Many thanks for the update Mrbushido,
So you are telling me that the sensation of burning and hot scalp with oilness are gone now. This is amazing i am so happy for you. So it's possible to resolve this issue. How long did you take the motherworth and ascorbic acid, knowing that last month December 2017 you resolved the issue.
I think since you resolved the inflamation your hair will grow back, if it did not and the follicile is dead you can always make the sugery to plant few of them.But the most important here is that your scalp is healthy again
I think the inflamation in the scalp is worser than shedding. This is the main problem that we want to get rid of it.

Anyone else trying buffered vit c as essential woman doesnt work

I've just finished my 4th week of taking essential woman and still no changes or benefits.
i will carry on taking it but I don't think it's going to be a cure all .
after this I'm done with wasting my money on supplements that do not work

Hesitant to spend money on something new again after the recent failures. However, I did read snippets of a study on how ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (vitamin C derivative) represses DHT induced production of DKK-1, a baldness promoting protein...so my interest is piqued. Will taking buffered ascorbic acid produce similar effects as ascorbic acid 2-phosphate? I don't know. But I'll probably end up buying the powder MrBushido recommended if no one else does first.

Im not taking essential woman anymore that shit sucks can feel changes in estro already.

Really??? What type of changes.ive not felt anything although I did have a blood test Friday and it's still showing malabsorption

Hey guys and galls ive had some news back from my bloodwork.
my vitamin d levels have always been on the low side so they tested vit d and I think free vit d and I'm so depleted of vit d that they have prescribed me 20,000 iu vit d supplements.
thats a crazy amount of vit d .
i was shocked as my breakfast cereal is fortified with vit d and so is my yogurt drinks.
im really hoping that this will help me.
i was tested for vitamin d deficiency a few years ago but apparently it can take a long time to actually show up.
really hoping this helps me but it could take as long as 6 months to take affect

im now going to stop the essential woman and just take the vitamin d

Has anyone tried the t gel shampoo??

On 09/02/2018 at 6:29 AM, brendan452 said:

Hey guys and galls ive had some news back from my bloodwork.
my vitamin d levels have always been on the low side so they tested vit d and I think free vit d and I'm so depleted of vit d that they have prescribed me 20,000 iu vit d supplements.
thats a crazy amount of vit d .
i was shocked as my breakfast cereal is fortified with vit d and so is my yogurt drinks.
im really hoping that this will help me.
i was tested for vitamin d deficiency a few years ago but apparently it can take a long time to actually show up.
really hoping this helps me but it could take as long as 6 months to take affect

im now going to stop the essential woman and just take the vitamin d

Brendan,

I started the Vit D too, let wait abs see. But how come we are eating a lot of food fortufied with vitamin D at the blood is very low on it.
Can you test again for Vitamin D and check the blood levels.
vitamin D is resposible for haie growth, skin condition and a lot more so could be a fix
guys please, lets keep this forum busy we need to experiment things.

I'm taking the 20.000 iu of vitamin d and I'm going for a blood test in three months to review my progress and doctor also wants to make sure it's not building up in my liver because hypervitaminosis d can be very bad.if I'm still deficient in three months they will give me a higher dose.
Like I said i was shocked that I was low because I do get plenty of vit d

Please people don't take 20.000 iu of vitamin d.im only taking such a high amount because I've been tested and that's what I require but please don't go take mega doses of vitamin d because if you don't need it and ar not deficient you will get hypervitanoisis d.
only take if you have been confirmed to be low please
thanks

Brendan,

Thanks you for the advise, not a good ideas to overdose a vitamin.
I am just taking 6000 iu a day, as i am living in Canada and there's no much sun here, specially during the winter.
I think i am going finally to see a doctor for a complet exam and check of my body and blood.

Do you guys, shed tiny lifless hairs like taht after shower when combing hair.
My original hair is very very long and tick compared to that.

Yes i shed lots of small thin hairs if i rub my hair before i get in the shower. All of them have a bulb on the end. Ive just purchased cytozyme AD to help my adrenals.

Did someone tried the Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C that Mrbushido recommended.

Yes, whenever I brush my hair my ends break off. The texture of my hair has changed as well, becoming more dry, brittle, straw-like, and wavy.

I ordered what is allegedly Ascorbic Acid 2-Phosphate from Terraternal and have been taking 2 capsules daily (150 mg per capsule). I specifically wanted to try AA2P, because that's what's been associated with therepression of DHT induced production of DKK-1. However, no results thus far and I suspect the capsules are just rice flour and plain ascorbic acid as the website doesn't seem legit and AA2P isn't just readily available online. So I'll probably end up buying the buffered ascorbic acid in like a couple of months when my capsules run out...but I'm hoping someone else will try it and report back before then.

I dont see the point vitamin c is vitamin c. Buffered vit c just helps with stomach problems theres virtually no difference

On 2/28/2018 at 2:43 AM, Blue09 said:

I dont see the point vitamin c is vitamin c. Buffered vit c just helps with stomach problems theres virtually no difference

I disagree with you here. Part of the reason buffered vitamin C exists is to enable intake of supplemental vitamin C within the upper intake levels with little side effects and relative safety.

