Caffeine and Baldness

[manis]

I recently wrote an article on the positive effects caffeine can have on baldness. Does anyone have any experience with this? Did anyone try caffeine-rich anti-balding creams or the like and experienced any form of rejuvenation of hair? Thanks .

 

[Bohan]

I looked at some abstracts on PubMed and it sounds like it works. Do you have a recipe that could be home made and applied topically?

 

[manis]

I found a do-it-yourself recipe here: http://www.greenlifepages.com/body-mind/item/574-20-natural-diy-hair-growth-treatments
Recipe: "This growth treatment requires caffeine powder – you mix four teaspoons of it in eight ounces of shampoo. Basically, you can use this every day and you'll see some serious growth. You can also mix the caffeine powder in a spray bottle with eight ounces of water, and spritz it on 10-15 minutes before showering. Don't use this treatment more than once a day, and if you start getting headaches, you're using too much shampoo or spritz."

 

[Bohan]

Wow, that's some timing with the caffeine power recipe. Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers - Health - Boston.com

 

[manis]

Scary stuff but anything done in excess is dangerous.