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Hair Products That Don't Work
By Devera Pine,
A freelance writer in New York City who frequently writes about health and science
So-called "thinning hair supplements," "hair farming products" and "vasodilators" for the scalp will not promote hair growth, says Mike Mahoney, a spokesperson for the American Hair Loss Council.
Thinning hair supplements are nothing more than hair conditioners that temporarily make your hair feel or look a little thicker. The main ingredient in these products - polysorbate - is also found in many shampoos. Promotional materials for hair farming products claim that they will release hairs that are "trapped" in a bald scalp. Mahoney says these products, many of which are herbal preparations, can do no such thing. And so-called vasodilators do not increase the blood supply to the scalp and do not promote hair growth.
References:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Consumer
December 1991
www.cfsan.fda.gov