A generic vitamin C dose is around 500 mg, the buffered ascorbic acid I am taking is 2.2 g per dose, so effectively more than 4 x the average vitamin C dosage, even though I am probably only taking around 1.5 - 1.8 grams.

It's not like I've never tried a generic vitamin C before to get rid of this, it was one of the first supplements I tried, but it doesn't work and buffered ascorbic acid does (and it probably has a lot to do with the dosage).

Ive taken 3 grams the last 2 weeks. Hair still shedding but its not buffered so may have to try your version. Has your hair completely stopped shedding now then?

On 28/01/2018 at 8:26 PM, MrBushido said:

Not to cause drama, but you're on this forum trying to advocate hormone altering supplements designed for WOMENto MEN and you seemingly know nothing about the kinds of side effects these supplements can cause. With some simple searching you can find forums like this one :Transgender Reddit: Using Spearmint Tea To Reduce Testerone. I'm going to take a wild guess and assume the men on this forum are not looking to switch genders. Ever heard of thePropecia Help Forum? These life altering side effects are not limited to finasteride alone, but can be caused by (spearmint tea, saw palmetto, nettle, etc.) and include effects like permanent brain fog, becoming sterile,gynecomastia, etc. How do I know ? It's well documented and I've experienced these side effects first hand.

Not to be captain obvious here, but I think this needs to be said. The majority of the people still experiencing b5 hair loss are men and while you're perfectly welcome to free speech on this forum, I suggest you educate yourself on how your arbitrary suggestions could destroy people's lives.

I'm a male and completely resolved my hair loss using only 2 supplements:

• Motherwort
• Ascorbic Acid

Altering hormones is not the solution to b5 hair loss For Men, it never was or will be, it's a just a cover up, an ephemeral facade. You want to get rid of your hair loss ? Start looking at fixing your body, not rigging your hormones.

Its incredible how these women have 0 idea on how 5AR inhibitors work and the potential permananent damage they can cause for males. Yet they go around promoting supplements with such little knowledge that a vulnerable young Male could believe. Could you imagine how detrimental it could be for a 15 year old boy to start supplementing saw palmetto extract? Shameful SAW PALMETTO is a dangerous supplement.

I conpletley agree with you that saw palmetto is a terrible supplement same goes for spearmint and when i researched motherwort it came up with women using it to get bigger breasts and such. Im now wondering if mr bushido is infact miss bushido. Trapp you are right in warning others reading this forum to always research first.

8 hours ago, Blue09 said:

I conpletley agree with you that saw palmetto is a terrible supplement same goes for spearmint and when i researched motherwort it came up with women using it to get bigger breasts and such. Im now wondering if mr bushido is infact miss bushido. Trapp you are right in warning others reading this forum to always research first.

Uh, okay, but motherwort is generally more closely associated with hormonal balance, are you sure that the links you found aren't applicable to females only ? I've never heard of motherwort causing any significant changes in hormones in males.

18 hours ago, Blue09 said:

Ive taken 3 grams the last 2 weeks. Hair still shedding but its not buffered so may have to try your version. Has your hair completely stopped shedding now then?

Yes.

I haven't been on the forum for a long time now and I'm not sure what the current consensus on this topic is. Can anyone care to update me?

What has worked best for me is exercising very regularly (5 times a week), eating a very high fiber diet, and minimizing gluten as much as possible. The sups I took were fish oil, magnesium, vitamin D, zinc. My hair was the best when my diet was on point, but lately it's been shitty and the only change I can think of is that I haven't been exercising or eating as clean of a diet as I could be. And also I stopped tracking gluten.

Has anyone actually resolved this thing?

Bushido, you seem to know what you're talking about. Key words keep coming up in this thing. Adrenal fatigue, thyroid, gluten, exercise, inflammation. I feel like the key lies somewhere in there.

Bushido managed to stop his hair shedding with ascrbic acid which i havnt got round to trying yet. Need to give it a go soon. Ive never tried going glutan free so need to try that aswell. Its definitly something along to do with all the things you mentioned. Im doing another run with a cysteine product but still shedding right now. Inflammation is most definitly a big player here but im struggling to find something that works. Im thinking tumeric and curcumin may help with that side of things. Hows everyone getting on?

I find it interesting that you guys are alluding to the fact that you cannot tell if what you are consuming is affecting your hair loss, it has always been very easy for me to tell in the past, for example:

Eat a lot of any carbohydrate => Scalp is on fire
Eat anything containing a lot of sugar => Scalp is on fire
Consume caffeine => Scalp is on fire

I had to heavily reduce carbs / sugar for months, so I would be extremely interested to see / challenge people on this thread to drink a couple cans of regular soda (must have sugar and caffeine) for a few days

If your hair loss gets any worse, it would be a pretty quick test to see if your adrenal glands have been compromised and whether they are contributing to the hair loss