fluffycloudland77]

I’ve just ordered Lee staffords hair growth scalp treatment and the scalp brush.

I’m hoping it will help because I lost a lot of hair at the start of lock down. I have to do three loops of a hair elastic now instead of two 🤨

[lotusbell]

I've never been able to grow my hair long, even as a kid longest it got was just below my shoulders.. I've very thick hair and a lot of it, so I need something that doesn't make mine thicker, just longer!

[birdwatching]

bird I think it’s growing but not retaining, either snapping off or falling out.

if it is snapping, you need regular deep conditioning treatments. but difficult to recommend products without knowing your hair.

[Mojitomogul]

Biotin gave me terrible spots too!!! Try nioxin hair range, designed to cleanse the scalp and clean the hair follicles. Some salons do scalp treatments too. Best bet for hair growth is a diet full of colourful vegetables, lots of good fats such as nuts and avacados.

[BinkyBoinky]

@SlaughteredChicken I've never heard of Watermans, but I've looked it up. Looks too good to be true - do you think it's really worth it? I'm tempted to try

[Lovemusic33]

bird I think it’s growing but not retaining, either snapping off or falling out.

[Lovemusic33]

I don’t always use permanent hair colour, last time used semi. My diets quite good, vit D should be fine as I’m outdoors a lot but could be thyroid issue or anaemia.

Have ordered Biotin to try.